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Title
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Letter from a student to Jack Brooks, November 21, 1959
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001066
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, United States. Congress. House
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Dates
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1959-11-21
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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 student, Norma Sebastian of Port Arthur, TX, asking Jack Brooks for his opinion on a proposed bill for her youth group's model congress.
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Letter from Ben Ramsey to Jack Brooks, October 4, 1965
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002271
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Creator
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Ramsey, Benjamin Turner
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Elections
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Dates
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1965-10-04
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Ben Ramsey, Chairman, Texas Railroad Commission, requesting a copy of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and lamenting that Jack Brooks is no longer his congressman.
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Letter from Dolph Briscoe to Jack Brooks, March 13, 1964
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001131
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Creator
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Briscoe, Dolph
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Screwworm--Control
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Dates
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1964-03-13
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A personal letter from Dolph Briscoe, Jr. thanking Jack Brooks for his and Charlotte Brooks's hospitality during Dolph and Janey Briscoe's recent trip to Washington, D.C. He says his wife is still thrilled to have visited with President Lyndon B. Johnson and insists on bringing her framed Presidential coin and picture with the President everywhere they go. Briscoe also mentions a meeting about the Screwworm Program in Mexico.
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Letter from Harold "Barefoot" Sanders to Jack Brooks, March 17, 1965
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002268
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Creator
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Sanders, Barefoot, 1925-2008
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Civil Rights, Legislation
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Dates
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1965-03-17
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Harold "Barefoot" Sanders, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, to Jack Brooks attached to a copy of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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Letter from Jack Brooks to a student, December 3, 1959
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001065
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, United States. Congress. House
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Dates
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1959-12-03
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A letter sent in reply by Jack Brooks to Norma Sebastian of Port Arthur, TX outlining his approach to legislation.
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Letter from Jack Brooks to Ben Ramsey, October 8, 1965
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002270
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Contributor
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Ramsey, Benjamin Turner
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Topic
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Legislation, Elections
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Dates
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1965-10-08
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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 letter sent by Jack Brooks in reply to Ben Ramsey, Chairman, Texas Railroad Commission, regarding the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. A handwritten note reflects Brooks's feelings on the recent redistricting in Texas.
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Letter from Ralph Yarborough to Jack Brooks, May 16, 1977
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002394
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Creator
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Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, National parks and reserves -- Management
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Dates
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1977-05-16
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from former Senator Ralph Yarborough thanking Jack Brooks for sponsoring a bill to designate a unit of the Big Thicket National Preserve as the Ralph Yarborough Unit.
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Title
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News release, July 16, 1963
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002174
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams, Legislation
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Dates
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1963-07-16
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Release announcing that Jack Brooks is introducing legislation to rename the McGee Bend Dam the Sam Rayburn Dam to honor the late Speaker of the House.
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Radio broadcast script, undated [May 1954]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001801
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Housing -- Law and legislation
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Dates
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1954-05
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A script for a radio broadcast delivered by Jack Brooks for a program that aired locally in his district. In this broadcast Brooks discusses bringing his mother, Grace Brooks, to a reception at the White House as well as federal housing policy.