Mayor Saleem “Sam” Emile Saik Collection

Mayor Saleem “Sam” Emile Saik Collection

Box 1: Certificates and Awards (Oversized)

Folder 1

1. Special certificate of Most Distinguished Service awarded to the Hammond American Legion No. 156, Department of Louisiana, February 5, 1957
2. Honorary Citizen of New Orleans the International City awarded to Sam Saik, October 12, 1970
3. Honorary State Senator awarded to Sam E. Saik by the State of Louisiana Senate Chamber, Baton Rouge, September 1, 1972
4. Certificate for participation and contribution to the Louisiana Air Tour awarded to Sam Saik, April 1, 1974
5. Certificate for appointment as Captain of the Ouachita awarded to Sam Saik, April 1, 1974
6. Certificate of honorary membership conferred upon Mayor Sam Saik by the Hammond Jaycees
7. Certificate naming Mayor Sam E. Saik an honorary citizen of Lafayette, Louisiana, October 7, 1971 (with attached copy)
8. Certificate naming Mayor Sam Saik as an honorary citizen of Gueydan, Louisiana, 1971
9. Certificate of appreciation presented to Mayor Sam Saik by the United States Army Recruiting Command, August 1, 1972
10. Certificate awarded to the City of Hammond for new city hall
11. Certificate of honorary membership conferred upon Sam E. Saik by the Hammond Volunteer Fire Department
12. Certificate of record for Sam Saik’s election as mayor of Hammond, June 16, 1977
13. Certificate of contribution to the Bicentennial Wagon Train of Texas: Bar – Six from Lexington, Texas to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
14. Initiation certificate for Sam E. Saik in the Sigma Tau Gamma – Phi chapter, April 1, 1974
15. Certificate of appreciation presented to Mayor Sam Saik by the Hammond Lions Club, June 28, 1965
16. Certificate of appreciation presented to Mayor Sam Saik for meritorious support by the International Association Personnel in Employment Security State Convention, May 18 – 20, 1977
17. American Legion Auxiliary citation of appreciation presented to Sam E. Saik
18. Telephone Pioneers of America membership certificate
19. Certificate of merit presented to Mayor Sam Saik by the John F. Kennedy Council no. 2952 Knights of Columbus, April 19, 1972
20. Certificate of appreciation presented to Sam Saik by the Hammond Kiwanis Club, November 13, 1973
21. Citation for meritorious service awarded to Mayor Sam Saik by Care at Home, Inc, February 11, 1971
22. Certificate of appreciation awarded to Hammond Commission Council by the Tangipahoa Association for Retarded Children, May 21, 1974
23. The Capital District Law Enforcement Planning Council membership certificate, January 19, 1970
24. Award for public service presented to Sam E. Saik by the De Littes Company
25. Certificate of appreciation presented to Mayor Sam E. Saik by the Optimist Club of Hammond, May 1, 1974
26. Conferring the title of Honorary Navy Recruiter to Mayor Sam E. Saik by the Navy Recruiting Command, February 11, 1974
27. Service Above Self certificate presented to Mayor Sam Saik by the Rotary Club of Hammond
28. Certificate of Memory dedicated to Saleem E. Saik by  George Bush, President of the United States

Folder 2

1. Certificate appointing Sam E. Saik as an Honorary Ambassador of Goodwill for the State of Louisiana awarded by James E. Fitzmorris, Jr., March 10, 1980
2. Certificate recognizing Sam E. Saik as mayor of Hammond, June 19, 1973
3. Certificate appointing Sam Saik as Colonel on the Staff of Governor Edwin Edwards, June 11, 1973
4. Certificate recognizing Sam E. Saik as mayor of Hammond, June 17, 1969
5. Certificate appointing Sam E. Saik as Colonel on the staff of Governor John J. McKeithen, June 17, 1969
6. Certificate recognizing Sam E. Saik as mayor of Hammond, signed by Governor John J. McKeithen, June 8, 1965
7. Resolution of Appreciation from Louisiana Municipal Association, 1972 – 1973 
8. Proclamation by Mayor Sam E. Saik naming February 6 – 12, 1972 as Electrical Week, January 14, 1972
9. Proclamation by Mayor Sam E. Saik announcing the creation of “Brothers of the Brush,” January 9, 1969

