Contains materials of a professional nature unrelated to specific costume design commissions or fashion design collections. Biographical materials include curricula vitae, lists of costume design credits, and biographical statements. Clippings contain interviews, feature stories, and columns, primarily from newspapers, in which Brooks is mentioned. For tear sheets and clippings featuring fashion advertising, consult the Fashion design series. The photographs in this series document Brooks at unidentified events related to his career as a fashion designer. Photographs of Brooks posing with actresses wearing his costumes will be found in the Costume design series. Correspondence includes letters from Ethel Merman, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Mayor John V. Lindsay, and Diana Vreeland.