Samuel R. Pierce papers, 1961-1985.
Collection Number: 6531

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Samuel R. Pierce papers, 1961-1985.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
6531
Abstract:
Memorabilia and papers of Samuel R. Pierce from his Treasury Board appointment in 1970 to his later years as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Creator:
Pierce, Samuel R., 1922-2000.
Quanitities:
40 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Samuel R. Pierce was born September 8, 1922 in Glen Cove, New York, and served in the U.S. Army during and after the Second World War (1943-1946). He obtained his A.B. with honors from Cornell (1947), his law degree in 1949 from the Cornell Law School and earned his LL.M. in taxation (1952) at New York University School of Law. After being admitted to the New York Bar in 1949 he served as assistant district attorney of New York (1949-1953). Pierce was first lieutenant judge advocate general corps, reserve (1950-1952), assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District New York (1953-1955), assistant undersecretary of the Department of Labor during President Eisenhower's first term (1955-1956), and he served as associate counsel of the Council of the Judicial Subcommittee on Anti-Trust for the U.S. Supreme Court (1956). For a brief time, Pierce was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1956-1957). He then earned his J.D. and conducted postgraduate work at Yale Law School from 1957 to 1958. Pierce also served as a judge of the New York Court of General Sessions (1959-1961). He was very active in practicing private law, doing so on and off for well over twenty years (1957-1959, 1961-1970, and 1973-1981), at one time becoming a partner of Battle, Fowler, Pierce and Kheel. He was also on the faculty of New York University from 1958 to 1970. Pierce worked as general counsel and head legal director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury from 1970 to 1973 and served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Reagan Administration from 1981 to 1989. He was the first African American to serve in Ronald Reagan's Cabinet. Pierce died on October 31st, 2000.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Memorabilia, plaques, degrees, awards and recognitions, appointment books, scrapbooks, speech transcripts, biographies, flyers, clippings, photographs, audio and video tapes documenting the career of Samuel R. Pierce from his Treasury Board appointment in 1970 to his later years as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Includes correspondence relating to his legal career, Treasury papers and HUD records. Also court case studies, academic publications, magazines, calendars, booklets, pamphlets, news articles, government documents (HUD and Treasury related), scrapbooks, ceremony and event ephemera, federal orders, and Boy Scout badges.

RELATED MATERIALS


INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

Samuel R. Pierce papers, #6531. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
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SUBJECTS

Names:
Pierce, Samuel R., 1922-2000.
Reagan, Ronald.
United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development -- : Management.
United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development -- : Planning.
United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development -- : Officials and employees.
Places:
United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Series I. Biographical Information
Box 1 Folder 1
Election for Judge of the Court of General Sessions NY County
1959
Box 1 Folder 2
Application to Columbia University Law School
1956
Box 1 Folder 3
Chart: Clearance of CBS/NBC Programs in 40 Common "Must-buy" Markets
1956
Box 1 Folder 4
HUD Egypt
1982
Box 1 Folder 5
HUD Housing Tax Discussion
1985
Box 1 Folder 6
Remarks and Statements by Samuel R. Pierce
1970-88
Box 1 Folder 7
Subscription Television
1955-58
Box 1 Folder 8
Frank H. T. Rhodes
1992-95
Box 1 Folder 9
Cornell
1957-99
Box 1 Folder 10
African-American Involvement
1959-74
Box 1 Folder 11
News Release
1955-89
Box 1 Folder 12
Itineraries
1982-86
Box 1 Folder 13
New York University Law
1958-66
Box 1 Folder 14
The Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace
1993-94
Box 1 Folder 15
Resumes
No Date
Box 1 Folder 16
The White House
1970-89
Box 1 Folder 17
Politics
1960-93
Box 1 Folder 18
Antitrust Laws
1956-58
Box 1 Folder 19
George Bush
1988
Box 1 Folder 20
Ronald Reagan
1958-99
Box 1 Folder 21
Nelson Rockefeller
1959-67
Box 1 Folder 22
Lockheed Bailout
1971
Box 1 Folder 23
Richard Nixon
1971-73
Box 1 Folder 24
Letters and Telegrams on Appointment to General Sessions
1959
Box 1 Folder 25
George W. Bush
2000
Box 1 Folder 26
Coretta Scott King
1986-89
Box 1 Folder 27
Scandal
1987-95
Box 1 Folder 28
Made Partner in Battle, Fowler, Stokes, and Kheel
1961
Box 1 Folder 29
Birth Certificate
1922-94
Box 1 Folder 30
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development
1982-95
Box 2 Folder 1
Miscellaneous Memorandum
Scope and Contents
Lots of notes and handwritten documents
Box 2 Folder 2
Miscellaneous Correspondences
Box 2 Folder 3
Miscellaneous Documents and Publications
Box 2 Folder 4
Robert F Wagner (Mayor)
1963-64
Box 2 Folder 5
Committee on Equal Protection of Law
No Date
Box 2 Folder 6
Scandal Correspondence (See also SCANDAL in box 1)
1989-96
Box 2 Folder 7
Friends of Samuel R. Pierce Jr. Legal Defense Fund
1990-91
Box 2 Folder 8
Yale Law School
1961-99
Box 2 Folder 9
Samuel J. LeFrak, Maryland University - First Lecture
1982
Box 2 Folder 10
Copies of Material Given to Al McNeill on Recognition of Business Skills
1990
Box 2 Folder 11
Pierce Retirement
1989
Box 2 Folder 12
Atlanta University, Morehouse College Real Estate Institute
1989
Box 2 Folder 13
Network Broadcasting: Reprint of the Network Study Staff to the Network Study Committee, Volume 2
1957
Box 2 Folder 14
Eagle Scouts
1936-91
Box 2 Folder 15
Samuel R. Pierce Apartments
No Date
Box 2 Folder 16
NY County Lawyer's Association
1970
Box 2 Folder 17
Miscellaneous Law Publications
1957-73
Scope and Contents
The New Look in Collective Bargaining Agreements: A Study of Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plans, Tax Refund Litigation in District Courts: Choice of Forum, Trial Procedures, and Settlement Techniques
Box 2 Folder 18
Newspaper Clippings
Box 2 Folder 19
Hoover Institution
1981
Box 2 Folder 20
Hofstra University
1984-93
Box 2 Folder 21
Biographies of Samuel R. Pierce Jr.
