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Award-winning historian of the American Southwest James F. Brooks discusses public history.
No full textJames F. Brooks is an award-winning historian of the American Southwest and former president of the School for Advanced Research (SAR) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Listen to Dr. Brooks discuss his long and distinguished career as an author, professor, and head of a world-class research institute that bridges the gap between the public and the academy every day.
Interviewers Eric Zimmer and Katherine Massot
Dr. Shanesha R.F. Brooks-Tatum, RWWL AUC, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Shanesha R.F. Brooks-Tatum. Dr. Brooks-Tatum talks about her book, "The Encyclopedia of Hip Hop Literature." Daniel Le, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
Manuscripts: "Jest A Copyin-- Word F\u27r Word", 1969
No full textManuscript of "Jest A Copyin\u27-- Word F\u27r Word" by Juanita Brooks. Utah Historical QuarterlyI Volume 37, Number 4, Fall 196
The National Committee to Honor Brooks Hays presentation scroll
No full textPresentation document from the National Committee to Honor Brooks HaysTHE NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO HONOR BROOKS HAYS
Presents to You
BROOKS HAYS
This Scroll
We salute you first as a human being, a very human being, whose gift of laughter has spread its clean homely wit far and wide among all who know you.
We salute you, as an educator, an expositor of truth, a clarifier of the complex, an inspiration to youth.
We salute you as a lawyer, who sees clearly what the rule of law can mean to a people, an apostle of constitutionalism sensitive to its new meanings in a changing age.
We salute you as a statesman. Your many terms in Congress have combined wisdom of conciliation and a gallant greatness in devotion to principle. A party man on appropriate occasions. At heart you have been greater than party.
We salute you as a man of courage, nevermore than in this day, a day which some may count a day of defeat, but which to us is a day of victory.
We salute you as a man of faith. We count this the greatest of all because we know it is to you of all things most precious. The love of others for you as your love for them, knows no boundaries of creed in the consciousness of the common fatherhood of God.
Carl Albert John F. Kennedy Arthur and Bernice Flemming Porter Hardy Clyde Lowry James P. Richards Phillip Graham Colgate W. Darden, Jr. John W. McCormack A. S. Mike Monronney Walter and Miriam Judd Billy Graham Mary and Oswald Lord Albert Gore S. Edward Hebert Porter Hardy, Jr. Clarence W. Cranford and other
Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
No full textLetter from Mrs. F. A. Sayre to John F. Brooks discussing an enclosed check so that work can be done on Mrs. Sayre's right lens
Brooks Hays for Governor - Page 2
No full textBrochure for Brooks Hays' gubernatorial campaignBROOKS HAYS - A TRULY DEDICATED MAN
BROOKS HAYS, A FRIEND OF PRESIDENTS, WILL BE A GREAT GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS
Born in Pope County, Arkansas, and a graduate of the University of Arkansas and the George Washington University School of Law, Brooks Hays has a record of public service matched by few men of his time. Holds honorary degrees from College of the Ozarks, John Brown University and nine other universities.
BROOKS HAYS IS A DISTINGUISHED DEMOCRAT
Here are the facts:
Secretary, Democratic State Convention, 1922.
Assistant State Attorney General, 1925-26.
Served on Democratic National Committee, 1932-39. A member of the Democratic Party Convention's Platform Committee, 1952.
Representative from the Fifth District of Arkansas to the United States Congress, 1942-58.
Delegate, United Nations Assembly, 1955.
Director, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1959-61.
Assistant Secretary of State, 1961.
Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy, 1962-63.
Consultant to President Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964-66. Personal friend and adviser to four Democratic Presidents: Kennedy, Johnson, Truman and Roosevelt. "Brooks Hays is one of the great Congressmen. I have always been his friend and admirer." -Harry S. Truman.
A MAN OF STRONG CONVICTIONS
Brooks Hays has given much of his time to church and civic causes. His varied contributions and accomplishments in these areas include:
President, Southern Baptist Convention, 1957-59.
Chosen as Churchman of the Year by Religious Heritage Foundation of America.
Member of the Board of Religion in American Life.
