Brooks, Victor Lee Papers, 1908-1927

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Brooks, Victor Lee Papers, 1908-1927

Victor Lee Brooks (1870-1925) taught law at the University of Texas at Austin, 1895-1896; was Austin city attorney, 1898-1903; and was appointed judge of the Twenty-sixth Judicial District in 1903. Papers include correspondence, legal briefs, and notes, letter presses, receipts, eulogy, postcards, court cases, and summons concerning Brooks's career.

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