No Date
Series II. Legal Career
Court Documents
Box 3 Folder 1
Hearing Before the Committee on Finance United States Senate
1970
Box 3 Folder 1
Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Postal Facilities and Mail
1971
Box 3 Folder 1
James McKeon, Cleo Smith, Howard Robinson, Reuben Lansky, Sherwood Cantine, Rufus Spruiell and Abner West Reply Brief of Respondents-Appellants
No Date
Court Notes
Box 3 Folder 2
Sandra Denise Johnson v. United States
1971
Box 3 Folder 2
Schmerber v. California
1966
Box 3 Folder 2
Murgia v. United States
1960
Box 3 Folder 2
Terry v. Ohio
1968
Box 3 Folder 2
King v. United States
1968
Box 3 Folder 2
Pedersen v. United States
1969
Box 3 Folder 2
Wyman v. James
1971
Box 3 Folder 2
Huguez v. United States
1968
Box 3 Folder 2
Blackford v. United States
1957
Box 3 Folder 2
Glaziou v. United States
1968
Box 3 Folder 2
Rochin v. California
1952
Box 3 Folder 2
Boyd v. United States
1866
Box 3 Folder 2
Carroll v. United States
1925
Box 3 Folder 2
Broland v. United States
1915
Box 3 Folder 2
Castle v. United States
1969
Box 3 Folder 2
Jimmy Savill v. United States and Rita Ann Guarrasi v. United States
1970
Box 3 Folder 2
Witt v. United States
1961
Box 3 Folder 2
Guadalupe-Garza v. United States
1970
Box 3 Folder 2
Henderson v. United States
1967
Box 3 Folder 2
Rivas v. United States
1966
Box 3 Folder 2
Breithaupt v. Abram
1957
Box 3 Folder 2
Landau v. United States
1936
Box 3 Folder 2
Yee Engee How v. United States
1952
Box 3 Folder 2
Colonade Catering Corp. v. United States
1970
Box 3 Folder 2
Bible v. United States
1963
Box 3 Folder 2
Cotzhausen v. Nazro
1882
Box 3 Folder 2
Schwarts v. BMI
1958
Appointment Books
Box 3
Daily Reminder
1962-1969
Box 3
Photocopies of Appointment Calender
1982
Box 3
Weekly-Minder Appointment Book
1981-88
Box 3
Horses: A 1991 Calender
1991
Box 3
Personal Memorandum, Cornell University
1990
Box 3
Faraway Places: Calendar
1992
Box 3
Real Peace: A Strategy for the West (signed copy by Richard Nixon)
1983
Miscellaneous Booklets
Box 5
Telluride Association, Directory of Associates
1995
Box 5
Dinner of Champions, Long Island Sports Hall of Fame
1988
Box 5
Securities Investor Protection Corporation, First Annual Report
1971
Box 5
Glen Cove High School, Clip Board 1940 - 1990
1990
Box 5
The Collective Bargaining Forum 1969
1969
Box 5
The Institute for Civil Justice, A Report on the Organizational Phase July 1979 - March 1980
1980
Box 5
Bar Association of Nassau county, N. Y., Inc., Eighty-Ninth Annual Dinner
1988
Box 5
Wisdom Hall of Fame
No Date
Box 5
YMCA, 117th Anniversary Annual Dinner
1969
Box 5
The Unsung Hero of the Reagan Revolution
1988
Box 5
Constructor, Managing Construction Equipment
1984
Box 5
Inauguration of President and Vice President
1989
Box 5
Salute to Greatness Dinner 1989
1989
Box 5
American Military Engineers, Military - Industrial Conference
1956
Box 5
The New York Republican County Committee, Presidential Lincoln Day Dinner and Victory Ball
1981
Box 5
National Review
1988
Miscellany
Box 3
Response of Personal Data Questionnaire by Samuel Riley Pierce Jr.
No Date
Box 3
Hearings Before Subcommittee No. 5 of the Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives, 86th Congress 2nd Session
1960
Box 3
The Television Inquiry, Television Network Practices Report
1957
Box 3
Labor Arbitration and Dispute Settlements Decisions and Recommendations
1964
Box 3
Hearings Before the Antitrust Subcommittee of the Committee, Part 2 - Volume 4 Television
1957
Box 3
Hearings Before the Antitrust Subcommittee of the Committee, H. R. 264 and H. R. 2143
1957
Box 3
Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives, Television Hearings (In Two Volumes) Vol. 1 Parts 1 and 2, 84th Congress
1957
Box 3
The Television Inquiry, Part II UHF-VHF Allocations Problem, Testimony of Public and Industry Witnesses
1956
Box 3
Organized Professional Team Sports on H. R. 5307, H. R. 5319, H. R. 5383, H. R. 6876, H. R. 6877, H. R. 8023, and H. R. 8124, Part 3
1957
Box 3
United States of America v. Sandra Denise Johnson
1970
Box 3
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1970
Box 3
Brief for the United States
Box 3
Respondent's Brief
1970
Box 3
Appendix
1970
Box 3
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
1963-65
Box 3
The Anatomy of an Historic Decision: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
1965
Box 3
Brief for the Petitioners
1963
Box 3
Sadie H. Markham
1963
Box 3
Petitioner's Reply to Respondent's Brief in Opposition
1963
Box 3
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of North Carolina
1963
Box 3
The Procter and Gamble Independent Union of Port Ivory, N. Y., v. The Procter and Gamble Manufacturing Company
1962
Box 3
National Hockey League Players' Association v. Boston Professional Hockey Association, Inc., et al.
