Archival Collection
PLANCHE COLLECTION
BOX 1
Folder
1. Commercial Contracting Company, Inc. Invoices. 1941.
2. Commercial Contracting Company, Inc. Invoices. 1941.
3. Commercial Contracting Company, Inc. Invoices. 1941.
4. Commercial Contracting Company, Inc. Invoices. 1941.
5. Commercial Contracting Company, Inc. Invoices. 1942.
6. Commercial Contracting Company, Inc. Invoices. 1942.
7. Commercial Contracting Company, Inc. Invoices. 1943.
8. Commercial Contracting Company, Inc. Invoices. 1943.
9. Commercial Contracting Company, Inc. Invoices. 1943.
10. Commercial Contracting Company, Inc. Invoices. 1943.
11. Commercial Contracting Company, Inc. Invoices. 1943.
12. Commercial Contracting Company, Inc. Invoices. 1944.
13. Commercial Contracting Company, Inc. Invoices. 1941.
14. Commercial Contracting Company, Inc. Invoices and court
request. 1941.
15. Commercial Trading Company, Tax receipts. 1940-45.
16. New York Life Insurance papers. 1926.
17. Commercial Bank & Trust Co., Deposit slips. 1948-50.
18. Commercial Bank & Trust Co., Deposit slips. 1940-41.
19. Poll Tax receipts. 1921.
20. Arrest tickets of Commercial Contracting Co. 1946.
21. Charter and by-laws of St. Tammany Homestead
Association.
22. Frederick patent for shipping cage for bees. 1926.
23. Release certificates. 1938.
24. Velvet beans.
25. Bank loans.
26. Crop voucher. 1904.
27. Gregory Electric. Bills. 1921.
28. Option for purchase of land with funds by government.
29. Financial statement for Covington Investments, Inc.
1929.
30. Commercial Contracting Co. Gasoline account.
31. Frederick-Planche Motor Co., Inc. Stamp Order. 1930.
32. Sinclair Refining Co. Invoices. 1941.
33. Commercial Trading Co. Invoices. 1941.
34. Commercial Cattle Co. Inc. Ledger.
35. Coal tar report. 1943, 1946.
36. Blank evacuation notices.
37. Application for Investment Certificate.
38. Livestock Feed Programs.
39. National Farm Loan Association receipt. 1939.
40. Vergez Machine Shop. Invoices.
41. Earnings Statements.
PLANCHE COLLECTION
BOX 2
Folder
1. Mr. Planche’s Business Activities. 1949, 1951-54.
2. Mr. Planche’s Business. 1952.
3. Mr. Planche’s Business. 1950-53.
4. Mr. Planche’s Business Papers. 1951-54.
5. Mr. Planche’s Business. 1/7-7/31-1954.
6. Mr. Planche’s Business. 8-12, 1954.
7. Mr. Planche’s Activities. 1955.
8. Mr. Planche’s Business. 1-6, 1955.
9. Mr. Planche’s Business. 7-12, 1955.
10. Mr. Planche’s Business. 1955-56.
11. Mr. Planche’s Activities. 1956.
12. Mr. Planche’s Business. 1954,56,59.
13. Mr. Planche’s Business. 1-12, 1956.
14. Mr. Planche’s Business. 1957.
15. Mr. Planche’s Activities. 1957.
16. Mr. Planche’s Business. 1-10, 1953,57,58.
17. Mr. Planche’s Business. 1952 and year unknown.
18. Mr. Planche’s Business Transactions.
PLANCHE COLLECTION
BOX 3
Folder
1. By-laws. Commercial Cattle Co., Inc.
2. Commercial Contracting Co. Bank Loan.
3. Commercial Contracting Co. Bills.
4. St. Tammany Township Maps.
5. Billfrom Morris Crawford to Mr. Core & Mr. Planche.
6. Core & Planche Partnership.
7. Morris Crawford. Record of sales by Commercial Trading
Co.
8. Loans. 1941-43.
9. Southport Invoices. 1941-42.
10. Southport invoices. 1941-42.
11. Taxes. Commercial Trading Co., Inc.
12. Taxes. Commercial Sand and Gravel Co., Inc.
13. Southport Petroleum Co. Equipment Account.
14. Minutes. St. Tammany Ice and Manufacturing Co.
1896-1925.
15. Miscellaneous scrapbook.
16. Horses Folder.
17. Commercial Sand & Gravel Co. Balance sheet through
3/31/45.