Box 2

Folder 1

1. Letter from Donald Rhodes to Sam Saik – September 21, 1968
2. Memorandum from J. E. Boagni, Louisiana Dept. of Highways, September 20, 1968
3. Letter from Mary Bush to Sam Saik, August 15, 1968
4. Anonymous letter to Sam Saik, January 13, 1968
5. Letter from C. J. Dufreche, Jr. to Sam Saik, November 1, 1968
6. Letter from M. N. Krishnaprasad (The Indian Association, LSU Chapter) to Sam Saik, November 12, 1968
7. Letter from John J. Cosner, Jr. to Sam Saik, February 8, 1973
8. Letter from C. O. Henneman to Sam Saik, February 12, 1973
9. Letter from William E. Noonan, Jr. to Sam Saik, December 5, 1968
10. Letter from Moody Scott to Sam Saik, January 10, 1969
11. Memo from Hugh J. Smith, Sr. (Care at Home, Inc.), February 3, 1969
12. Post card from Lois Corkern to Sam Saik, March 14, 1969
13. Letter from Moody Scott to Sam Saik, March 14, 1969
14. Letter from Woody Dumas to Sam Saik, February 12, 1969
15. Letter from Roderick Lincoln (Sigma Tau Gamma) to Sam Saik, March 11, 1970
16. Letter from Pat James to Sam Saik, May 16, 1973
17. Letter from William Broussard to Sam Saik, April 24, 1970
18. Letter from Arthur Cullen Lewis, Jr. to Sam Saik, August 25, 1969
19. Letter from E. A. Courtney (Public Affairs Research Council) to Sam Saik, March 18, 1969
20. Letter from Vera Eure (Altrusa Int’l) to Sam Saik, April 24, 1969
21. Letter from Richard J. Daley to Sam Saik, June 20, 1969
22. “Open Letter to Mayors” from Spiro J. Agnew and the President’s Council on Youth Opportunity, August 20, 1969
23. Letter from John J. Graham to Sam Saik, August 11, 1969
24. Letter from Robert J. Miranda to Sam Saik, August 23, 1969
25. Letter from Victor H. Schiro to Sam Saik, August 23, 1969
26. Letter from D. Gayle Robinson to Sam Saik, October 14, 1968
27. Letter from Newton S. Andrews to Sam Saik, June 2, 1969
28. Letter from John J. Graham to Sam Saik, May 17, 1966
29. Letter from Susan Davis (Interfaith Council) to Sam Saik, April 7, 1970
30. Letter from John L. Loos to Sam Saik concerning Charles Emery Cate, July 17, 1968
31. Citation awarding Raymond M. Clausen, Jr. the Medal of Honor (copy)
32. Letter from Congressman John Rarick to W. E. Alexander, July 12, 1971
33. Profile of Private Raymond M. Clausen, Jr., USMCR (copy)
34. “Medal of Honor” history (copy)
35. Courtesy resolution, American Association of University Women, Louisiana Division, April 7, 1973

Folder 2

1. Nominations of the Louisiana Municipal Association to the Policy Committees of the National League of Cities, October 24, 1969
2. List of supporters, January 31, 1969
3. Letter from John J. Cosner Jr. to Senator Grady Stewart, Representative Francis E. Bickford, and Representative Nic Cefalu
4. Louisiana RS 33:533
5. List of contributors (three items), 1969
6. Note from John Dermond to Sam Saik, March 1969
7. Letter from John Daspit to Sam Saik, March 5, 1969
8. Telegram from Cynthia and Joy to Sam Saik, August 15, 1967
9. Telegram from Cynthia and Joy to Sam Saik, April 6, 1969
10. Telegram from Richard Nixon to Sam Saik, March 25, 1969
11. Letter from Otto Rob. Landelius to the town government of Hammond regarding the Swedish ancestry of Peter Hammond, April 2, 1969
12. Letter from “Residents of Lakewood Subdivision” to Sam Saik, November 14, 1968
13. Letter from Dan Durham, Sr. to Sam Saik, July 15, 1977
14. Letter from James E. Fitzmorris, Jr. to Sam Saik, May 21, 1980
15. Postcard from Durham Pontiac – Cadillac, June 21, 1968
16. Postcard from the New Orleans States – Item, April 30, 1970
17. News Release, Freedom Shrine Presentation, April 17, 1970
18. Astrodome “Louisiana Weekend” and Astroworld promotional materials (three pages)
19. Letter from Jack K. Gray (SGA President) to Sam Saik, March 19, 1968
20. Tickets for Ray Charles concert, April 1, 1968 (2 copies)
21. Letter from C. R. Mckaskle to Sam Saik, March 18, 1968
22. Letter from Evelyn Sue Stilley (Congressional Service Officer for John Rarick), April 17, 1968
23. Traffic Ticket
24. Letter from Lebo Mancuso to Sam Saik, April 3, 1968
25. Letter from Nathan Owens (USAF) to Sam Saik, October 1, 1968
26. Letter from Donald Rhodes to Sam Saik, October 21, 1968
27. Letter from Max Durham, Jr. to Sam Saik, October 15, 1968
28. Letter from Clea E. Parker to Sam Saik, November 11, 1968
29. Letter from Hans Schneider to Sam Saik, November 26, 1968
30. Memo from C. J. Dufreche, Jr. to “All Mayors in Tangipahoa Parish,” November 29, 1968
31. Letter from Rev. Elijah Nelson (Greater Saint James AME Church) to Sam Saik, November 13, 1968
32. Letter from Blanche Laskin, September 2, 1969
33. Letter from T. G. Womack, Jr. to Sam Saik, April 18, 1968
34. Letter from Tom H. Matheny to Sam Saik, July 2, 1969
35. Letter from Velma Bowman to Georgette Saik, April 16, 1969
36. Letter from Maj. Gen. George S. Bowman, Jr. (USMC) to Sam Saik, March 28, 1969
37. Letter from Richard Powell to Sam Saik, March 13, 1968
38. Letter from Wilson J. Moosa to Sam Saik, March 14, 1968
39. Two Thousand Men of Achievement Survey, August 5, 1970
40. Postcard from Mrs. Ray Nelson to Sam Saik, May 1, 1970
41. Letter from Martie Nelson to Sam Saik, July 2, 1968
42. Letter from Steve A. Martin to Sam Saik, May 10, 1968
43. Letter from the Louisiana Forestry Commission to Sam Saik, July 8, 1968
44. Letter from Roland L. Brunet, Jr. to Sam Saik, July 8, 1968
45. Letter from Donald H. Becker (Tau Kappa Epsion) to Sam Saik, July 23, 1968
46. Letter from James H. Wilcox to Sam Saik, July 17, 1968
47. Postcard from Rev. Oscar Whatley (United Pentecostal Church) to Sam Saik, July 26, 1968
48. Letter from Paul F. Wilson (Hammond Clergymen’s Association) to Sam Saik, July 29, 1968

