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Title: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission decision regarding unlawful employment practices at the Neches station of Gulf States Utilities, August 8, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001210
Topic: Civil Rights, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1968-08-08
Box: 2007-255/168
Folder: 150.28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A copy of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) decision regarding unlawful employment practices under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at the Neches Station of Gulf States Utilities. The document lists the Charging Parties vs. Gulf States Utilities Company, Port Neches, TX. A summary of the charge indicates that the Neches station continues to segregate its employees and "employs testing procedures that discriminate against Negroes in violation of Section 703 (a) (1) and (2) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964." The Neches station of Gulf State Utilities was in Port Neches, Jefferson County, which was part of Brooks's district.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, November 23, 1983
Identifier: camh-dob-002571
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Civil Rights, Constitutional amendments
Dates: 1983-11-23
Box: 2007-255/541
Folder: 0.19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from constituent Betty Short of Nederland, TX expressing support for the Equal Rights Amendment.

Title: Letter from Geraldine Ferraro to Jack Brooks, November 16, 1983
Identifier: camh-dob-002573
Creator: Ferraro, Geraldine
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Civil Rights, Constitutional amendments
Dates: 1983-11-16
Box: 2007-255/541
Folder: 0.19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from former Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro thanking Jack Brooks for his support of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Title: Letter from Harold "Barefoot" Sanders to Jack Brooks, March 17, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002268
Creator: Sanders, Barefoot, 1925-2008
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1965-03-17
Box: 2007-255/133
Folder: Legis: Judiciary Voting Rights
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Harold "Barefoot" Sanders, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, to Jack Brooks attached to a copy of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, December 5, 1983
Identifier: camh-dob-002572
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Civil Rights, Constitutional amendments
Dates: 1983-12-05
Box: 2007-255/541
Folder: 0.19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter sent by Jack Brooks in response to a letter from constituent Betty Short regarding the Equal Rights Amendment.

Title: Letter from Martha Griffiths to Jack Brooks, August 13, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-001999
Creator: Griffiths, Martha W. (Martha Wright), 1912-2003
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1970-08-13
Box: 2007-255/215
Folder: 190.24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Congresswoman Martha Griffiths thanking Jack Brooks for his support of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Title: Letter from the Director of Compliance for the Equal Employment Opportunity to the Director of Industrial Relations for Gulf State Utilities Company, Neches station, August 24, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001209
Topic: Civil Rights, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1968-08-24
Box: 2007-255/168
Folder: 150.28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a letter from Robert L. Randolph, Director of Compliance for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to William E. Heaner, Jr., Director of Industrial Relations at the Neches Station branch of Gulf State Utilities. The letter informs them that the EEOC has reasonable cause to believe that they have engaged in unlawful employment practices under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A copy of the Commission Decision is enclosed with the letter [camh-dob-001210]. Randolph informs Heaner that a conciliator will contact the parties to discuss means of correcting the discrimination and avoiding it in the future. The Neches Station of Gulf State Utilities was in Port Neches, Jefferson County, which was part of Brooks's district.

Title: Note from a constituent to Jack Brooks, March 21, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002260
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Civil Rights, Protest movements
Dates: 1965-03-21
Box: 2007-255/133
Folder: Legis: Judiciary Voting Rights
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Note from constituent E.J. Quebedeaux regarding Social Security and the funding of civil rights protests.

Title: Speech about Lyndon B. Johnson, January 14, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-002557
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Civil Rights
Dates: 1969-01-14
Box: 2007-255/194
Folder: Speeches, Jan-March 1969
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Speech likely delivered by Jack Brooks about the legacy of President Lyndon B. Johnson.