18. Core & Planche. Goodbee job.
19. Commercial Contracting Co. Balance sheet.
20. Charters and Minutes of various companies.
21. Commercial Contracting Co. Sales to Dept. of highways.
22. Equipment and Gasoline.
23. W.R. Privette. Invoices. 1942.
24. Southport Petroleum Co. Memos.
25. Estimated Well costs for Natchez Wilcox Area. 1955.
PLANCHE COLLECTION
BOX 4
Folder
1. Paid bills. 1927-55.
2. Paid bills. 1956-58.
3. Paid bills. 1956-58.
4. Paid bills. 1956-58.
5. Paid bills. 1959.
6. Paid bills. 1959.
7. Paid bills. 1959.
8. Paid bills. 1960-61.
9. Paid bills. 1960-61.
10. Paid bills. 1960-61.
11. Paid bills. June-Dec. 1961.
12. Paid bills. 1961-63.
13. Paid bills. 1961-63.
14. Paid bills. 1961-63.
15. Paid bills. 1962-63.
16. Paid bills. 1963, 1966.
PLANCHE COLLECTION
BOX 5
Folder
1. Civilian Defense Council papers.
2. St. Tammany insurance Agency and Commercial Bank and Trust
Co. Bills.
3. Land tax assessments. 1900-1937.
4. Timber estimate. 1925.
5. Smith Hardware. Invoices. 1955-60.
6. Smith Hardware. Invoices. 1955-60.
7. Smith Hardware. Invoices. 1955-60.
8. Stock certificates. Frederick Planche Motor Co.
9. Canceled checks, bank statements, and deposit slips.
1907-1945.
10. Canceled checks, bank statements, and deposit slips.
1951-54.
11. Canceled checks, bank statements, and deposit slips.
1951-54.
12. Canceled checks, bank statements, and deposit slips.
1951-54.
13. Canceled checks and bank statements. Jan. 1949, 1956.
14. Canceled checks and bank statements. 1957-58.
15. Canceled checks and bank statements. 1957-58.
16. Canceled checks and bank statements. 1957-58.
17. Canceled checks, bank statements, and deposit slips.
1964-69.
18. Canceled checks, bank statements, and deposit slips.
1964-69.
19. Canceled checks, bank statements, and deposit slips.
1964-69.
PLANCHE COLLECTION
BOX 6
Folder
1. Paid bills. 1938-49.
2. Commercial Contracting Co. Correspondences.
3. Township map.
4. Security Industrial Insurance Co. papers.
5. Modern Auto and Appliances and Ozone Motor Line.
Statements.
6. Cost estimate of concrete pipe.
7. Agreement between Mark Fitzgerald and Maurice Planche.
8. American Employers’ Insurance versus Percy S. Barelli.
1925.
9. Court cases of Maurice Planche.
10. Stock certificate. Satsuma Orange Groves, Inc.
11. Stock certificates. St. Tammany Ice and Manufacturing Co.,
Inc.
12. Frederick Planche Motor Co. Minutes.
13. Personal Correspondences of the Planche family.
14. Note for sale of a car to Lake Shore oil Co. by E.J.
Frederick.
15. Lease between Lake Shore Oil Co. and August
Langenhenning.
16. Commercial Contracting Co. Minutes and Bills. 1940-41,
1946.
17. Police Jury receipts statements. 1943, 1946.
18. Commercial Sand and Gravel. Minutes. 1940-43.
19. Commercial Cattle Co. Minutes and sales agreement. 1940-41,
1944.
20. Commercial Contracting Co. Pump mortgage.
21. Commercial Contracting Co. Sales estimate.
22. Commercial Trading Co. Minutes and Receipts. 1939.
23. Commercial Contracting Co. Lease agreement.
24. Commercial Trading Co. Balance sheets, statements, and
minutes.
25. Tire certificates.
26. Smith Chevrolet Co. Bills.
27. Placid Oil Co. Statements.
28. Forestry papers.
29. Biggs and Planche partnership.
30. Contract between Carruth Contracting Co. and Pierre
Labourdette.
31. Legal problems of Maurice Planche. 1958-60.
32. Commercial Contracting Co. Sales to La. Dept. of
Highways.
33. Commercial Contracting Co. Tax exemptions and refunds.
1942-44.