Folder 3

1. Letter from David Ramsey to George P. Hunt, August 3, 1968
2. Postcard from Jane Bickford to Sam Saik, August 7, 1968
3. Letter from James H. Wilcox to Sam Saik, August 2, 1968
4. Minutes – Hammond Clergymen’s Association Meeting, August 1, 1968
5. Postcard from Estelle Stire to Sam Saik, August 17, 1968
6. Letter from Senator Allen J. Ellender to Sam Saik, August 29, 1968
7. Christmas Card
8. Christmas Card
9. Invitation from Governor John McKeithen, December 15, 1967
10. John McKeithen inaugural invitation, May 7, 1968
11. Letter from Charles Carter, Jr. to Sam Saik, December 9, 1967
12. Letter from Victor Schiro to Sam Saik, December 7, 1967
13. Letter from Will Lever to Newman Forum members, July 3, 1968
14. Letter from Sam Saik to Tom Matheny, June 28, 1968
15. Letter from Lillian Warner to Commission Council of Hammond, July 7, 1968
16. Telegram from Allen J. Ellender, Russell Long, and John Rarick to Sam Saik
17. Letter from Hammond United Givers Fund to Sam Saik, May 20, 1968
18. Letter from Hammond Chamber of Commerce to Sam Saik, June 10, 1968
19. Welcome address by Sam Saik at the Hammond Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet, June 27, 1968
20. Letter from Albert Steinback to Sam Saik, May 25, 1968
21. Letter from Rose W. Fortenberry to the Hammond Commission Council, June 15, 1968
22. Gonzales town hall dedication ceremony invitation, June 16, 1968
23. “UPGRADE” flier
24. Thank you card from the Hoover family to Sam Saik, May 22, 1968
25. Thank you card from Mrs. John McKeithen to Sam Saik, May 22, 1968
26. Thank you card from Mrs. John McKeithen to Sam Saik, March 28, 1968
27. Letter from William T. Hackett, Jr. to Sam Saik, April 30, 1968
28. Letter from Huey Hoover to Sam Saik, October 14, 1967
29. Letter from Linda Trahan to Sam Saik, April 30, 1968
30. Letter from Jimmie Criscoe to Sam Saik, October 1, 1967
31. Letter from Reverend Bob Barker to Sam Saik, January 12, 1968
32. Letter from R. B. Porch to Sam Saik, April 24, 1968
33. Letter from Jack P. F. Gremillion to Sam Saik, April 26, 1968
34. Letter from Lindy Lou Hood to Sam Saik, March 14, 1968
35. John McCrady Art Exhibition flier
36. Letter from C. J. Dufreche, Jr. to Sam Saik, March 25, 1968
37. Letter from Frank M. Edwards, Jr. to Sam Saik, March 27, 1968
38. Letter from Hammond American Legion to Sam Saik, March 20, 1968
39. Letter from Hugh J. Smith to Sam Saik, February 12, 1968
40. Letter from Steve A. Martin to Sam Saik, January 30, 1968
41. Letter from Clea E. Parker to Sam Saik, January 26, 1968
42. City of Hammond election returns, November 21, 1967
43. Letter from Joseph W. Strahan to Sam Saik, July 3, 1970
44. Letter from Dick Staggs to Sam Saik, August 5, 1970
45. Letter from John Rarick to Sam Saik, July 6, 1970
46. Letter from Allen J. Ellender to Sam Saik, July 6, 1970
47. Letter from M. L. Richardson to Sam Saik, June 10, 1970
48. Letter from Otto P. Estes to Sam Saik, June 10, 1970
49. Letter from Clyde Stevens to Sam Saik, May 4 1970
50. Letter from A. E. Arnold to Sam Saik, April 30, 1970 (2 copies)
51. Letter from Austin Glass to Sam Saik, April 22, 1970
52. Letter from Emmanuel Bourgeois to Sam Saik, April 22, 1970
53. Letter from Moon Landrieu to Sam Saik, May 8, 1970