1957
Box 3
New York University Bulletin
1972
Box 3 Folder 3
Response by Samuel R Pierce Jr. to Questionnaire for Prospective Nominees for United States Circuit Judgeship
1974
Box 3 Folder 4
New York Times vs Sullivan
1962-65
Box 3 Folder 5
New York University vs. Students for a Democratic Society
1969
Series III. Department of Treasury
Box 5 Folder 1
Department of the Treasury News
1971-73
Box 5 Folder 2
Background Briefing for the Cabinet on the President's Tax Program
1981
Box 5 Folder 3
Department of Justice
1971
Box 5 Folder 4
The General Counsel of the Treasury
1971-72
Box 5 Folder 5
Bills, Acts, Amendments
1971
Box 5 Folder 6
Department of the Treasury
1971-72
Box 5 Folder 7
Dinners, Memorandum, Itineraries
1970-72
Box 5 Folder 8
Treasury Remarks
1971-72
Box 5 Folder 9
Treasury Resignation and News Clippings
1973
Series IV. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Box 5 Folder 10
HUD Housing Dinner
1983
Box 5 Folder 11
HUD 1984 Budget Review
1982
Box 5 Folder 12
HUD 1984 Budget Review, Community Planning and Development: Budget Review Group Comments
1982
Box 5 Folder 12
HUD 1984 Budget Review, Community Planning and Development: Budget Review Group Comments
1982
Box 5 Folder 13
HUD 1984 Budget Review, Solar Energy and Energy Conservative Bank: Budget Review Group Comments
1982
Box 5 Folder 14
Budget Review Group Comments on 1984 Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
1982
Box 5 Folder 15
Budget Review Group Comments on 1984 Administration
1982
Box 5 Folder 16
Budget Review Group Comments on 1984 Office of Inspector General
1982
Box 5 Folder 17
Budget Review Group Comments on 1984 Housing Programs
1982
Box 5 Folder 18
HUD 1985 Budget and Legislative Review Housing Programs
1983
Box 5 Folder 19
HUD 1988 Budget and Legislative Review Housing Submissions
1986
Box 5 Folder 20
HUD 1989 Budget OMB Hearings Highlights
1987
Box 5 Folder 21
1986 Budget Potential Questions and Answers for Selected Programs
1985
Box 6 Folder 1
HUD Congressional Justification for 1986 Estimates (Part 1)
1985
Box 6 Folder 2
HUD Congressional Justification for 1986 Estimates (Part 2)
1985
Box 6 Folder 3
HUD Congressional Justification for 1986 Estimates (Part 3)
1985
Box 6 Folder 4
Cooperative Program on Building Construction and Urban Planning between The United States and The People's Republic of China Second Meeting and Study Tour in The United States 15-24 October 1981
1981
Box 6 Folder 5
Battery Park City
1968-78
Box 34
Battery Park City Authority Series A Bond, New Issue
1972
Box 6 Folder 6
Federal National Mortgage Association Privatization Study
1987
Box 6 Folder 7
HUD Book Info
1981
Box 6 Folder 8
HUD News Clippings
1960-86
Box 6 Folder 9
Howard University School of Business
1981
Box 6 Folder 10
1983 OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
1983
Box 6 Folder 11
Secretary Pierce Press Interviews
1988-89
Box 6 Folder 12
Accomplishments of Samuel R. Pierce Jr.
1983-85
Box 6 Folder 13
Government National Mortgage Association Secretary's Briefing Book
1981
Box 6 Folder 14
Fannie Mae REMICs
1987
Box 6 Folder 15
HUD Notes
1980s
Box 6 Folder 16
HUD Remarks
1983-88
Box 6 Folder 17
HUD News Releases
1986-87
Box 6 Folder 18
HUD Miscellaneous Papers Part 1
1980s
Box 6 Folder 19
HUD Miscellaneous Papers Part 2
1980s
Box 6 Folder 20
HUD Miscellaneous Memos and Correspondences
1980s
Box 7 Folder 1
HUD Records
February 1981
Box 7 Folder 2
HUD Records
March 1982
Box 7 Folder 3
HUD Records
April 1981
Box 7 Folder 4
HUD Records
May 1981
Box 7 Folder 5
HUD Records
June 1981
Box 7 Folder 6
HUD Records
July 1981
Box 7 Folder 7
HUD Records
August 1981
Box 7 Folder 8
HUD Records
September 1981
Box 7 Folder 9
HUD Records
October 1981
Box 7 Folder 10
HUD Records
November 1981
Box 7 Folder 11
HUD Records
December 1981
Box 7 Folder 12
HUD Records
January 1982
Box 7 Folder 13
HUD Records
February 1982
Box 7 Folder 14
HUD Records
March 1982
Box 7 Folder 15
HUD Records
April 1982
Box 7 Folder 16
HUD Records
May 1982
Box 7 Folder 17
HUD Records
June 1982
Box 7 Folder 18
HUD Records
July 1982
Box 7 Folder 19
HUD Records
August 1982
Box 7 Folder 20
HUD Records
September 1982
Box 7 Folder 21
HUD Records
October 1982
Box 7 Folder 22
HUD Records
November 1982
Box 7 Folder 23
HUD Records
December 1982
Series V. Speeches
Box 18 Folder 1
Speeches: January 1983
1983
Box 18 Folder 2
Speeches: February 1983
1983
Box 18 Folder 3
Speeches: March 1983
1983
Box 18 Folder 4
Speeches: April 1983
1983
Box 18 Folder 5
Speeches: May 1983
1983
Box 18 Folder 6
Speeches: June 1983
1983
Box 18 Folder 7
Speeches: July 1983
1983
Box 18 Folder 8
Speeches: August 1983
1983
Box 18 Folder 9
Speeches: September 1983
1983
Box 18 Folder 10
Speeches: October 1983
1983
Box 18 Folder 11
Speeches: November 1983
1983
Box 18 Folder 12
Speeches: December 1983
1983
Box 18 Folder 13
Speeches: January 1984
1984
Box 18 Folder 14
Speeches: February 1984
1984
Box 18 Folder 15
Speeches: March 1984
1984
Box 18 Folder 16
Speeches: April 1984
1984
Box 18 Folder 17
Speeches: May 1984
1984
Box 18 Folder 18
Speeches: June 1984
1984
Box 18 Folder 19
Speeches: July 1984
1984
Box 18 Folder 20
Speeches: August 1984
1984
Box 18 Folder 21
Speeches: September 1984
1984
Box 18 Folder 22
Speeches: October 1984
1984
Box 18 Folder 23
Speeches: November 1984
1984
Box 18 Folder 24
Speeches: December 1984
1984
Box 19 Folder 1
Speeches: January 1985
1985
Box 19 Folder 2
Speeches: February 1985
1985
Box 19 Folder 3
Speeches: March 1985
1985
Box 19 Folder 4
Speeches: April 1985
1985
Box 19 Folder 5
Speeches: May 1985
1985
Box 19 Folder 6
Speeches: June 1985
1985
Box 19 Folder 7
Speeches: July 1985
1985
Box 19 Folder 8
Speeches: August 1985
1985
Box 19 Folder 9
Speeches: September 1985
1985
Box 19 Folder 10
Speeches: October 1985
1985
Box 19 Folder 11
Speeches: November 1985
1985
Box 19 Folder 12
Speeches: December 1985
1985
Box 19 Folder 13
Speeches: January 1986
1986
Box 19 Folder 14
Speeches: February 1986
1986
Box 19 Folder 15
Speeches: March 1986
1986
Box 19 Folder 16
Speeches: April 1986
1986
Box 19 Folder 17
Speeches: May 1986
1986
Box 19 Folder 18
Speeches: June 1986
1986
Box 19 Folder 19
Speeches: July 1986
1986
Box 19 Folder 20
