Brooke, Edward W. (Edward William) 1919- creator mixed material monographic eng 240,000 656 2 31 273.6 Correspondence, memoranda, writings, speeches, transcripts of interviews, reports, notes, subject files, draft and printed legislative bills, briefing books, press releases, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Brooke's career as attorney general of Massachusetts (1963-1966) and as U.S. senator (1967-1978). Brooke's cases as attorney general pertain to conflict of interest, consumer protection, corruption, eminent domain, and the case against Albert De Salvo, known as the Boston Strangler. His chief interest as senator concerned such domestic issues as housing, the aged, and poverty. Other topics include the bicentennial of the American Revolution, civil rights, unfair competition, economic conditions in Massachusetts, energy policy, fishing rights, foreign policy, military base closures, military policy, the financial crisis of New York, N.Y., nominations of Clement H. Haynsworth and G. Harrold Carswell to the U.S. Supreme Court, Vietnam war, and the Watergate scandal. Includes materials relating to Brooke's participation in Republican party politics; papers (1979-1988) from his private legal practice in Washington, D.C., relating primarily to cases involving the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; and files of from the Massachusetts assistant attorney generals office. Correspondents include Howard H. Baker, John S. Bottomly, Jimmy Carter, Silvio O. Conte, Clarence Elam, Gerald R. Ford, Albert A. Gammal, Mark O. Hatfield, Hubert H. Humphrey, Jacob K. Javits, Lyndon B. Johnson, Kivie Kaplan, Edward T. Martin, Richard M. Nixon, Glendora M. Putnam, Harold Putnam, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Francis W. Sargent, Hugh Scott, Josiah A. Spaulding, John A. Volpe, Roger Woodworth, and Charlotte Yaffee. Restrictions apply. Classified, in part. Audio and video recordings transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. First popularly elected African American to serve in U.S. Senate, lawyer, and attorney general of Massachusetts. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009033 Baker, Howard H. (Howard Henry) 1925- Correspondence Bottomly, John S Correspondence Carswell, G. Harrold (George Harrold) 1919-1992 Carter, Jimmy 1924- Correspondence Conte, Silvio O. (Silvio Ottavio) 1921-1991 Correspondence De Salvo, Albert Henry 1931- Elam, Clarence Correspondence Ford, Gerald R 1913-2006 Correspondence Gammal, Albert A. (Albert Abraham) 1928- Correspondence Hatfield, Mark O 1922-2011 Correspondence Haynsworth, Clement F. (Clement Furman) 1912-1989 Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio) 1911-1978 Correspondence Javits, Jacob K. (Jacob Koppel) 1904-1986 Correspondence Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) 1908-1973 Correspondence Kaplan, Kivie 1904-1975 Correspondence Martin, Edward T. (Edward Thomas) 1910- Correspondence Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 1913-1994 Correspondence Putnam, Glendora M 1923- Correspondence Putnam, Harold 1916- Correspondence Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich) 1908-1979 Correspondence Sargent, Francis W 1915-1998 Correspondence Scott, Hugh 1900-1994 Correspondence Spaulding, Josiah A 1922-1983 Correspondence Volpe, John A Correspondence Whitehead, Donald W. (Donald Wharton) 1929- Woodworth, Roger Correspondence Yaffee, Charlotte Correspondence Massachusetts. Attorney General's Office. United States. Supreme Court. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) African American legislators Older people American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 Civil rights Competition, Unfair Conflict of interests Consumer protection Political corruption Eminent domain Energy policy Fishery law and legislation Housing Military base closures Military policy Murder Massachusetts Boston Poverty Practice of law Massachusetts Practice of law Washington (D.C.) Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Watergate Affair, 1972-1974 Massachusetts Economic conditions New York (N.Y.) Appropriations and expenditures United States Foreign relations United States Centennial celebrations, etc United States Politics and government 1945-1989 Attorneys general Lawyers Senators, U.S. Congress mm 81058347 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009033 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009033.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009033 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009033.3 Restrictions apply. Classified, in part. DLC 820107 20260227111709.0 mm 81058347