Folder 4

1. Card from Emery and James, Ltd. To Sam Saik, March 22, 1972
2. Letter from Joe Kalil to Sam Saik, May 2, 1972
3. Letter from Ruth Maloof to Sam Saik, April 20, 1972
4. Letter from F. J. Duggan to Sam Saik, April 14, 1972
5. Invitation from the Friends of Billy Guste to Sam Saik, March 24, 1972
6. Invitation from SLU Alumni Association to Sam Saik, April 7, 1972
7. Letter from Sister Adela Catalina to Sam Saik, April 1, 1972
8. Letter from C. Earl Colomb to Sam Saik, May 11, 1972
9. Letter from Jack Lohman to Sam Saik, September 29, 1971
10. Letter from Carrie Rice to Sam Saik, March 19, 1971
11. Letter from John Rarick to Sam Saik, April 15, 1971
12. Letter from William Wright to Sam Saik, May 3, 1971
13. Letter from Jon Oswalt to Sam Saik, May 5, 1971
14. Invitation from John McKeithen and the Gettysburg Memorial Commission to Sam Saik, April 7, 1971
15. Letter from “John Q. Public” to Sam Saik, November 12, 1970
16. Letter from Wade O. Martin, Jr. (Governor’s Commission on the Atchafalaya Basin) to Sam Saik, March 9, 1972
17. Letter from John Rarick to Sam Saik, September 21, 1971
18. Letter from Wayne L. Sterling to Sam Saik, August 4, 1972
19. Letter from John Rarick to Mike Clausen (bc: Sam Saik), February 20, 1973
20. Letter from John D. Kopfler to Sam Saik, November 12, 1971
21. Judgment of the First Circuit Court of Appeal, State of Louisiana in Greater Tangipahoa Utility Co. v. City of Hammond, November 10, 1971
22. Letter from Leonard E. Yokum, Jr. to Sam Saik, October 2, 1972
23. Invitation from Governor Edwin Edwards, et al. to Sam Saik for the inaugural ball and inauguration of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General, May 4, 1972
24. Letter from E. L. Morgan and Barry W. Murray to Sam Saik, April 12, 1971
25. Letter from Frank M. Edwards, April 1, 1971
26. Program, First Annual Drug Education Conference, April 14 – 15, 1971
27. Letter from James W. Moore to Sam Saik, April 8, 1971
28. Letter from Edwin M. Newman to Sam Saik, April 19, 1971
29. Memo from J. J. Prokop to Sam Saik, November 12, 1971
30. “Who Should Run Your Town? Maybe You,” Changing Times: The Kiplinger Magazine (November 1971): 39 – 42
31. Letter from “V. Q. Z. Mansuer, Inc.” to Sam Saik, August 5, 1971
32. Letter from Charles M. Keating, Jr. to Sam Saik, not dated
33. Letter from Marvyn Lyons to Sam Saik, February 2, 1972
34. Letter from William T. Hackett, Jr. (Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry) to Sam Saik, January 3, 1972
35. Admit Card: Mayors’ Day at the Races, March 3, 1972
36. Letter from William J. Guste, Jr. to Sam Saik, February 8, 1972
37. Letter from J. P. David, Jr. to Sam Saik, January 31, 1972
38. Letter from Monk Simons to Sam Saik, March 9, 1974
39. Letter from Monk Simons to Sam Saik, August 5, 1971
40. Letter from Lt. Gov. James E. Fitzmorris, Jr., September 1, 1972
41. Letter from Lt. Gov. James E. Fitzmorris, Jr., April 3, 1972
42. Letter from the Hammond High School Student Council to Sam Saik, November 12, 1971
43. Letter from Johnny Bonds to Sam Saik, May 25, 1971
44. Letter from Tom H. Matheny to Sam Saik, February 2, 1972
45. Letter from James E. Denham to Sam Saik, January 24, 1973
46. Letter from Jack P. Gremillion to Sam Saik, August 20, 1971
47. Letter from Barry W. Murray and E. L. Morgan to Sam Saik, April 26, 1971
48. Letter from James Allen to Patrick Healy (cc: Sam Saik), August 12, 1970
49. Letter from John W. Roach to Sam Saik, January 14, 1971
50. Envelope for letter from J. F. Thompson to Sam Saik, August 4, 1971