Speeches: August 1986
1986
Box 19 Folder 21
Speeches: September 1986
1986
Box 19 Folder 22
Speeches: October 1986
1986
Box 19 Folder 23
Speeches: November 1986
1986
Box 19 Folder 24
Speeches: December 1986
1986
Box 19 Folder 25
Speeches: January 1987
1987
Box 19 Folder 26
Speeches: February 1987
1987
Box 19 Folder 27
Speeches: March 1987
1987
Box 19 Folder 28
Speeches: April 1987
1987
Box 19 Folder 29
Speeches: May 1987
1987
Box 19 Folder 30
Speeches: June 1987
1987
Box 19 Folder 31
Speeches: July 1987
1987
Box 19 Folder 32
Speeches: August 1987
1987
Box 19 Folder 33
Speeches: September 1987
1987
Box 19 Folder 34
Speeches: October 1987
1987
Box 19 Folder 35
Speeches: November 1987
1987
Box 19 Folder 36
Speeches: December 1987
1987
Box 19 Folder 37
Speeches: January 1988
1988
Box 19 Folder 38
Speeches: February 1988
1988
Box 19 Folder 39
Speeches: March 1988
1988
Box 19 Folder 40
Speeches: April 1988
1988
Box 19 Folder 41
Speeches: May 1988
1988
Box 19 Folder 42
Speeches: June 1988
1988
Box 19 Folder 43
Speeches: July 1988
1988
Box 19 Folder 44
Speeches: August 1988
1988
Box 19 Folder 45
Speeches: September 1988
1988
Box 19 Folder 46
Speeches: October 1988
1988
Box 19 Folder 47
Speeches: November 1988
1988
Box 19 Folder 48
Speeches: December 1988
1988
Series XI. Memorabilia
Box 20
Kienzle Quartz Clock
No Date
Box 20
DBS Bank - Silver Plate
Box 20
Lockheed TriStar Model Airplane
No Date
Box 20
JET Ticker Tape U.S.A. Clock
1984
Box 20
Public Housing Authorities Directors Association - Clock
1983
Box 20
Letter Opener and Shear Set
No Date
Box 20
Key to the City of Huntsville, Alabama
No Date
Box 20
Ronald Reagan Inauguration Miniature Axe
1981
Box 20
Federal National Mortgage Association - Guaranteed Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1982-1
Box 20
Miniature Liberty Bell
No Date
Box 20
Jefferson Junior High School - Stationary Holder
Box 20
YMCA of Greater New York
1981
Box 20
Boys Clubs of America - Magnifying Glass
No Date
Box 20
The United States of America - Medal "A Vision For The Nation"
No Date
Box 20
Presidential Task Force - Medal of Merit
No Date
Box 20
United States Savings Bonds - Paper Weight
No Date
Box 20
YMCA of Greater New York - Paper Weight
No Date
Box 20
National Association of Real Estate Brokers - Paper Weight
No Date
Box 20
U.S. Customs Treasury Department - Badge
No Date
Box 20
Freedom National Bank of New York - $3,755,000 Capital Notes and Preferred Stock record
Box 20
The Official 1985 Presidential Inaugural Medal
1985
Box 20
United States Attorney's Office - Medal "From His Friends In The United States Attorney's Office"
1955
Box 20
Boston Investment and Development Co. Stamford Green Groundbreaking, Stamford, Connecticut - Paper Weight
1982
Box 20
National Industrial Conference Board Inc. - Medal
1969
Box 20
Damaged Memorabilia
No Date
Scope and Contents
Empty box from Harvard, several name plates, plastic, metal, and wood stands
Box 21
Mount Holyoke College - Plate
1975
Box 21
Elephant-shaped Paper Weight
No Date
Box 21
Republican Senatorial Inner Circle - Glass Case
No Date
Box 21
Pajaritos Autoctonos de Puerto Rico - Plate, Carpintero de Puerto Rico Printed
No Date
Box 21
Decade of Disabled Persons - Goblet
1985
Series XII. Photographs
Box 28 Folder 1
Photos in France and Russia
1987
Box 28 Folder 2
Photos of Awards, Plaques, and Memorabilia 1
No Date
Box 28 Folder 3
Photos of Awards, Plaques, and Memorabilia 2
No Date
Scope and Contents
Black and white
Box 28 Folder 4
Photos of Awards, Plaques, and Memorabilia 3
No Date
Scope and Contents
Black and white
Box 28 Folder 5
Photos of Awards, Plaques, and Memorabilia 4
No Date
Scope and Contents
Black and white
Box 28 Folder 6
Ministerial Level Meeting, OECD
1986
Box 28 Folder 7
Glen Cove School Visit
1981
Box 28 Folder 8
Visit to Ottawa
No Date
Scope and Contents
Ambassador Niles, Ambassador Britton
Box 28 Folder 9
Secretary Pierce in China
No Date
Box 28 Folder 10
US/USSR Fifth Joint Committee Meeting on Housing and Other Construction
1986
Scope and Contents
Signing of Protocol and Wreath laying ceremony at Arlington Cemetery, June 23-24
Box 28 Folder 11
Secretary Pierce HUD Photos
No Date
Scope and Contents
David Valdez
Box 28 Folder 12
HUD at Adoption Partnership Ceremony, Jefferson High School
No Date
Scope and Contents
David Valdez
Box 28 Folder 13
HUD Photos 1981
1981
Scope and Contents
White House Press Briefing, National Association of Home Builders, National Association of Regional Councils, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Testimony, National League of Cities Executive Director, Glen Cove School, Trip to Alaska, National Press Club, House Republican Study Committee, Labors International Union Meeting, HUD Informational Forum for Women, Tuesday Club Forum, Republican National Committee, David Valdez
Box 28 Folder 14
HUD Photos 1982
1982
Scope and Contents
U.S. Conference of Mayors, Mid Winter Conference of National Governors Association, Pension Fund Press Briefing, Annual Federal Aid Seminar, Girls Nation Delegate, David Valdez
Box 28 Folder 15
HUD Photos 1983
1983
Scope and Contents
Opportunities Industrialization Center Revitalization Ceremony, David Valdez
Box 28 Folder 16
HUD Miscellaneous Photos
No Date
Scope and Contents
Urbana Development and Diane Camper NEWSWEEK, Leonard Burchman (Assistant to Secretary Pierce), Interview on WOR/WNEW, Marion Barry, Opportunities Industrialization Center, Announcement of National Selections for Senior Citizen and Handicapped Housing in Chinatown NYC, Vice President Bush and President Ronald Reagan, Fair Housing Campaign, David Rockefeller, CPD, Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce, Visit to Pittsburgh, Advisory Council of Historic Preservation, Photos with Asian Politicians, David Valdez
Box 28 Folder 17
Donald Ingvald Hovde
No Date
Box 28 Folder 18
Official White House Photographs
1981-1988
Scope and Contents
Ronald Reagan (hand-signed photographs), George H. W. Bush, President Traore of Mali, Minnie Wilkins, Republican National Committee, Fair Housing Amendments Signing Ceremony, Cabinet Meetings, Conferences, Malvin R. Goode, Long Island University
Box 28 Folder 19
Samuel R. Pierce Various Photos 1
