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Guide to Research Collections University of ArkansasSpecial Collections Department Fayetteville, AR Papers: 1894-1981, 41 linear feet. Supplementary papers of Brooks Hays which contain correspondence, diaries, literary manuscripts, drafts and texts of speeches and articles, notes, clippings, business and legal documents, political campaign material, oral history transcripts, reports, minutes, press releases, sound recordings, photos, motion pictures, and other papers, pertaining to many aspects of his life and career, including personal and family activities and interests; his congressional career, particularly the Little Rock school integration crisis of 1957-1958; his post-congressional career; particularly his participation in clubs, councils, and conferences; his activities as a public speaker and lecturer, especially in the period 1970-1980; and church related activities. Papers: 1915-1978, 52 linear feet. The papers of Congressman Lawrence Brooks Hays contains correspondence, diaries, notes, literary manuscripts, reports, speeches, clippings, political campaign materials, academic records, business and legal documents, photographs, sound recordings and other materials pertaining to his personal, familial, financial, professional, political, business, governmental, religious, educational, social, civic and other activities and interests; to Marion Prather Hays; and, specifically, to the Little Rock, Arkansas school integration crisis of 1957-1958. An unpublished finding aid is available in the repository. Papers: 1916-1991, 3 linear feet. Addendum papers of Brooks Hays primarily containing memorabilia collected by him and his wife, Marion, documenting his career and numerous speaking engagements. Materials include a diary, letters and manuscript written by Hays, along with essays and letters written or collected by his son, Steele, his wife, Marion, or author Cyril E. Bryant, 1919-1984; awards and certificates presented to Hays, 1916-1982; scrapbooks and scrapbook materials which include printed articles both by and about Hays, political cartoons, and memorabilia, 1939-1991; photographs, motion pictures, and sound recordings, mostly of Hays speaking or attending various political, religious, and social functions, 1918-1982. Papers: 1935, 1 item. Typewritten transcript of original one page letter, dated April 15, 1935, and attached eight page typewritten memorandum from Brooks Hays to Paul Porter, executive assistant to the administrator of the U.S. Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Memorandum reports Hays’s findings on the social conditions and economic plight of share-croppers and tenant farmers in eastern Arkansas, especially as these reflect the impact of AAA policies implemented there. Original documents in U.S. National Archives (Record Group 145, Records of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; AAA Cotton Code series, Correspondence; Landlord-Tenant section; Tenancy box.). Columbia University Oral History Project New York, NY Oral History: 1970, 165 pages. Reminiscences of (Lawrence) Brooks Hays conducted by John Luter . The oral history is part of the Eisenhower Administration Project. In the interview, Brooks Hays discusses his time in Congress, as a government official in the Eisenhower Administration. Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1980. Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Abilene, KS Oral History: 1970, 165 pages. Reminiscences of (Lawrence) Brooks Hays conducted by John Luter . The oral history is part of the Eisenhower Administration Project. In the interview, Brooks Hays discusses his time in Congress, as a government official in the Eisenhower Administration. Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1980. Furnished by an agreement with Columbia University. John F. Kennedy Library Boston, MA Papers: 1934-1966, 75 feet. The (Lawrence) Brooks Hays Papers contain Congressional papers, official and personal correspondence, speeches, articles, subject files, scrapbooks. Oral History: 1964, 59 pages. Permission required. Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, DC Sound Cassettes: ca. 1973, 2 sound cassettes. Presents six lectures before a live audience by Brooks Hays, a former congressman from Arkansas. Mr. Hays tells humorous stories about his life and career, discusses his personal religious beliefs as a Southern Baptist, and offers opinions about the future of religion and politics in the United States. Recorded at a Princeton Institute of Theology summer seminar, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, N.J. Oral History: In the Oral History Collection of the Former Members of Congress, Inc., 1790-1981, 100 items. An oral history interview with (Lawrence) Brooks Hayes conducted in 1976. The transcript of the interview (29 pages) is available in the Library. A sound recording of the interview is available in the Library’s Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Lyndon B. Johnson Library Austin, TX Papers: 1965-1966. Less than 1 foot of files. Oral History: October 5, and 6, 1971. 44 and 29 pages. Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives Nashville, TN Papers: 1950-1959, 4 linear feet. The collection consists of Brooks Hays’s personal Baptist related files during his tenure as a trustee of the Christian Life Commission (1955-1960) and his service as Vice-President and President of the Southern Baptist Convention. The collection includes correspondence, publications, news releases, biographical information, reports, subject files, minutes of SBC agencies, addresses made by Hays, photographs, and articles. Major subjects covered in the papers include church-state relations, ecumenicity, Baptist Jubilee Advance, trip to Moscow, peace issues, race relations, the dismissal of 13 professors at Southern Seminary and the Survey Committee to Study the Total Baptist Program. The papers also are available on microfilm. Oral History: 1975-1977, 518 pages. Oral memoirs of Lawrence Brooks Hays. Transcript of oral history interviews conducted by A. Ronald Tonks with Brooks Hays over a three year period, 1975-1977. Hays talks about growing up in Arkansas, early memories of church life, college and law school days, his political career, his service in Congress, his tenure on the Christian Life Commission, his terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention and his work with the Baptist World Alliance. Topics include: the Southern Baptist Convention, Baptist church life, Ku Klux Klan, Civil Rights movement, Democratic Party politics, and presidents of the United States from Franklin Roosevelt to John F. Kennedy. Duplication of any portion of the transcript is allowed only with the permission of the Director of the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives. University of Oklahoma The Julian P. Kanter Political Commercial Archive, Department of Communication Norman, OK Videoreel: 1972, 1 commercial on 1 videoreel. The commercials were used during Brooks Hays’s campaign for the 1972 U.S. congressional election in North Carolina, Democratic Party. Wake Forest University University Archives, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Winston-Salem, NC Papers: 1916-1982, approximately 10,411 items. The papers of Congressman Lawrence Brooks Hays contain correspondence, speeches, and addresses, audiotapes, clippings, and photos, chiefly relating to his activities after his defeat for Congress in 1958 including his work as director, Ecumenical Institute, Wake Forest University, chairman, North Carolina Good Neighbor Council, and staff assistant to presidents Kennedy and Johnson. A finding aid is available in the repository and online. |