Folder 5

1. Letter from Adele McDaniel to Sam Saik, July 9, 1971
2. Letter from Mrs. Joe Wood (Intergovernmental Relations, State of Louisiana), March 22, 1970
3. Letter from State Senator Michael H. O’Keefe to Sam Saik, March 22, 1970
4. Letter from Bob Mahfouz to Sam Saik, May 18, 1970
5. Letter from Edward B. Dufreche to Sam Saik, October 4, 1969
6. Letter from John J. Graham to Sam Saik, February 25, 1970
7. Letter from Russell Long to Sam Saik, July 8, 1970
8. Form letter from John J. McKeithen, October 31, 1969
9. Letter from John J. McKeithen to Leon Panetta (Director, Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare), October 30, 1969
10. Letter from Beverly Briley to Sam Saik, October 28, 1969
11. Letter from Alex King, Jr. to Sam Saik, May 19, 1969
12. Letter from Marvin Lyons to Sam Saik, May 20, 1969
13. Louisiana House Bill No. 18
14. Letter from Sister Mary Aloysius, O.P. to Sam Saik, May 18, 1969
15. Letter from Tom Matheny to Sam Saik, March 27, 1969
16. Letter from Nadine Henneman to Sam Saik and Jane Allen, November 9, 1969
17. Letter from William J. Dodd to Sam Saik, October 25, 1967
18. Letter from Nancy Landry to Sam Saik, September 30, 1967
19. “11 Held in Shooting of 4 in Louisiana,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 14, 1967
20. Letter from S. Frelich to Sam Saik, September 5, 1967
21. Letter from S. B. Simpson to Sam Saik, August 19, 1967
22. Letter from Thomas D. Burbank to Sam Saik, August 22, 1967
23. Letter from Carroll Thomas, undated
24. Letter from Thomas P. Dowd to Sam Saik, August 14, 1967
25. Invitation from Duane Shafer to Sam Saik, June 15, 1967
26. Invitation from the city of Ponchatoula for the Ponchatoula City Hall dedication, July 3, 1967
27. Minutes of the Hammond Association of Commerce Industrial Committee and the City of Hammond Board of Commerce and Industry joint meeting, June 13, 1967
28. Minutes of the Hammond Association of Commerce Industrial Committee and the City of Hammond Board of Commerce and Industry joint meeting, June 30, 1967
29. Minutes of the Hammond Association of Commerce Industrial Committee and the City of Hammond Board of Commerce and Industry joint meeting, July 7, 1967
30. Resolution of the Hammond Association of Commerce Industrial Committee and the City of Hammond Board of Commerce and Industry to the State Board of Education, June 11, 1967
31. Letter from Dr. Mary Alpha to Hammond City Council, June 23, 1967
32. “Exposure of United Nations: Statements by Those Who Know,” by G. A. Sheppard
33. Letter from Sam Saik to E. P. Guitreau, June 19, 1967
34. Letter from Paul K. Barsley to Sam Saik, June 8, 1967
35. Letter from Mrs. John McKeithen to Sam Saik, June 7, 1967
36. Letter from Vera Bisso to Sam Saik, March 30, 1967
37. Letter from Hugh Smith to Sam Saik, February 10, 1967
38. Letter from John Perritt to Sam Saik, February 13, 1967
39. Letter from Henry A. Mentz, Jr. to Sam Saik, March 16, 1967
40. Letter from James J. Ray to Sam Saik, March 16, 1967
41. Letter from Steve A. Martin to Sam Saik, December 19, 1966
42. Letter from Roy Nelson to Sam Saik, January 20, 1967
43. Letter from Victor Schiro to Sam Saik, November 14, 1966
44. Letter from Victor Schiro to Sam Saik, November 12, 1966
45. Letter from Walter Johnson to Sam Saik, August 21, 1966
46. Letter from J. B. Carter to Sam Saik, November 23, 1966
47. Letter from J. Warner Forbes to Sam Saik, June 29, 1966
48. Letter from Fay W. Reimers to the City Commissioners of Hammond, July 11, 1966
49. Letter from B. E. Pierce to Sam Saik, July 11, 1966
50. Letter from Ella Mae Bonnel to Mayor and Commission Council, April 25, 1966
51. Letter from Ella Mae Bonnel to Sam Saik, April 25, 1966
52. Invitation to “Raise the Roof,” July 4, 1966
53. Christmas card from Gov. John J. McKeithen
54. Note from Ben Hurrell to Sam Saik, August 10, 1966
55. “Business and Professional Women – 10th Anniversary” flyer
56. Attention: Concerned People of Hammond
57. “National Memorial Committee” letter from “I. M. Shirtless”
58. Letter from Congressman James H. Morrison to Sam Saik, July 7, 1966
59. Letter from Hugh J. Smith to Sam Saik
60. Letter from Eva Monley to Sam Saik, July 14, 1966
61. Letter from Eva Monley to Sam Saik, August 15, 1966
62. Letter from Victor Schiro to Sam Saik, September 1, 1966
63. Invitation – III Congress Hispano-Luso-Americano-Filipino De Municípios Em Brasília, 1966
64. Letter from Fred Piazza to Sam Saik, July 7, 1966
65. Letter from Mertie Lou to Sam Saik, June 24, 1966
66. Letter from Richard Smith to Sam Saik, July 4, 1966