34. Rent receipts books. 1960-68.
35. Frederick Planche Motor Co. Mortgage.
36. Automobile sale papers.
37. Oil and gas leases.
38. Court cases of E.J. Frederick.
39. St. Tammany Ice and manufacturing Co. Papers.
40. Deeds and Morgages.
41. Contract between Maurice Planche and S.H. Dunham.
42. Frederick papers.
43. Thomas-Williams timber estimate.
44. Blank leases.
45. Lease between E.J. Frederick and Maurice Planche.
PLANCHE COLLECTION
BOX 7
Folder
1. Telegrams to Mr. Planche.
2. Christmas card from Gov. & Mrs. Earl Long.
3. Prescriptions.
4. Junk mail.
5. Self canceling checks.
6. Blank purchasing agreements.
7. S&H Green stamp book.
8. Lease between Goebel, Fear, & Johnson.
9. Lease between Mr. Boyd & Mr. Planche.
10. Requests for payment.
11. Highway Department letting.
12. Agreements to sell or purchase.
13. Legal problems of Mr. Planche.
14. Minutes—Planche’s partnership.
15. Timber & oil land in Tangipahoa Parish.
16. General Securities Co. letters to Mr. Planche.
17. Bedico Development Co. minutes.
18. Grade reports of William Planche at SLU. 1956-57.
19. Taxes on timber cutting.
20. Louisiana Fertilizer Report.
21. Davison Chemical Co. letters to Mr. Planche.
22. Electric services agreement of Mr. Planche.
23. American Union Securities Corp. prospects.
24. Organization & proposed operation of Insurance
Enterprises.
25. Estimate of drilling program to discover oil.
26. Valuation of oil & gas properties for bank purposes.
27. Oil & gas lease between E. Planch, N.O., &
Northeastern Railroad Company.
28. Mr. & Mrs. Planche’s tax forms for 1953 & 1954.
29. Atlas Contracting Co. Inc., tax forms for 1954-55.
30. M.P. Planche, Jr. financial statements. 5/48 – 6/52.
31. Mr. Planche’s personal letters
32. Personal letters.
33. The International Columbine Sport Center.
34. Partnership agreements between Planche & others
1/54.
35. Township maps & timber estimates.
36. Personal correspondence of Planche family.
37. Mr. J. Yeager Biggs.
38. Mr. Planche’s business transactions.
39. George Engine Company Inc. 1953.
40. W.F. Surgi Equipment Corp. 1953-54.
41. Scratch sheets of Mr. Planche.
PLANCHE COLLECTION
BOX 8
Folder
1. Mr. Planche’s letter head.
2. Mr. Planche’s business cards.
3. Mr. Planche’s bills.
4. James M Cunningham, Mr. John D. Parete.
5. Souvenir items & business cards.
6. Western Union.
7. Land plans.
8. Land plans.
9. Blue Prints.
10. Crop information.
11. Miscellaneous cards.
12. Liquidation of Great Southern Lumber Co.
13. CCC Project No. 44A.
14. Southport Petroleum Co. of Delaware’s plans.
15. Oil contract. L.C. Frederick.
PLANCHE COLLECTION
BOX 9
Folder
1. National Bank of Commerce Deposits & Debts.
3/54-7/56.
2. First National Bank of Gretna. 6/54-8/55.
3. First National Bank of Gretna canceled checks. 6/54-5/55.
4. Whitney National Bank of N. O. Business. 3/55-4/57.
5. National Bank of Commerce canceled checks. 12/53-2/55.
6. Various banks, Shreveport, N. O. , & Lake Charles.
7. Louisiana National Bank of Baton Rouge.
8. First National Bank of Gretna.
9. Guaranty Bank and Trust Co. of Alexandria.
10. Commercial Bank and Trust Co. of Covington.
11. Whitney National Bank of New Orleans.
12. Hibernia National & National Bank of Commerce N.O.
13. Fidelity National & City National Banks of Baton
Rouge.
14. St. Bernard & Trust Co. Arabi.
15. Whitney National Bank returned checks.
16. National Bank of Commerce. New Orleans.
17. Checks stubs.
18. Mr. Planche’s personal financial statement. 12/54.
19. Atlas Contracting Co. bills. 1953-57.
20. Atlas Contracting Co. legal business.
21. Implement Sales Co. & Associated Equipment Co., Inc.
22. Mr. Planche’s partnership agreements. 1/54.
23. Atlas Contracting Co., Inc. 3/51-1953.
24. Whitney National Bank N. O. canceled checks. 1/55-2/57.
PLANCHE COLLECTION
BOX 10
Folder
1. Canceled checks and bank statements of Catherine Planche.
1953.
2. Canceled checks and bank statements of Catherine Planche.
1958.
3. Canceled checks and bank statements of Catherine Planche.
1965.
4. Canceled checks and bank statements of Catherine Planche.
1966.
5. Canceled checks and bank statements of Catherine Planche.
1967.
6. Canceled checks and bank statements of Catherine Planche.
1967-68.
7. Canceled checks and bank statements of Maurice Planche.
1964.
8. Canceled checks and bank statements of Maurice Planche.
1964.
9. Canceled checks and bank statements of Maurice Planche.
1965.
10. Canceled checks and bank statements of Maurice Planche.
1965.