1981-88
Scope and Contents
Bankers Mortgage in Florence, HUD Departure, meetings, satellite, funeral, circus, 1988 Republican National convention, Secretary of State George Shultz, Barbara Bush, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Soviet Union, Japan, Singapore Stock Exchange, The Embassy of the People's Republic of China, Thomas A. Bolan, Ted Britton, Jet Magazine, UDAD Check - City of Akron, U.S. Savings Bonds, Home Builders Institute
Box 28 Folder 20
Samuel R. Pierce Various Photos 2
1981-88
Scope and Contents
Richmond Renaissance Groundbreaking, George H. W. Bush, Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday, Battery Park City Corporation Authority, John Heinz, Tom Bolan, Columbus OH, Signing of the Protocol - Moscow, House of Representatives, Donald Schaefer, Fair Housing, Lewis Glueck - Southern Brooklyn Community Organization, Jack Anderson, OECD, Home Builders Institute, Republican National Committee, Village of Hempstead
Box 28 Folder 21
Samuel R. Pierce Various Photos 3
1972-88
Scope and Contents
Sentinel Society Inc., John Connally, Asian Bank Meeting 1972, William Rogers, Martin Luther King. Jr. National Holiday Celebration, Portraits, Inc., 25th Anniversary of President Nixon's Inauguration (Nixon hand-signed), George H. W. Bush
Box 28 Folder 22
Rosa Park, Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday Celebration, meetings, press conferences, local business visits, 1932 Olympic Site, CFC, Home Builders Institute, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, Samuel R. Pierce Apartments, Air Force One, Ted Britton, Akron OH, National Organization of Disability, National Minority Procurement Fair, National Press Club, Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II, Pierce football photos
Miscellaneous (Non-Labeled) Photos
Box 28 Folder 23
Secretary Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. First Year U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Album
1981-1982
Box 28 Folder 24
Fair Housing Act Album
1988
Box 34
Photo: United States Attorney's Office
1953
Box 34
Poster: Signed North American District Heating and Cooling Institute Poster
No Date
Box 34
Photo: Pierce Taking Oath
No Date
Box 34
Photo: 66th Annual Dinner of Agudath Israel showing 1988 Humanitarian Award - May 15, 1988,
1988
Box 34
Photo: Official Photograph of Samuel R. Pierce, Jr.
No Date
Scope and Contents
Two copies
Box 34
Photo: Official White House Photograph of Pierce and Richard Nixon
1970
Box 34
Photo: George P. Schultz congratulates Samuel Pierce on receiving Alexander Hamilton Award (Award is in box 41)
1973
Box 39
Photo: Visit to Florence, South Caroline, 1
1983
Box 39
Photo: Visit to Florence, South Caroline, 2
1983
Box 39
Photo: Reagan, Bush, and Cabinet Members, Hand-signed by All Members
No Date
Box 39
Photo: Reagan, Bush, and Cabinet Members, Hand-signed by All Members (different from above)
No Date
Box 44
Photo: Board of Directors Meeting, Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, Guest of Honor
1990
Mapcase Folder DD-23
Photo: Reagan, Bush, and Cabinet Members, Hand-signed by All Members
No Date
Series VIII. Certificates
Box 34
Certificate: Jefferson County Kentucky - Honorary Captain of the Belle of Louisville
1981
Box 34
Certificate: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law - Appreciation
1978
Box 34
Certificate: City of Glen Cove's Congratulatory Certificate for Induction into the Long Island Sports Hall of Fame
1988
Box 34
Certificate: University of the State of New York Education Department - Certificate for Barbara Penn Wright M.D. to Practice Medicine and Surgery
1949
Box 34
Certificate: The Home Builders Association of Maryland - Honorary Member
1985
Box 34
Certificate: University of the District of Columbia - Adjunct Professor
1983
Box 34
Certificate: Borough of The Bronx - Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. Day
1987
Box 34
Certificate: Phi Delta Phi - Honorary Member
1982
Box 34
Certificate: Senate of the United States in Executive Session - Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
1981
Box 34
Certificate: State of New York, City and County of New York - Assistant District Attorney
1950
Box 34
Certificate: The United States Department of Labor - a Member of the National Defense Executive Reserve of the Department of Labor
1963
Scope and Contents
Signed by The Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz
Box 34
Certificate: Institute of Judicial Administration - a Member of The Institute of Judicial Administration
1966
Box 34
Certificate: National Press Club - Appreciation
1983
Box 36
Certificate: La Ciudad de La Villita - Mayor
1984
Box 36
Certificate: The Great Navy of the State of Nebraska - Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska
1985
Box 40
Certificate: The Great Navy of the State of Nebraska - Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska
1983
Box 40
Certificate:President of the United States of America - Appointment to a Member of the National Commission for the Review of Federal and State Laws Relating to Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance
1973
Scope and Contents
Signed by Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard Nixon
Box 40
Certificates: The People of the State of New York - a Member of the Banking Board
1964, 1967, 1969
Box 40
Certificate: Attorney General of the United States Herbert Brownell, Jr. - Appointment to Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
1953
Box 43
Certificate: Boy Scouts of America - Rank of Eagle Scout
1936
Box 44
Certificate: State of Louisiana Executive Department - Colonel on the Staff of Governor David Green and Aide=de=Camp, Governor's Staff
1981
Box 44
Certificate: Secretary of State of New Mexico Clare Jones - Appreciation
1984
Box 44
Certificate: The Advisory Group to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue - Appreciation
1975
Box 48
Certificate: President of the United States of America - appointment to a member of the Advisory Council for Minority Enterprise for a term of two years
1969-09-17
Scope and Contents
Signed by President and Secretary of Commerce
Nixon, Richard
Stans, Maurice H.