Box 3

Folder 1

1. Letter from “The Girls of Alpha Omnicron Pi” to Sam Saik, October 29, 1968
2. Note from J. Oswalt to Sam Saik
3. Letter from Mary Agnes Patin to Sam Saik, January 22, 1969
4. Birthday card from “Cindy and John”
5. Thank you card from the Rae family
6. Letter from Theda B. Martin to Hammond Mayor and Commission Council, October 22, 1969
7. Telegram from James W. Moore to Sam Saik, April 7, 1969
8. Letter from Eugene H. Owen to Sam Saik, April 17, 1969
9. Letter from John Rarick to Sam Saik, April 30, 1969
10. Letter from Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Joe W. Sanders, April 7, 1969
11. Letter from John J. Graham to Sam Saik, April 7, 1969
12. Letter from Jesse H. Bankston to Sam Saik, April 7, 1969
13. Letter from Tom Matheny to Sam Saik, April 9, 1969
14. Letter from James W. Moore to Sam Saik, April 10, 1969
15. Letter from Leon S. Thomas to Sam Saik, April 8, 1969
16. Card from Community State Bank to Sam Saik, April 7, 1969
17. Newspaper clipping of Mayor and Mrs. Saik
18. Letter from Betty Alben to Sam Saik, April 9, 1964
19. Letter from Anne Gilbert to Sam Saik, April 12, 1969
20. Letter from Mrs. R. F. Messina to Sam Saik, April 9, 1969
21. Letter from Ellen B. Moore to Sam Saik, April 17, 1969
22. Card from Capt. D. D. Jackson, April 11, 1969
23. Phone message from Malcolm Wright, Jr. and Tony Ferrara, April 7
24. Phone message from Mr. Catania, April 7
25. Photocopied newspaper articles sent to Sam Saik by Jimmy Fitzmorris
26. Card from the Hammond Business and Professional Women’s Club, May 30, 1973
27. Card from Marylee and James Allen, May 11, 1973
28. Card from Jane and Randall Campbell, May 16, 1973
29. Card from Kenny and Judy Ridgel, May 14, 1973
30. Letter from John J. Cosner, Jr. to Sam Saik, May 6, 1973
31. Letter from Clea A. Parker to Sam Saik, May 9, 1973
32. Card from Mr. and Mrs. Leo Caciappo, May 9, 1973
33. Card from Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caciappo, May 9, 1973
34. Letter from Tom Matheny to Sam Saik, May 7, 1973
35. Letter from Ernest J. Cooper to Sam Saik, May 8, 1973
36. Letter from Paul K. Barsley to Sam Saik, May 15, 1973
37. Letter from John R. Rarick to Sam Saik, May 30, 1973
38. Letter from “Desmond, SLU” to Sam Saik, April 7, 1973
39. Letter from Mary Belle Bass to Sam Saik, May 7, 1973
40. Letter from Bobbie Watts to Sam Saik, May 7, 1973
41. Letter from Bob Wilson to Sam Saik, April 8, 1973
42. Letter from Jack P. Gremillion to Sam Saik, April 14, 1973
43. Card from “Cleo,” July 14, 1977
44. Letter from Joseph H. Simpson to Sam Saik, July 13, 1977
45. Card from Paul Galey, September 23, 1968