11. Canceled checks and bank statements of Maurice Planche.
1965-66.
12. Canceled checks and bank statements of Maurice Planche.
1966.
13. Canceled checks and bank statements of Maurice Planche.
1966.
14. Canceled checks and bank statements of Maurice Planche.
1967.
15. Canceled checks and bank statements of Maurice Planche.
1967.
16. Canceled checks and bank statements of Maurice Planche.
1967.
17. Canceled checks and bank statements of Maurice Planche.
1968.
18. Canceled checks and bank statements of Maurice Planche.
1968.
19. Deposit slips of Catherine and Maurice Planche. 1964-68.
PLANCHE COLLECTION
BOX 11
A. Books of Check Stubs of Commercial Cattle Company.
1. Book for February 12, 1941 through October 13, 1941.
2. Book for October 18, 1941 through February 2, 1942.
3. Book for February 2, 1942 through May 18, 1942.
4. Book for May 21, 1942 through September 19, 1942.
5. Book for September 23, 1942 through February 3, 1943.
6. Book for February 7, 1943 through August 12, 1943.
7. Book for September 4, 1943 through February 13, 1945.
8. Book for February 3, 1945 through August 13, 1945.
B. Books of check stubs for Commercial Contracting Company.
1. Book for July 3, 1941 through October 17, 1941.
2. Book for October 17, 1941 through February 27, 1942.
3. Book for March 3, 1942 through July 31, 1942.
4. Book for August 1, 1942 through November 28,1942.
5. Book for November 28, 1942 through May 11, 1943.
6. Book for May 11, 1943 through August 31, 1943.
7. Book for September 1, 1943 through April 24, 1944.
8. Book for December 20, 1944 through November 2, 1945.
PLANCHE COLLECTION
BOX 11 Continued
C. Gasoline Ration Check Books ( for Commercial Contracting
Company).
1. Gasoline Ration Check Stubs, February 6, 1943 through (stubs
not dated, but has to be
between July 22, 1943 and August 5, 1943.)
2. Gasoline Ration Check Stubs, August 5, 1943 through December
16, 1943.
3. Gasoline Ration Check Stubs, December 21, 1943 through May
24, 1944.
4. Gasoline Ration Check Stubs, October 4, 1944 through February
26, 1945.
5. Gasoline Ration Check Stubs, February 28, 1945 through May 2,
1945.
D. Lake Shore Oil Company Inc. Check Stubs Book.
1. Book for November 19, 1940 through June 18, 1941. This book
contains also a number
of checks which have been written, but never torn out and other
loose checks, made out
but never cashed and a number of deposit slips made out to the
account of the Lake Shore
Oil Co. Also a receipt for a paid bill from the Southeastern
Motor Freight Inc.
E. Book of checks and stubs upon the Commercial Bank and Trust
of Covington, La. The
account in whose name these were issued is not given. On the
outside cover of the book is a large hand written “L”. This may
indicate the Lake Shore Oil Company. Checks have
been written from this book for the dates October 17, 1940
through June 3, 1941.
F. Books of check stubs for Personal Account of M.P.
Planche.
1. Book for February 19, 1965 through April 19, 1966.
2. Book for February 25, 1966 through September 10, 1968.
3. Book for January 27, 1968 through November 22, 1968.
G. Savings Account Book for the Commercial Contracting Co. of
Covington, La. in the
Commercial Bank & Trust Co. Covington, La. for the year
1944.
PLANCHE COLLECTION
BOX 12
Folder
1. Ledger, Commercial Cattle Co. and various other businesses in
St. Tammany Parish.
2. Frederick Planche Motor Co. and other businesses — accounts
payable, accounts receivable, interest, inventories, and profit and
loss.
3. Various Expenses.
4. Ozone Lumber and Building Supply Co., Ltd. Various other
entries, ie — farm account,
stock acct., etc.
PLANCHE COLLECTION
BOX 13
Ledger
1. Police Jury 3rd Ward and other businesses.
2. D. E. Ledger: Various businesses.
3. Commercial Contracting Co., Inc., accounts receivable,
October 1, 1944 to December 31, 1945.
PLANCHE COLLECTION
BOX 14
Ledger
1. St. Tammany Ice and Manufacturing Co. Cash Ledger, Nov. 1,
1924–March 1928.
2. St. Tammany Ice and Manufacturing Co. Voucher Ledger, January
5, 1927–February 1934.
PLANCHE COLLECTION
BOX 15
Ledger
1. Commercial Trading Co. May 1937-August 1939.
2. Commercial Trading Co. August 1939-March 1940.
3. Commercial Cattle Company, April 1945-November 1951.