Box 48
Certificate: Member of the Battery Park City of Corporation Authority
1968-07-26
Box 48
Certificate: Judge of the Court of General Sessions of the County of New York
1960-01-01
Box 48
Certificate: United States Court of Claims - admitted and qualified as an Atterney and Councellor
1963-12-13
Box 48
Certificate: Town of Hempstead - proclamation for black history month
1982-02
Box 48
Certificate: Town of Hempstead - citation
1982-02-28
Box 48
Certificate: Office of the Executive, Nassau County - citation
Undated
Box 48
Certificate: Office of the Executive, Nassau County - citation
Undated
Series IX. Degrees
Box 34
Degree: Cornell University Bachelors of Arts Degree
1947
Box 34
Degree: Voorhees College - Doctor of Laws Degree
1983
Box 34
Degree: Voorhees College - Citation for the Doctor of Laws Degree, citation
1983
Box 34
Degree: The Trustees of Cornell University - Bachelor of Laws
1949
Box 39
Degree: Elizabeth City State University - Doctor of Humane Letters
1985
Box 39
Degree: Saint Augustine's College - Doctor of Humane Letters
1985
Box 39
Degree: Central State University - Doctor of Laws
1986
Box 39
Degree: Syracuse University - Doctor of Laws
1983
Box 39
Degree: University of Syracuse - Doctor of Laws
1983
Box 40
Degree: Miles College - Doctor of Letters
1987
Box 40
Degree: Morehouse College - Doctor of Laws
1986
Box 40
Degree: Delaware State College - Doctor of Civil Laws
1983
Box 40
Degree: Tougaloo College - Doctor of Laws
1986
Box 40
Degree: Bethune-Cookman College - Doctor of Laws
1982
Box 44
Degree: Tuskegeensis University - Honorary Doctor of Laws
1986
Box 44
Degree: New York University - Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws
1972
Scope and Contents
Signed by New York University President James M. Heste
Mapcase Folder DD-23
Degree: Long Island University - Doctor of Laws
1986
Scope and Contents
Signed by President David J Steinberg and Chariman of the Board of Trustees William Zeckendorf, Jr
Mapcase Folder DD-23
Degree: Bishop College - Doctor of Humane Letters
1986
Mapcase Folder DD-23
Degree: Virginia State University - Doctor of Laws
1982
Mapcase Folder DD-23
Degree: New Jersey Institute of Technology - Doctor of Humane Letters
1981
Scope and Contents
Signed by President
Mapcase Folder DD-23
Degree: Baruch College - Doctor of Laws
1986
Series X. Orders
Box 34
Order: Ronald Reagan - Appointment of Samuel R. Pierce, Jr., to Chairman of the Interagency Committee for the Purchase of United States Savings Bonds
1983
Box 36
Order: Appointment to the General Counsel for the Department of Treasury
1984
Box 36
Order: Santa Fe, New Mexico - Secretary Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. Day
1984
Box 36
Order: Albuquerque, New Mexico - Secretary Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. Day
1984
Box 39
Order: Appointment to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
1981
Box 39
Order: Appointment to a Member of the President's Advisory Council on Private Sector Initiatives
1983
Box 39
Order: Appointment to a Member of the Advisory Council in Historic Preservations
1981
Mapcase Folder DD-23
Order: Ronald Reagan - Appointment of Samuel R. Pierce, Jr., as Member of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
1981
Scope and Contents
Signed by Ronald Reagan and William Clark.
Mapcase Folder DD-23
Order: Abraham D. Beam - Appointment to Mayor's Special Commission of Inquiry Into Energy Failures
1983
Series XI. Awards and Gifts
Box 4
The Prudential Insurance Company of America
1969
Box 4
Republican Presidential Commemorative, Honor Roll
No Date
Box 4
Republican Presidential Legion of Merit, Presidential Honor Roll
No Date
Box 4
National Republican Senatorial Committee, Presidential Order of Merit
1991
Box 4
Certificate of Attorney and counselor, Solicitor, Advocate, and Proctor of District Court
1953
Box 4
Certificate of Board of Directors of the New York World's Fair
1964
Box 4
National Republican Senatorial Committee, Presidential Commission
1992
Box 4
J. Edward Lumbard, United States Attorney
1991
Box 4
Dr. Herman R. Henry Scholarship Foundation, Man of the Year Award
1972
Box 4
Republican Presidential Task Force Life Member, Wall of Honor
1993
Box 4
The University of the State of New York Education Department, College Entrance Diploma
1940
Box 4
The Presidential Trust, Delegate from the State of New York in the 1992 Presidential Trust
1992
Box 4
Young America's Foundation, Conservative Leadership Award
1990
Box 4
Republican National Committee, Chairman's Honor Roll
1997
Box 4
The Federal Tax Forum Inc., Honored Speaker
1971
Box 4
Signed Dollar Bill (by the Treasurer of the US and the Secretary of the Treasury)
1981
Box 4
Trustees of Hofstra University, Degree of Doctor of Laws
1981
Box 4
Florida housing Cooperative, Inc., Certificate of Appreciation
1986
Box 4
City of Louisville, Honorary Citizen of Louisville
1981
Box 4
Photo of Earth from the Moon
No Date
Box 4
National League of Cities, Certificate of Appreciation
1983
Box 4
National Press Club, Certificate of Appreciation
1987
Box 4
The United States Department of Labor, Appointment of Assistant to the Under Secretary
1955
Box 4
Howard University, Meritorious Award
1977
Box 4
International Paper Company, Expression of Appreciation
1994
Box 4
The President of the United States of America, Appointment of Firth Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General's Corps
1950
Box 4
The President of the United States of America, Presidential Citizens Medal
1989
Box 4
Federal Home Loan Bank Board and System, Fifty Years of Service
1982