Folder 2

1. Speech to the Hammond Exchange Club, undated
2. Introductory remarks, undated
3. Speech to the Hammond Exchange Club
4. Speech regarding Hurricane Camille, August 8, 1969
5. “Mayor’s Editorial”
6. Speech to the American Legion, Hammond Post 156, undated
7. Thanks to the Citizens of Hammond, undated
8. Speech to the Chamber of Commerce, June 28, 1973
9. Speech to the Student Louisiana Teachers Association, undated
10. Speech to the Chamber of Commerce, undated
11. Speech at the Jaycees Annual Installation Banquet, May 10, 1966
12. Undated speech
13. Speech to the Hammond Association of Commerce
14. Speech at the 18th Annual Banquet of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce, undated
15. Speech to the Chamber of Commerce, undated
16. 30 second radio announcements
17. Speech to the Tangipahoa Parish Chamber of Commerce, September 11, 1972
18. Speech at the 1966 Union Thanksgiving Service
19. Speech to the Student Louisiana Teachers Association, April 18, 1968
20. Speech to the Hammond Volunteer Fire Department, undated
21. Speech at the 2nd Annual Fireman and Policeman’s Appreciation Night, not dated
22. Speech to “Care at Home”
23. Speech at the 1973 Agri-Dustrial Futurama
24. Speech to the Kiwanis Club, not dated
25. Biographical notes on General Bowman
26. Statement by Sam E. Saik regarding the “purchase of certain equipment for the police department,” not dated
27. Welcome speech for Mike Clausen, July 31, 1971
28. Speech to the Catholic Daughters of America, not dated
29. Information on the Catholic Daughters of America, February 2, 1973
30. Proclamation, October 1972
31. Speech at the UGF Kickoff Luncheon, not dated
32. Welcome speech for Mike Clausen, not dated
33. Address to the H.E.C. by Georgette Saik, February 8, 1973
34. Statement by Sam E. Saik regarding the “purchase of certain equipment for the police department” (3 copies)
35. Letter from Sam Saik to Commissioner Cosner, not dated
36. Address to the Fire Department Auxiliary, not dated
37. Speech regarding economic development and Southeastern Louisiana University, not dated
38. Speech to Jaycees, 1973
39. Welcome speech at the 1968 Agri-Dustrial Futurama
40. Speech to the Tangipahoa Chamber of Commerce
41. “Homes and Jobs: South is Favored,” undated newspaper clipping
42. Office of State Planning, Goals for Louisiana: Priorities for Action, 1972
43. Welcome speech at the 1965 Agri-Dustrial Futurama
44. Welcome speech at the 10th Annual Agri-Dustrial Futurama
45. Welcome speech at the Goals for Louisiana Forum, not dated
46. Speech to the Jaycees, not dated
47. Speech at the United Givers Fund Kick-off, September 22, 1969
48. Speech at the unveiling of the Charles E. Cate historic marker, August 6, 1969
49. Dedication of the new city hall, March 23, 1969 (2 copies)
50. Notes for talk with the Hammond Police Department, not dated
51. Notes for talk with Kiwanis Club, not dated
52. Speech at the Hammond Association of Commerce Annual Banquet, not dated
53. Speech, undated
54. Welcome remarks to SLC Alumni, not dated
55. Speech to the National Federation of Garden Clubs, May 7, 1966
56. Speech, February 23, 1968
57. Address to the graduate class of Jackson College, not dated
58. Address to Care at Home, February 10, 1968
59. Note on the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award Committee of the N.Y. Southern Society
60. Address at the United Givers Fund Kick-off dinner, not dated
61. Address at the United Givers Fund Kick-off luncheon, 1968
62. Speech, March 12, 1966
63. Speech at the spring conference of the 6th district PTA, February 27, 1969
64. Speech to the Southeast Home Demonstration Council, March 15, 1966
65. Opening remarks for the Union Thanksgiving Service, 1968
66. Union Thanksgiving Service program, 1968
67. Opening remarks for the Union Thanksgiving Service, 1967
68. Union Thanksgiving Service program, 1967
69. Remarks at the unveiling of the Peter Hammond Memorial fountain, not dated
70. Speech to the National Association of Postmasters
71. Ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication program, October 30, 1975
72. Speech for First Guaranty Bank dedication program
73. Speech to the PTA, not dated
74. Speech to Southeastern graduates, April 12, 1967
75. Remarks in honor of E. L. “Ned” McGehee, April 8, 1972
76. Introductory remarks for Moon Landrieu
77. Student’s paper on Sam Saik, not dated
78. Conservation service program, not dated
79. Welcoming remarks to the New Orleans Saints

