Letter from Jim Wright to Jack Brooks, July 27, 1957 | Briscoe Center Digital Collections

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Title: Letter from Jim Wright to Jack Brooks, July 27, 1957
Identifier: camh-dob-001130
Description: Congressman Jim Wright's response to Jack Brooks's inquiry about the origin of "Rebel Yells" for a Confederate Homecoming being planned in Kountze, Texas. Wright describes some of the history behind Rebel Yells and says he thinks the celebration in Kountze will be a "Howling success."
Creator: Wright, Jim, 1922-2015
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Date: 1957-07-27
Date Created: 1957-07-27
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Subject Geographic: United States - Washington, D.C.
Physical Genre: Letters (correspondence)
Extent: 2 pages
Box: 2007-255/59
Folder: 41.19
Collection Strength: Congressional and Political History
Texas History
Project: Jack Brooks digital legacy project
Project Theme: Politics and Elections