Box 22
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. - Dedicated Service and Outstanding Leadership
1984
Box 22
Knoell Homes - Cooperation in the Development of Cimarron
1984
Box 22
The Black Advisory Committee of the 50th Presidential Inaugural - Distinguished Service and Significant Contributions to the USA
1985
Box 22
River Park Towers Tenants Association Inc. - Outstanding Leadership and Public Support of the Fair Housing Amendment Act of 1983
1984
Box 22
The Friends of Yelverton, Inc. - Outstanding Support and Cooperation in Furthering Education for Minority Students
1984
Box 22
Tireless Efforts in Providing Moderate-Low and Affordable Housing for the Tenants of Salem Manor, Omaha, Nebraska
1984
Box 22
Independent Republican Club of Harlem - Many years of Dedicated and Devoted Public Service and Outstanding Contribution in the Fields of Housing and Economic Development
1984
Box 22
The US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - Recognizing the Needs and the Potential of the Hispanic Community and Its Business Sector
1985
Box 22
Holy Trinity Baptist Church Enterprises, Inc. - Commitment to Fair Housing and Outstanding Leadership
1984
Box 23
National Conference of Black Mayors, Inc. - Stalwart Leadership and Untiring Commitment to the Full Development of Communities and Cities Throughout the Nation
1985
Box 23
Phada Annual Convention - Outstanding Contributions to Public and Indian Housing
1988
Box 23
The Council of 100 Black Republicans - Distinguished Service Award
1985
Box 23
Huntsville Coalition of Small and Minority Businesses - Superb Leadership in the Private and Governmental Sectors
1984
Box 23
Frederick Douglas Republican - Leadership Achievement Award
1987
Box 23
Glen Cove High School - Glen Cove Hall of Fame
1984
Box 23
National Association of Real Estate Brokers - Q. V. Williamson Memorial Appreciation Award
1987
Box 23
The National Association of Home Builders - Development of Better Communities and His Commitment to Promote Affordable Housing for All Americans
1984
Box 23
Atlanta University and Morehouse College - Leadership and Achievements and Establishment of The Samuel R. Pierce, Jr., Chair in Real Estate Studies
1986
Box 23
The National Association of Neighborhoods - Outstanding Public Service
1987
Box 24
San Diego Kind Corporation - Outstanding Cooperation and Commitment to Affordable Housing for the Elderly in San Diego, CA
1988
Box 24
U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Secretary - Designation as a member of the National Defense Executive Reserve of the Department of Labor
(date)
Box 24
City of Oakland - Fair Housing Day Proclamation
1968
Box 24
Phi Beta Kappa - Member Certificate
1943
Box 24
Phi Kappa Phi - Member Certificate
1947
Box 24
The Cornell University Athletic Association - Cornell Major "C" for Football Season of 1941
1941
Box 24
Cornell Student Law Association - Certificate of President
1948
Box 24
State of New York Executive Chamber - Reappointment to the Court of General Sessions
1959
Scope and Contents
Hand signed by Nelson A. Rockefeller
Box 24
Bar Association of Nassau County, NY - Distinguished Service Medallion
No Date
Box 24
The Club At the Commissioner General's Lounge - Appreciation for support of the United States National Pavilion, Tsukuba Expo 85
1985
Box 24
City of Atlantic City - Proclamation of Secretary Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. Day
1987
Box 24
City of Buffalo - Key to the City
No Date
Box 25
Northeast Regional Black Republican Council - Continuous Devotion to Quality Housing for the People of Our Region
1987
Box 25
Bronx Shepherds Restoration Corporation - Years of Unswerving Commitment and Dedication to Bronx County
1987
Box 25
CHAPA - Commendation
1986
Box 25
City of Riviera Beach, Florida - Key to the City
1986
Box 25
National Black Republican Council of the Northeastern Region - Untiring and Dedicated Efforts Towards Improving the Quality of Life of the Citizens
1984
Box 25
Lincoln Coalition - To Pursue and Implement the Thoughts of Freedom, Unity and Honesty to American Principles of Abraham Lincoln
1986
Box 25
Dedicated Service to Improving the Quality of Life in the Various Communities Across the Continental United States
1984
Box 25
City of Compton, California - Key to the City
No Date
Box 25
The Criminal Investigation Division Agents Association, Inc. - Distinguished Service and Dedication
1971
Box 26
Virginia Republican Black Caucus - Man of the Year Award
1988
Box 26
Treasury Interagency Savings Bonds Committee - 1983-84 Chairman
1983
Box 26
Ginny Mae - Mortgage-Backed Certificate Guarantee for Criterion Financial Corporation
1983
Box 26
Ginny Mae - Mortgage-Backed Certificate Guarantee for Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc.
1985
Box 26
The Long Island Black History Month Committee - The Black History Month Award
1982
Box 26
West-Bro Community Development Corporation - Years of Service, Dedication, and Effort
1984
Box 26
Illinois Black Republican Council - Outstanding and Meritorious Achievement
1984
Box 26
Parents Association of C.E.S.229 - Outstanding Services to the People of the City of NY
1984
Box 26
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Zeta Mu Chapter - Certificate of Merit (Man of the Year)
1985
Box 26
The City of Hayti Heights, Missouri - Key to the City
1987
Box 26
Long Island Council Afro-American Republicans - Outstanding Contributions and Sincere Commitment
1984
Box 26
Balanced Government for America - Outstanding Contributions and Support of The National Conference of Black Majors, Inc.
