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Title: Letter from Dolph Briscoe, Sr. to Jack Brooks, June 23, 1954
Identifier: camh-dob-001128
Creator: Briscoe, Sr., Dolph
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress
Dates: 1954-06-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A personal letter from Dolph Briscoe, Sr. thanking Jack Brooks for a book on grasses that he could use to identify grasses on his ranch. He mentions his wife and his son's family and says he is doing well. He predicts that Brooks will be in Congress a long time and that he will make "a very fine representative for our country."

Title: Letter from Dolph Briscoe to Jack Brooks, April 2, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001377
Creator: Briscoe, Dolph
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Thank-you notes
Dates: 1973-04-02
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe thanks Jack Brooks for helping him with congressional issues, describing Brooks's finesse in getting Briscoe past "sticky" situations.

Title: Letter from Dolph Briscoe to Jack Brooks, August 14, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-001268
Creator: Briscoe, Dolph
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Dates: 1967-08-14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter written by Dolph Briscoe discussing various updates in both the Briscoe and Brooks families and recent events concerning Briscoe's ranch in Uvalde.

Title: Letter from Dolph Briscoe to Jack Brooks, July 18, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001129
Creator: Briscoe, Dolph
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Cattle
Dates: 1953-07-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A personal typewritten letter from Dolph Briscoe Jr. to Jack Brooks updating him about his family and his cattle business.

Title: Letter from Janey Briscoe to Jack Brooks, March 20, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002426
Creator: Briscoe, Janey, 1923-2000
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Political Campaigns, Friendship
Dates: 1972-03-20
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Janey Briscoe, wife of Dolph Briscoe, expressing her gratitude for their friendship with Jack Brooks. She thanks Brooks for everything he has done to support them during the ongoing 1972 Texas gubernatorial election.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, Charlotte Brooks, Dolph Briscoe, and Janey Briscoe, June 3, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002523
Topic: Elections
Dates: 1972-06-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Color photograph of Jack Brooks with his wife Charlotte Brooks, Dolph Briscoe, and Janey Briscoe on election night in Austin. Briscoe won a primary race against Frances "Sissy" Farenthold and went on to win the general election for Governor of Texas.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Lamar University, Beaumont, Commencement Exercises, Beaumont, Texas, May 20, 1995
Identifier: camh-dob-000989
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1995-05-20
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's commencement speech at Lamar University discussing the highlights of his career, including working with Dolph Briscoe to make Lamar a four-year college, and working with Sam Rayburn and Lyndon B. Johnson in Congress.

Title: Telegram from Jack Brooks to Dolph Briscoe, January 15, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001376
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Briscoe, Dolph
Topic: Political Campaigns, Elections
Dates: 1973-01-15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Carbon copy of a telegram sent by Jack Brooks congratulating Dolph Briscoe on his election as Governor of Texas.