Folder 3

1. Stillwell, Oklahoma postcard
2. 1968 Stillwell, Oklahoma Strawberry Festival program
3. Memorial Service for Deceased Veterans program, November 11, 1968
4. Hammond Chamber of Commerce Banquet Program, June 27, 1968
5. Luther H. Dyson Testimonial Dinner Program, June 1, 1968
6. Memorial Service for Deceased Veterans Program, November 11, 1969
7. Louisiana Sugarcane Festival program, September 26, 27, 28, 1969
8. The Southern Exchangite, March – April, 1969
9. Tangipahoa Chamber of Commerce program, January 13, 1969
10. Christmas Card, 1967
11. Christmas Card, 1967
12. Exchange Club of Hammond Convention program, 1970
13. New Orleans States-Item Hurricane Foresight name tag
14. Dibert, Bancroft, and Ross foundry tour name tag
15. Selective Service classification form
16. Louisiana’s Miss Universe program, 1967
17. Louisiana Municipal Review, June 1966
18. Today’s Business, October 1964
19. The Bosses: Official Program September 27, 1946
20. LSU – Texas A&M official program, September 30, 1961
21. Richard L. Engstrom, Municipal Home Rule in Louisiana: The Constitution of 1921 and the Proposed Constitution of 1974
22. Hammond CD Louisiana armband
23. CD Auxiliary Police patch
24. Panther/Tank Tread patch
25. American Legion Fall Conference ticket, September 29, 1957
26. Hammond Special Deputy Marshall ID
27. “Saik it to ‘Em” campaign sticker
28. “The Swing is to Saik” campaign card
29. “Re-elect No. 4: Sam Saik” campaign card, 1973
30. United Klans of America, “Ford Has a Redder Idea” pamphlet
31. Louisiana Municipal Review, Vol. 37, No. 12 (December 1972)
32. The Southern Exchangite, Vol. 6, No. 3 (March 1973)
33. Care at Home Annual Meeting program, February 12, 1970
34. Third District Baptist Association Annual Senior Program, October 24 – 27, 1968
35. St. Paul Baptist Church Welcome program, October 24, 1968
36. Annual Report: Hammond Association of Commerce, 1966 – 1967
37. “James W. Moore: Governor in ’71” campaign sticker (2 copies)
38. Fifth Annual Crayfish Derby flier, March 3, 1973
39. Ground breaking agenda, September 10, 1973
40. Fourth United Methodist Church program, February 11, 1973
41. Installation of Rev. Howard Grant program, not dated
42. Hammond Jaycees Distinguished Service Award Ceremony program, January 23, 1973
43. Kiwanis Club Ladies’ Night Program, February 14, 1973
44. Hammond Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet Program, June 29, 1972
45. Agri-Dustrial Futurama Banquet program, April 12 – 15, 1973
46. Catholic Daughters of America Banquet program, February 17, 1973
47. Party Mask
48. Hammond Chamber of Commerce Banquet program, June 26, 1969
49. Hammond Association of Commerce Banquet program, July 6, 1967
50. Palm Sunday program, April 15, 1973
51. “Anderson #1 Mayor” handout
52. Hammond Chamber of Commerce Banquet program, June 17, 1971
53. Dedication program – Teacher Education Center, April 15, 1973
54. Hammond Chamber of Commerce Banquet program, July 12, 1974
55. Goals for Louisiana brochure
56. Letter from Michael O’Keefe to Sam Saik, October 24, 1969
57. Legislation Recommendation for State Congressmen, National PTA Bulletin, November 1967
58. 1968-1969 Legislation Program, National PTA Bulletin, November 1968
59. PTA program, October 24, 1968
60. SLU gymnastics roster, 1972 – 1973
61. SLU Gym Club vs. Mexican Olympic Gym Team program, February 28, 1973

Folder 4

1. Hammond Vindicator advertising receipt, March 21, 1969
2. Murray Publishers receipt
3. Hammond Vindicator advertising receipt, April 3, 1969
4. Letter from W. C. Daniel to Sam Saik, November 20, 1956
5. Letter from Laurence Centola to Sam Saik, December 28, 1956
6. Catholic Daughters of America Second Anniversary program, February 13, 1974
7. Alumni News, January 1968
8. Print receipt
9. Hammond primary returns, April 5, 1969
10. Sixteenth Annual Hammond Association of Commerce Banquet program, June 30, 1969
11. The Southern Exchangite, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Spring 1970)
12. Letter to Captain James J. Farr, Jr., August 26, 1967
13. Telegram from Judge Carlos Spaht and Leon Gary to Sam Saik, September 22, 1967
14. Memorial Service for Deceased Veterans program, November 11, 1967
15. Telegram from Abe Jacobsen Malter International to Sam Saik, March 19, 1969
16. Southeast Louisiana Girl Scout Council, Campsite Dedication program, Amite, Louisiana, June 3, 1967
17. Proposed City Hall budget, November 16, 1966 (2 copies)
18. Union Thanksgiving Service Program, November 23, 1966
19. Annual Report, Hammond Association of Commerce, 1965 – 1966
20. Hammond United Givers List, 1967
21. Third District Baptist Association Welcome program, not dated
22. Cooperative Office Education Banquet program, April 14, 1969 (2 copies)
23. Hammond Association of Commerce – statement of receipts and disbursements, July 1, 1965 – June 30, 1966
24. Hammond Association of Commerce – comparative balance sheet, June 30, 1965
25. Louisiana Gas Service Company dinner invitation, July 7, 1966
26. “Dime March” newspaper clipping, January 11, 1968
27. Knights of Columbus Christmas Banquet program, December 20, 1972
28. Hammond Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet Program, June 29, 1972
29. Speech at the Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet, June 29, 1972
30. Order of Service for the Installation of Dr. William E. Wright, not dated
31. Louisiana Municipal Association Convention program, April 26 – 29, 1972
32. Tangipahoa Chamber of Commerce Banquet program, November 3, 1970
33. Hammond Jaycees Installation Banquet, June 3, 1972
34. Memorial Service for Deceased Veterans program, November 11, 1972
35. Tangipahoa Centennial Flier, 1969
36. That’s Capital newsletter
37. The Southern Exchangite, Vol. 7, No. 3 (March 1974)
38. Note from W. J. Canfield to Sam Saik, November 16, 1968
39. Note from Johnny Ellis to Sam Saik, November 15, 1968
40. Tangipahoa Voters League Party Program, February 24, 1973
41. Political cartoon, not dated

Box 4

Folder 1: 1973 Mayor’s Race (82 items)

Folder 2: Saik’s final year in office, 1976 – 1977 (100 items)

Folder 3: Newspaper clippings, 1960s (97 items)

Folder 4: Newspaper clippings, 1970s (62 items)