National Brotherhood Chairman, National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1964.
Author of "This World: A Christian's Workshop." Co-author, "The Baptist Way of Life."
Received Freedom Foundation Award for an address on religious liberty.
President, Arkansas Conference of Social Work, 1932-34.
District Governor, Lions Clubs, 1925-27.
Member, National Council, Boy Scouts of America. Received Silver Buffalo, highest award of the Boy Scouts of America.
Thirty-third Degree Mason.
Life member, Elks.
A RECORD OF STATESMANLIKE LEADERSHIP
While a Member of Congress from the Fifth District of Arkansas, Brooks Hays was:
Speaker Sam Rayburn's appointee to the House Personnel Committee. Also a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Banking and Currency Committee, the Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and the Select Committee on Space Exploration and Astronautics. "I do not know of a man in the House of Representatives in whom I have more confidence than I do in Brooks Hays . . . his counsel and advice are constantly sought by me." -Speaker Sam Rayburn. Arkansas' Man of Achievement, Brooks Hays was:
One of the leaders of the bill in Congress in promoting the development of the Arkansas River.
One of the four sponsors of the amendment to give priority to the Dardanelle Dam.
Instrumental in getting the Little Rock Air Force Base established in Arkansas.
Active in securing funds for a large expansion program at Fort Roots Veterans Administration Hospital.
A proponent of rural electrification.
A pioneer in the fight for the repeal of the poll tax.
The Congressman who introduced the Rural Development Bill to establish industries in small communities.
An advocate of strengthening the responsibility given to states and cities by periodic checks of Federal grants in aid.
A Man Who Can Get Things Done in Washington, he was:
One of the authors of the bill for Federal aid for schools. A member of the Education Committee said: "There would have been no National Defense Education Act without Brooks Hays." Besides supporting Federal aid to education, Hays was active in early phases of legislation for Federal aid to libraries, hospitals and the interstate highway system.
Fought for sound anti-inflationary measures as a member of the House Banking and Currency committee.
"Brooks Hays has been a tower of strength in Congress, a friend and valued advisor ... a great public servant." -John F. Kennedy
Letter from Brooks Hays to President John Kennedy - Page 1
No full textHandwritten draft of letter from Brooks Hays to President John F. Kennedy[1963]
Nov 22
This was written Just before Pres[ident]
Kennedy was killed.
Dear Mr. President
I am keeping notes on
student reactions and questions during
this tour of the college campuses and
will summarize my impressions for
you next month. I was a Southern
Methodist U a few days ahead of your
visit to Dallas. Also spoke at an [sic]
Baptist University at Waco (Baylor).
I am at The Florida … College near Tampa today just behind your Florida trip which apparently did a lot good.
The enclosed clipping refers to the
talk about a Protestant political movement
I can’t believe it will have any impetus
- even in Texas.
In addition to the student
talks I am accepting a few other speaking
engagements. In Richmond recently
I spoke to 1200 women’s club leaders from
all parts of Virginia along with three other
speakers and when I spoke vigorously
in defense of your civil rights position
there was spontaneous applause. (I don’t
recall that there were other such interruptions
in the three hour program and it seems to signify that
we have more support in the South than it appear
John M. Higbee Account, copy, 1936
No full textA typewritten copy of the account of the "Mountain Meadow Massacre written by John M. Higbee, a participant in the event, dated 1894, thirty years after the event". It was written for his family only. It has been carefully guarded and never shown outside the family circle until it was loaned to Juanita Brooks, October 11, 1936 by Myron F. Higbee from Cedar City, Utah. Myron F. Higbee is a son of Myron D. Higbee who is a son of John M. Higbee, the author. Also contains correspondence between Brooks and the Higbee and Empey families
Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
No full textLetter from John F. Brooks to Mrs. F. A. Sayre discussing how they are excited Mrs. Sayre wants to buy a model G Leica, but they think she does not need correction lenses based off of her prescription
Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
No full textLetter from John F. Brooks to Mrs. F. A. Sayre discussing how the company needs to know which lens requires the grinding process to account for Mrs. Sayre's astigmatism as well as how much she owes for that process
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