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An address on: ports and commerce, delivered by: the Honorable Jack Brooks, United States Congressman, from the 9th Congressional District of Texas, Port of the Sabine Propeller Club, 12:00 Noon, September 24, 1970, Royal Coach Inn, Beaumont, Texas
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002008
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams, Intracoastal waterways
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Dates
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1970-09-24
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Remarks delivered by Jack Brooks regarding the modernization of the 9th Congressional Districts ports, shipping, channels, and water transport and navigation facilities.
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Title
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A bill to amend the Act of March 2, 1945, Public Law 14, 79th Congress, 1st Session, undated
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002290
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Topic
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Dams, Legislation
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A copy of a proposed bill to amend the law authorizing planning of the McGee Bend Dam. This was an enclosure to the letter sent by E.L. Kurth, Sr. on February 13, 1956. (camh-dob-002289)
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Title
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Data sheet, Modification of previously authorized McGee Bend Dam, undated
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002293
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Topic
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Dams
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Copy of a data sheet sent by Jack Brooks to his Congressional colleagues detailing some financial aspects of the McGee Bend Dam project.
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Title
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Handwritten notes by Congressman Jack Brooks for his letter to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, undated [approximately September 1955]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001677
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams, Democratic party (U.S.)
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Dates
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1955-09
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Handwritten notes attached to Brooks's September 10, 1955 typed letter to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. The notes are an outline for the final draft of the letter and indicate Johnson is in Austin, Texas. At the time, Johnson was recovering from a heart attack.
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Joint Statement of the Waterways Committee and the Fresh Water Supply Committee of the Port Arthur, Texas, Chamber of Commerce to the Bureau of the Budget on Navigation Improvements Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas and Fresh Water Supply McGee Bend Dam in Washington D.C., October 23, 1959
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001462
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Topic
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Legislation, Dams
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Dates
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1959-10-23
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A statement to Congress from the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce regarding how important two proposed infrastructure projects, the Sabine-Neches waterway and the McGee Bend Dam, are to Port Arthur and the surrounding region. Port Arthur was in Jack Brooks's district and he played an integral role working with his constituents to appropriate federal funding for the projects.
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Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, April 13, 1961
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001506
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams
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Dates
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1961-04-13
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Fredda Swanson to Jack Brooks regarding the McGee Bend Dam and economic concerns in southeast Texas.
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Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, February 16, 1957
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002277
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams
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Dates
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1957-02-16
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from constituent G.T. Richey to Jack Brooks expressing concern about the McGee Bend Dam project and asking if local residents will have access to the water that will be held in the reservoir.
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Title
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Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, undated
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002273
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams, Cotton
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from constituent Bill Rose to Jack Brooks worrying that McGee Bend Dam will doom small farmers in the area and asking about cotton allotments.
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Letter from a local electrical co-operative to Jack Brooks, January 7, 1954
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002295
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams
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Dates
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1954-01-07
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from D.N. Beasley of the Deep East Texas Electric Co-op Inc. to Jack Brooks asking him to support the McGee Bend Dam project and its potential future use in electric power.
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Title
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Letter from A.H. Holt to Jack Brooks, January 12, 1957
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002286
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Creator
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Holt, A.H.
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams
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Dates
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1957-01-12
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from A.H. Holt, Mayor of Kountze, to Jack Brooks announcing his support for the McGee Bend Dam project and asking Brooks if there is a pre-written statement of support Holt can release.
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Letter from Allen J. Ellender to Lyndon B. Johnson, May 22, 1959
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001465
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Creator
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Ellender, Allen J., 1890-1972
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Contributor
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Topic
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Legislation, Dams
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Dates
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1959-05-22
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Senator Allen J. Ellender, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Public Works, lets Senator Lyndon B. Johnson know that he received Johnson's letter and the enclosed statements from Jack Brooks regarding the McGee Bend Dam and the Sabine-Neches Waterway. He says that the statements from Brooks will be made a part of the hearings on the Public Work Appropriations bill.
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Letter from Archer Fullingim to Jack Brooks, undated
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002282
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Creator
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Fullingim, Archer
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Archer Fullingim, Publisher, Kountze News, taking Jack Brooks to task for seemingly thanking Martin Dies for his support of the McGee Bend Dam project. Dies was running for the United States Senate against incumbent Ralph Yarborough.
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Letter from Constituent to Jack Brooks, November 7, 1956.
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001083
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams
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Dates
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1956-11-07
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from constituent, W.D. Richardson, Sr. to Jack Brooks asking for his influence in getting the McGee Bend Dam built to bring water to farmers in the region.
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Letter from constituents to Jack Brooks, February 27, 1957
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002279
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams
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Dates
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1957-02-27
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from constituents Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Thomas to Jack Brooks expressing support for the McGee Bend Dam project and disappointment in the pollution of the Angelina River.
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Letter from constituents to Jack Brooks, February 9, 1957
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002281
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams
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Dates
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1957-02-09
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from constituents Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Feagin asking about compensation for Angelina County residents whose land may be lost to the proposed McGee Bend Dam project.
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Letter from Edward T. McFarland to Jack Brooks, April 19, 1956
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002288
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Creator
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McFarland, Edward T.
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams
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Dates
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1956-04-19
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Edward T. McFarland, Angelina County Judge, to Jack Brooks regarding E.L. Kurth, Sr. and the McGee Bend Dam project.
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Letter from E.L. Kurth, Jr. to Jack Brooks, April 12, 1956
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002287
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Creator
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Kurth, Ernest L., Jr.
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams
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Dates
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1956-04-12
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from E.L. Kurth, Jr. of the Angelina County Lumber Company to Jack Brooks regarding the McGee Bend Dam project and timber operators in Texas.
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Letter from E.L. Kurth, Sr. to east Texans, July 15, 1952
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002298
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Creator
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Kurth, Ernest L. (Ernest Lynn), 1885-1960
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Topic
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Dams
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Dates
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1952-07-15
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Ernest L. Kurth, Sr., owner of two timber operations near the proposed McGee Bend Dam, laying out his reasons for opposing the project.
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Letter from E.L. Kurth, Sr. to Jack Brooks, February 13, 1956
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002289
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Creator
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Kurth, Ernest L. (Ernest Lynn), 1885-1960
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams
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Dates
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1956-02-13
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Ernest L. Kurth, Sr. of Southland Paper Mills, Inc. to Jack Brooks detailing his opposition to the McGee Bend Dam project.
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Letter from Homer Angell to Jack Brooks, June 28, 1954
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002292
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Creator
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Angell, Homer D.
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams
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Dates
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1954-06-28
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Congressman Homer Angell, Chairman of the Rivers and Harbors Subcommittee, thanking Jack Brooks for sending along a fact sheet about the McGee Bend Dam project.