John Edward Brooks papers, circa 1924-1988

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Summary

Creators:
Brooks, John Edward.
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.
Extent:
1 linear foot (2 boxes)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

John Edward Brooks papers, MS 34, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Processing information:

Sean Heyliger, 05/10/2013.

Arrangement:

Series I. Biographical Series II. Employment records Series III. Printed material Series IV. Photographs

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.

Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.

Terms of access:

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.

Location of this collection:
659 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612, US
Contact:
(510) 637-0198
aamlo@oaklandlibrary.org
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