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Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks and Allan Shivers, 1981
Identifier: camh-dob-002535
Dates: 1981
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Color photograph of Jack Brooks shaking hands with former Governor of Texas Allan Shivers at an event at Brooks's alma mater, Lamar University.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks and Tom Vandergriff, September 29, 1983
Identifier: camh-dob-002539
Dates: 1983-09-29
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks and Congressman Tom Vandergriff posing as they place a bet on the football game between Lamar University and North Texas State. Vandergriff's wager was a can of "Mean Green" while Brooks wagered his Lamar University jacket.

Title: Program, Unveiling of the statue of U.S. Congressman Jack Brooks, August 14, 1989, Lamar University, Beaumont
Identifier: camh-dob-001657
Dates: 1989-08-14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A program for the unveiling of a statue of Jack Brooks at Lamar University. It includes a brief biography of Jack Brooks. Brooks attended Lamar when it was a Junior College and worked to make Lamar a four-year university when he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives. After one failed attempt, he succeeded and Lamar became a four-year state college on June 14, 1949.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Pi Sigma Alpha, Lamar University, April 28, 1980
Identifier: camh-dob-002353
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1980-04-28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typed copy of a speech delivered by Jack Brooks at Lamar University. Brooks discusses his own history with the school (he was a student and introduced a bill to make it a four year university while he served in the Texas State Legislature) as well as his work as a congressman.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, statue unveiling, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, Monday, August 14, 1989
Identifier: camh-dob-001656
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Dates: 1989-08-14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's speech with handwritten notes expressing his gratitude to his alma mater, Lamar University, for erecting a statue in his honor.

Title: Telegram statement from Jack Brooks to local paper regarding funding for Lamar University, March 28, 1956.
Identifier: camh-dob-001051
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Dates: 1956-03-28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A telegram statement from Jack Brooks to local media regarding funding for Lamar University dormitories and his longterm support for his alma mater.