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Title: Handwritten notes from Judiciary Committee meeting, April 11, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001866
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-04-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes on House Judiciary Committee notepaper regarding subpoenas. Notes are unsigned and in both pen and pencil, but handwriting may belong to Jack Brooks.

Title: Impeachment article assignments, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001864
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Document assigning the writing of impeachment articles to various Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Peter Rodino, April 28, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001166
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Rodino, Peter W.
Topic: Legislation, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1975-04-28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks requests support from Judiciary Committee Chairman Peter Rodino in regards to a proposed amendment to the Voting Rights Act extension. The amendment was intended to avoid penalizing states like Texas that had already ratified bilingual ballots.

Title: Letter from John Doar, Special Counsel to Jack Brooks, dated March 8, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001156
Creator: Doar, John, 1921-2014
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Dates: 1974-03-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Cover letter to other material (including a letter from Peter Rodino to Chief Judge John J. Sirica), which Doar reports he is sending to Brooks at Rodino's request.

Title: Letter from Peter Rodino to Judge David Bazelon, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, March 20, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001162
Creator: Rodino, Peter W.
Contributor: Bazelon, David L. (David Lionel), 1909-1993
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-03-20
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Representative Peter Rodino's letter requesting that impeachment-related Grand Jury Report and Recommendation, along with accompanying material, be delivered to the House Judiciary Committee, of which Rep. Rodino is the Chair.

Title: Note from Sam Ervin, Jr. to Jack Brooks regarding his letter to Peter Rodino, November 13, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001420
Creator: Ervin, Sam J., Jr. (Sam James), 1896-1985
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Dates: 1973-11-13
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The note from Senator Sam Ervin accompanies a copy of the letter Ervin sent to Judiciary Commitee Chairman Peter Rodino. The letter discusses broader oversight of the investigation of Nixon's presidential campaign activities.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks and Peter Rodino, 1978
Identifier: camh-dob-002529
Topic: United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1978
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks shaking hands with Congressman Peter Rodino, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, at a portrait dedication ceremony in the Capital. Vice President Walter Mondale and Speaker Tip O'Neill look on.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, Peter Rodino, and Gerald Ford, November 26, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002544
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-11-26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks with Peter Rodino and Gerald Ford during a break in the confirmation hearings for Ford's appointment as Vice President.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, undated [1987]
Identifier: camh-dob-002462
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1987
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks shading his eyes during the Iran Contra hearings. Congressman Peter Rodino sits behind Brooks with his hands over his brow. Other members of the Iran Select Committee appear as well.

Title: Remarks honoring Peter Rodino, March 11, 1980
Identifier: camh-dob-002360
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1980-03-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typed remarks on a note card remarking on Peter Rodino's long service in the House of Representatives and his leadership of the Judiciary Committee during the Watergate investigation. The back side of the card includes a handdrawn map of Texas with Waco, Fort Worth, Houston, Beaumont, Galveston, and Jasper all marked. It appears to have been drawn and marked up by Jack Brooks.

Title: Remarks of Mr. Brooks on Behalf of his Motion (to Authorize Subpoena Authority for Chairman), undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001862
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks by Jack Brooks introducing his motion to give Chairman Peter Rodino subpoena power in the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry.

Title: Subpoena Authority, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002087
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Resolution giving the committee chairman subpoena authority.

Title: Subpoena Resolution (to be offered by Mr. Brooks), undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001863
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Resolution giving subpoena power to the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee during its impeachment inquiry.

Title: Unamimous Consent Request draft, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001105
Contributor: Rodino, Peter W.
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An annotated request asking Judiciary Committee Chairman Peter Rodino to send a letter to President Richard Nixon regarding his noncompliance with subpeonas.