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Title: Carbon copy of a letter from a Texas state legislator to Jack Brooks, March 5, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001034
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1953-03-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Texas State Representative Jep S. Fuller. Part of a series of communications from Texas House of Representatives members regarding redistricting in the state that are bundled together.

Title: Draft of wire from Jack Brooks to local newspapers in his former district, June 1, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-001396
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1965-06-01
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks laments the loss of his former constituents, promising to continue to serve them as well as possible for the next year and a half.

Title: Interview transcript, KFDM-TV, undated [September 1963]
Identifier: camh-dob-001312
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Topic: Legislation, Foreign affairs
Dates: 1963-09
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A transcript, with handwritten edits, of a radio interview conducted by Jack Brooks during Vice President Lyndon Johnson's visit to the Second Congressional District of Texas. Brooks asks Johnson about foreign allies, tax cut legislation, and Johnson's long political career.

Title: Introduction of Vice President Lyndon Johnson, By Congressman Jack Brooks, Brooks Farm, Jasper County, September 29, 1963
Identifier: camh-dob-001528
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.), Legislation
Dates: 1963-09-29
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks introduces Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson at his family farm in Jasper. In this speech, Brooks commends Johnson for his help securing the legislation for the Sam Rayburn Dam.

Title: 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
Identifier: camh-dob-001462
Topic: Legislation, Dams
Dates: 1959-10-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: 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.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, April 22, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001827
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1964-04-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written by constituent Terrel A. Gau and his family to Jack Brooks expressing their opposition to the Civil Rights Act.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, April 23, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001111
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Letters
Dates: 1974-04-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent letter from Susan Spencer complaining about the lack of three day weekends.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 31, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001115
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Dates: 1974-08-31
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent letter from O.W. Fisher supporting capital punishment. Fisher discusses the 1974 uprising at Huntsville State Prison, which was in Jack Brooks's district. He also expresses concern regarding the money allocated by the government for Richard Nixon's transition out of the presidency.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, February 4, 1979
Identifier: camh-dob-002553
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Abortion, Legislation
Dates: 1979-02-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from constituent Patricia Staron of Friendswood, TX expressing her opposition to abortion.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, January 24, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001602
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1968-01-24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Frank M. Genstch, a former constituent, expresses his disdain for the Democratic Party's policies, specifically those of President Lyndon B. Johnson and Vice President Hubert Humphrey. He explains he is no longer a Democrat as a result and will support Nelson Rockefeller in the 1968 presidential election. Offensive language and racial slurs are used in the letter.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, July 8, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001828
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1964-07-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written by constituent Lela Millstead to Jack Brooks expressing her disapproval for the Civil Rights Act and, in particular, the public accomodation provision of the legislation.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, June 8, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-001400
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1965-06-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Melvin Combs, a constituent of Jack Brooks, writes to him about the Congressional redistricting, which he conflates with gerrymandering.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, March 2, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001821
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1964-03-02
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from constituent A.J. Holmes asking Jack Brooks not to support the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which had been passed by the House of Representatives on February 10, 1964.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, November 26, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001114
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Letters
Dates: 1974-11-26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from constituent Karen Silkwood expressing her opposition to capital punishment.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, September 7, 1983
Identifier: camh-dob-002567
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Prayer in the public schools
Dates: 1983-09-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from constituent C.M. Karr of Groves, TX urging Jack Brooks to maintain the separation of church and state and hold firm against prayer in public schools.

Title: Letter from a Texas legislator to Jack Brooks, February 8, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-001401
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1965-02-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Gus F. Mustcher, a Texas State Representative who presided over the committee in charge of redistricting, writes a letter encouraging Jack Brooks to share any suggestions or concerns he has about the 1965 congressional redistricting.

Title: Letter from a Texas state legislator to Jack Brooks, February 3, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001035
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1953-02-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Texas State Representative Bill Daniel. Part of a series of communications from Texas House of Representatives members regarding redistricting in the state that are bundled together.

Title: Letter from a Texas state legislator to Jack Brooks, March 10, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001032
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1953-03-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Texas State Representative Robert Patten. Part of a series of communications from Texas House of Representatives members regarding redistricting in the state that are bundled together.

Title: Letter from a Texas state legislator to Jack Brooks, March 12, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001033
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1953-03-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Texas State Representative Bill Daniel. Part of a series of communications from Texas House of Representatives members regarding redistricting in the state that are bundled together.

Title: Letter from a Texas state legislator to Jack Brooks, March 12, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001029
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1953-03-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Texas State Representative Ottis E. Lock. Part of a series of communications from Texas House of Representatives members regarding redistricting in the state that are bundled together.

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