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Article from Gould Advance about Brooks Hays's defeat in primary election and associated correspondence

Postcard verso listing Brooks Hays' qualifications as Democratic Nominee in North Carolina's Fifth District/Postcard ; BROOKS HAYS Consultant, Wake Forest University Chairman, North Carolina State Human Relations Commission Member of Congress, 1942-58 President of Southern Baptist Convention, 1957-59 Special Assistant to President Kennedy, 1961-63 Visiting Professor, North Carolina State University, 1970 DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR CONGRESS, 5th DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA

Obituary for Brooks Hays in the Washington Post ; 8/15/81 [handwritten script] The Washington Post [handwritten script] Brooks Hays "I would not recognize myself as a man of courage. I would prefer to speak in terms of the values we are defending. The patriot and the dissenter may inhabit the same heart. We are not really disunited; we are merely enjoying our freedoms. Any sectional cleavages should merely spur us to greater exertions in building bridges of understanding." What Brooks Hays did not recognize about himself—that he was a man of extraordinary courage—was never more nationally apparent than when he exerted himself fearlessly as a builder of those "bridges of understanding" in 1957—a southern congressman who stood up for racial moderation in the thick of a bitter clash over the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. Mr. Hays, who died Monday in Chevy Chase at the age of 83, knowingly risked— and then suffered—political defeat the following year at the hands of a segregationist write-in candidate. But he never lost the respect of all who appreciated his promotion of good will, his sponsorship of humanitarian causes and his contributions to public service. For 16 years before that defeat, Mr. Hays had represented the people of the 5th District of Arkansas with an unflagging commitment to racial understanding. When the then-governor of the state, Orval E. Faubus, ordered the Arkansas National Guard to block school desegregation, President Eisenhower responded by ordering U.S. troops to enforce desegregation orders. Mr. Hays arranged a meeting between the two and, though it proved fruitless, continued to speak out, refusing to yield to transient passions if it meant deserting his convictions. His compassion extended to people everywhere- around the world, through his support for foreign aid, for UNRRA and aid to postwar Great Britain -and right here in the District of Columbia, through his early and vigorous support for home rule. In 1949 Mr. Hays made a special appeal for the District, in an unscheduled appearance before an Arkansas Democratic colleague who headed the House District Judiciary subcommittee and who opposed home rule. "You would get democratic government," said Mr. Hays, "and you would prove to the world that we really believe in government by the consent of the governed." Mr. Hays was also a relentless raconteur whose anecdotes, yarns and jabs at himself. knew no match. A deeply religious man, he once explained that he was a "great believer in ecumenism" because "the evils in the world are too much even for the southern Baptists to deal with." We said it once in this space 17 years ago, when Brooks Hays left official Washington for a position at Rutgers University, and we repeat it now: He was one of the gentlest spirits in this hard-boiled town- a steadfast and courageous man.

Report from the Capitol newsletter - Page 1 ; Brooks Hays A bittersweet month, October, for the family and friends and acquaintances of a man for whom "Christianity was a call to duty, a judgment as well as consolation," and one truly deserving of the title of rec-ognition reserved for ranking officials, and at all times was he found to be the "Honorable" Brooks Hays. He was to have been present, health permitting, at the National Religious Liberty Conference, but that was not possible. And just a few days later he died. Eulogized in the Washington Post as a person of "extraordinary courage," as a southern congressman he stood up for racial moderation and as a consequence suffered po-litical defeat at the hands of a segregationist write-in candidate while losing none of the respect of those who appreciated his promotion of good will. The memorial service in Washington was largely a family affair, thanksgiving and prayer led by Pastor George Hill and another dear friend, Clarence Cranford. Hays and Cranford were members of Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, and in 1958 both served their denominations as president—Brooks Hays, of the Southern Baptist Convention, Cranford, of the American Baptist Churches, USA. On November 4, the House of Representatives will hold a Special Order of Tribute to their former colleague, Brooks Hays. It is sufficient to say that the 18th National Religious Liberty Conference approached the theme from a variety of viewpoints. That route doesn't lead to consensus, but then that was also the openness necessary in trying to be faithful to the Conference's underlying motif—the invitation to share God's love must be extended free of coercion and manipulation. Only in the "hands" of God is evangelization a certainty. The conference is ably re-ported by this staff and Baptist Press. Missed attending the conference? Tapes of each of the speakers may be ordered. See the form on page 16 of this issue. Welton Gaddy recently addressed a meeting of Amer-icans United on the issue of pluralism, religious and political. It is the kind of topic we can't seem to get away from at this moment in time. Advocates for religious/ political liberty have their task cut out for them, writes Gaddy. Incidently, that lesson also came from the pro-vocative two-day conference on religious liberty. Victor Tupitza

