Guide to the John Edward Brooks Papers
Sean Heyliger
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
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Oakland, California 94612
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African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Guide to the John Edward Brooks Papers
Collection number: MS 34
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
Oakland, California
- Processed by:
- Sean Heyliger
- Date Completed:
- 05/10/2013
- Encoded by:
- Sean Heyliger
© 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: John Edward Brooks papers
Dates: circa 1924-1988
Collection number: MS 34
Creator:
Brooks, John Edward.
Collection Size:
1 linear foot
(2 boxes)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Abstract: The John Edward Brooks papers includes correspondence, certificates, photographs, printed material, employment records related
Brooks military service, employment as a police officer, and disability and equal employment claims.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.
Access Restrictions
Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.
Publication Rights
Permission to publish from the John Edward Brooks Papers must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.
Preferred Citation
John Edward Brooks papers, MS 34, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.
Processing Information
Sean Heyliger, 05/10/2013.
Scope and Content of Collection
The John Edward Brooks papers includes correspondence, certificates, photographs, printed material, employment records related
to Brooks' military service, employment as a police officer, and disability and equal employment claims. The papers are arranged
into four series: biographical, employment records, printed material, and photographs. The bulk of the papers documents Brooks’
employment history, including his military service at Fort Lewis and in Germany, and also includes his applications for disability
and equal employment claims. The biographical material includes a short biographical outline of Brooks’ life, a family history,
and report cards, yearbooks, and assorted items related to his attendance at Alameda High School and Contra Costa Community
College. Most of the photographs in the collection document Brooks’ friends and family and his time serving in the military
at Fort Lewis and in Germany.
Arrangement
Series I. Biographical
Series II. Employment records
Series III. Printed material
Series IV. Photographs
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Alameda High School (Alameda, Calif.)
African Americans--Military service--1940-1960.
Biographical
Physical Description: 8 folders
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes Brooks' personal correspondence, report cards from high school and college, assorted certificates, and a short narrative
on his personal and family histories.
Arrangement
Arranged by format.
Box 1:1
Bio-sketch and family history
circa 1990s
Box 1:3
Holiday cards
1948 and undated
Box 1:4
Tyler Barber College
1946-1949
Employment records
Physical Description: 8 folders
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes Brooks' employment records when he was employed with the U.S. military, Richmond Police Department, and as a student
supervisor and also his disability and equal employment claim.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by employer.
Box 1:9
Disability claim
1956-1980
Box 1:10
Equal employment complaint
1967
Box 1:11
Foster care provider
1986-1988
Box 2:1
Military service
1948-1967
Box 2:2
Richmond Police Department
1963-1965
Box 2:3
State of California, Department of Employment
1948
Box 2:4
Student supervisor
1969-1970, 1975
Printed material
Physical Description: 1 folder
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes a flyer for a Huey Newton May Day rally,
The Voice of Watts newsletter, an employee handbook, and a Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company postcard book.
Box 2:6
American Barber College brochure
undated
Box 2:6
Women—Huey’s Fight is Our Fight flyer
undated
Box 2:6
The Voice of Watts newsletter
August 1969
Box 2:6
Western Area Military Traffic Management & Terminal Service employee handbook
1960
Box 2:6
Lake Michigan to Puget Sound electrically operated through the Rocky, Bitter Root, and Cascade Mountains
circa 1924
Photographs
Physical Description: 23 photograph
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes photographs of Brooks' family and friends and his military service at Fort Lewis and in Germany.
Arrangement
Arranged by photograph identification number.
Box 2:7
Portrait of Beverly Douglass [001]
undated
Box 2:7
John Brooks in uniform with building in the background [002]
circa 1950s
Box 2:7
Two men standing outside: reverse: ‘Johnny and Brooks Jr.’ [003]
1972
Box 2:7
Four soldiers in uniform, reverse: ‘Johnny Brooks Germany’ [004]
1952
Box 2:7
Johnny Brooks and Roscoe [-] sitting on truck in military uniforms [005]
1952
Box 2:7
Two men in military uniforms aboard a ship [006]
circa 1950s
Box 2:7
John Brooks standing with man and woman in Alameda High School band and majorette uniforms [007]
1948
Box 2:7
Johnny Brooks, Charles Robinson, and Eddie Coleman [008]
1949
Box 2:7
Soldiers eating at picnic table at Fort Lewis, Washington [009]
1951
Box 2:7
Woman standing in front of house, reverse: ‘Lula Charles’ [010]
1933
Box 2:7
John Brooks’ Alameda High School portrait [011-012]
1949
Box 2:7
Portrait of John Brooks [013]
undated
Box 2:7
John Brooks Richmond Police Department portrait [014]
1964
Box 2:7
Charles H. Brooks driving a car [015]
1934
Box 2:8
John Brooks standing outside of building at Fort Lewis, Washington [016]
1951
Box 2:8
Sandra Brooks standing outside of house [017]
1978
Box 2:8
John Brooks wrapping boxes at Oakland Army Base [018]
1965
Box 2:8
Soldiers handing paperwork to man seated behind typewriter, reverse: ‘719th Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion’ [019]
1950
Box 2:8
John Brooks standing on steps as students walk by [020]
undated
Box 2:8
John and Sandra Brooks standing next to Christmas tree [021]
undated
Box 2:8
John and Sandra Brooks seated at table [022]
undated
Box 2:8
John and Sandra Brooks standing in front of Christmas tree [023]
undated