Article from Gould Advance about Brooks Hays's defeat in primary election ; Brooks Hays By J. O. W' Young Brooks Hays made a wonderful showing in his race for governor in Tuesday's primary. There is no dishonor attached to his defeat. He made a clean race, fought a brave fight, led a gallant host, and I predict that he will be governor of Arkansas at no distant day. Stranger things have happened in politics. The cry that Brooks Hays was too young to measure up to the responsibilities of the office was not well founded. This is a day when the business and political life of the nation is calling mere and more tor young men of Brooks Hays' type. Going back into the records of the past, the history of the world is rich in the achievements of young men. Shakespeare was 36 when he wrote Hamlet, and at that age Lord Byron laid down the burdens of life. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence at 32, a document that breathed forth every essential principle of democracy and brought to the western world the grandest government that ever flourished in all the tide of time. Napoleon took command of the army of Italy at 27, and started on the moat brilliant military career to be found in history, a career that did not end until the people of France brought him back from Saint Helena amid the boom of cannon and the trickle of a nation's tears to the lordliest tomb in all the earth. Sam Houston, the most romantic figure in American history, was governor Of Tennessee at 26. Before reaching the early thirties his restless spirit had led him into the wilds of Texas, a domain which years before had wooed the ambition of Aaron Burr. Houston made of Texas an independent republic, and destiny made of it the largest state in the American Union. Dan Moody is governor down there, and Dan doesn't wear whiskers. Brooks Hays too young to be governor of Arkansas? Not on your life! He is still headed for that exalted station and will arrive two or four years from now as sure as he lives. Harvey Parnell is a young man himself and I like him. He will make Arkansas a good governor—is already doing it. The primary settled one thing definitely. Arkansas is forever safe from the menace of Tom Terral's demagoguery. Tom's goose is cooked, his name Dennis. Carroll Cona has nothing to be ashamed of in the contest just closed. He missed the "splendid misery'' of the state's highest office, but the chilling tide of defeat will not freeze the genial current of his soul. Carroll Cone is by no means a "dead one." I stili [sic] love my old friend Ben Griffin. Ten thousand defeats could not freeze the warmth of his Irish heart, Ben will continue to bour-geon [sic] and bloom biennially until the Democratic party is no more. -The Gould Advance [handwritten script]

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Timeline: From the Glaciers to the Present -- Prologue: Step into the Forest-Today -- PART 1. THE FOREST ECOSYSTEM AS A LABORATORY -- 1 Ecosystem and Ecological Studies at Hubbard Brook -- 2 The Small Watershed-Ecosystem Approach -- PART 2. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WATERSHED-ECOSYSTEMS -- 3 Physical Setting and Climate -- 4 The Forest: Past and Present -- 5 A Rich Array of Organisms and Their Interactions -- PART 3. UNDERST ANDING FOREST ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION -- 6 How Is Energy Transformed? -- 7 Hydrology: Water Balance and Flux -- 8 Biogeochemistry: How Do Chemicals Flux and Cycle? -- 9 The Discovery of Acid Rain at Hubbard Brook -- PART 4. DISCOVERIES FROM LONG-TERM STUDIES AND EXPERIMENTAL MANIPULATIONS -- 10 The Consequences of Acid Rain and Other Air Pollutants -- 11 The Effects of Forest Harvesting and Other Disturbances: Whole-Watershed Manipulations -- 12 How Does the Forest Ecosystem Recover After Harvesting and Other Disturbances? -- 13 How Stream Ecosystems Are Integrated with Their Watersheds -- 14 What Causes Population Change in Forest Birds? -- 15 Scaling Up: Ecosystem Patterns and Processes Across the Valley -- 16 How Is Climate Change Affecting the Forest Ecosystem? -- PART 5. BROADER IMPACTS AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE -- 17 Reaching Out: Hubbard Brook's Influence on Environmental Policy, Management, and Education -- 18 A Look Ahead: The Forest Ecosystem in the Future -- Epilogue: Step into the Forest-2065 -- APPENDIX 1. Scientific Units: Conversions and Abbreviations -- APPENDIX 2. Scientific Names and Lists of Selected Organisms -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

One letter written by Brooke Stabler to Charles H. Brooke on August 14, 1876.

Frank Brooks is a 64 year old Social Worker and Social Work educator born and raised in Maine. He when came out as gay in 1976, he was in a heterosexual marriage and he has a son from that marriage. He was involved in an LGBT parent's group, LGBT social worker's group, volunteered for the AIDS project, worked on referenda and political campaigns, and was a board member of both the MLGPA (now Equality Maine) and the MCLU (now ACLU of Maine). His life's work has been serving the LGBTQ community through both activism and social work. He's worked extensively with the LGBTQ community as a social worker, done dissertation research on gender nonconforming behavior in boys, and worked to make social work curriculum LGBTQ inclusive. Citation Please cite as: Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer+ Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries. For more information about the Querying the Past: Maine LGBTQ Oral History Project, please contact Dr. Wendy Chapkis. ; https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/querying_ohproject/1015/thumbnail.jpg

Author and Professor of Law & Government, Durham Law School.

An obituary for college president and Iowa state legislator William Myron Brooks.

Flier for Brooks Hays' presentation "Spiritual Import of World Relief -- Government and Private" for the Washington, D.C. YMCA ; DC YMCA [handwritten annotation] THE HONORABLE BROOKS HAYS RECENTLY RETURNED FROM EUROPE WILL ADDRESS THE SUNDAY MORNING BREAKFAST DECEMBER 14, 1947 AT 9 A.M. ON THE "SPIRITUAL IMPORT OF WORLD RELIEF — GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE" The Honorable Brooks Hays, Member of Congress from Arkansas, is one of the finest speakers in Congress. When he begins to speak the members begin filing in from the cloak rooms. He is recognized as an outstanding Christian gentleman, and is one of the leaders of the House of Representatives Breakfast Group. He was speaker at the recent World Baptist Convention in Copenhagen and will talk to us on his first hand impresssions of World Conditions. Everyone had such a fine time last week--that Colgate Bunch is tops--and we had about eight or nine other countries represented. Sorry that we were not able to serve everyone due to the large attendance, but we'll do better. It is best to get ticket and then be there on time. If you get there a few minutes early to meet and mingle with the fellows, it will help a lot. ALL RESIDENTS and HOUSE GUESTS MOST CORDIALLY INVITED