1987
Box 26
City College Newman Club Award
1960
Box 26
City of Florence, South Carolina - Pens and Pen Holder
No Date
Box 26
National War College - Pens and Pen Holder
No Date
Box 27
Shiloh A.M.E. Zion Church of Staten Island, N.Y. - Dedication and Service
1984
Box 27
Brown Highbridge Republican Club - Accomplishments and Contribution in the Field of Housing and Community Affairs
1984
Box 27
Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce - William Byron Rumford Award
1984
Box 27
YMCA - Outstanding Efforts for the Renovations and Additions of Our Facility and Support of Our Youth
1988
Box 27
YMCA of Greater New York - For Service to Youth
1976
Box 27
Careers Incorporated - Humanitarian Award
1983
Box 27
Penna Black Republic Council - Excellence Award
1984
Box 27
Independent Republican Club of Harlem - Recognition Award
1987
Box 27
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Delta Gamma Chapter - Outstanding Services to the U.S. Government
1984
Box 27
Harvard Model Congress - Appreciation
1988
Box 27
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Appreciation
1983
Box 27
Boy Scouts of America - Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award
No Date
Box 30
Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award
No Date
Box 30
Governor's Club Certification
No Date
Box 30
Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World, Inc. Necklace
No Date
Box 30
Department of Housing and Urban Development Pin
No Date
Box 30
Republican Presidential Legion of Merit Medal and Pin
No Date
Box 30
WWII Efficiency, Honor, Fidelity, Good Conduct Medal
No Date
Box 30
North Shore Championships Nassau County
1960, 1944
Box 30
Boy Scout Merit Badges
No Date
Box 30
Lewis Glaser Handcut Colonial Style Goose Quill Pens
No Date
Box 34
Signatures: HUD, "To Secretary Pierce, with deep appreciation"
No Date
Box 34
Award: Cornell Law School Distinguished Alumnus Award
1988
Box 34
Award: Southern Brooklyn Community Organization - Humanitarian Award
1983
Box 38
Award: National Black Republican Council - Appreciation, Book of Laws Clock
November 1987
Box 35
Letter: From Ronald Reagan Regarding the Signing of H.R. 1158, the Fair Housing Amendment Act of 1988 (Reagan-signed Parker Pen included)
1988
Box 35
Award: The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - Commitment and Contributions
1984
Box 36
Award: B'nai B'rith Youth Services - The Real Estate and Construction Industry Man of the Year Award
1985
Box 36
Cartoon: Vanity Fair Cartoon, Dec 11, 1869 - Judges No. 1 "The Lord Chief Justice of England"
No Date
Box 37
Award: Key to the City of Florence, South Carolina
No Date
Box 37
Award: Richardson and Lucas, Inc. - Outstanding Dedication and Unswerving Support for the Building of Quality Housing
1987
Box 37
Award: Community School Board 9, Bronx, N.Y. - Untiring Commitment, Support and Unswerving Dedication to the Improvement of Housing
1987
Box 38
Award: The New York State Council of Black Republicans - Outstanding Contributions Towards Enhancing the Quality of Life in the Field of Housing
1984
Box 39
Award: The Resident Advisory Committee of William Mead Homes - Operation Build Youth
1983
Box 39
Award: Forth Worth, Texas - Honorary Citizen
1983
Box 39
Award: The City of New Orleans - Honorary Citizen
1981
Box 39
City of Glen Cove - Citation to the Honorable Samuel R. Pierce
1982
Box 39
Award: Key to the City of Greenville, South Carolina
No Date
Box 39
Award: The American Jewish Heritage Committee Fund For a Better Tomorrow - The National Human Relations Award
1986
Box 40
Award: County of Los Angeles - Appreciation
No Date
Box 40
Resolution: Los Angeles - Commending Samuel Riley Pierce, Jr.
1984
Box 40
Award: The City of New Orleans - Honorary Citizen
1985
Scope and Contents
2 Copies
Box 40
Award: The City of Austin - Honorary Citizen
1981
Box 40
Award: State of Indiana - Sagamore of the Wabash
1981
Box 40
Sketch: Caricature of Samuel Pierce, Jr.
No Date
Box 41
Award: United States Department of the Treasury - Alexander Hamilton Award (See photo in box 34)
1973
Scope and Contents
Signed by Secretory George P. Shultz
Box 41
Award: The Capital District Black Republican Council - Leadership
No Date
Box 41
Award: The National Association of Home Builders - Appreciation
1988
Box 42
Award: Black Methodist for Church Renewal - Recognition Award
1983
Scope and Contents
Signed by Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard Nixon
Box 42
Award: Association of Minority Business Enterprises of New York - Outstanding Service Award
1984
Box 43
Award: Mayor George V. Voinovich - The Corporate Seal of The City of Cleveland
1983
Box 44
Award: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Special Award
1984
Box 45
Award: National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc. - Recognition of contribution
1986
Box 45
Award: City of Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley - Recognition of leadership and support in Housing Programs
1984
Box 46
Award: Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington - F. Elwood Davis Award
1987
Box 46
Coins: Numismatica Venezolana - Caciques de Venezuela
No Date
Box 47
Gift from friends in Malmoe Sweden
No Date
Box 48
Borough of Manhattan - Proclamation of "Samuel R. Pierce Day"
1987-11-20
Mapcase Folder DD-25
Award: Agudath Israel of America - 1988 Humanitarian Award
May 15, 1988
Mapcase Folder DD-25
Framed copy of H.R. 1158 with photograph of Ronald Reagan
January 19, 1989
Scope and Contents
Copy of the act that provided for the amendment of the 1968 Civil Rights Act to revise procedures for the enforcement of fair housing, and for other purposes. The frame also includes a photo of President Reagan with Pierce. The back states that this was presented to Pierce for his eight years of leadership in the campaign to guarantee equal housing opportunities for all Americans. It is from and signed by J. Michael Dorsey, John J. Knapp, Judith Y. Brachman, Antonio Monroig, Thomas D. Casey, Deborah Gore Dean, Lance H. Wilson, and one other.
Award: The Quarterback Club of Washington, D.C. (Trophy)
1988
Medals: The Department of Treasury - Secretaries of Treasury During Nixon Administration
No Date
Scope and Contents
Richard Nixon, George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, David M. Kennedy
Series XII. Scrapbooks
Box 8
Scrapbook 1
1970-71
Box 8
Scrapbook 2
1971
Box 8
Scrapbook 3
1971
Box 8
Scrapbook 4
1972
Box 8
Scrapbook 5
1972
Box 8
Scrapbook 6
1973
Box 8
Scrapbook 7
1973
Box 8
Scrapbook 8
1974-95
Box 8
Scrapbook 9
1976-77
Box 8
Scrapbook 10
1977-78
Box 8
Scrapbook 11
1978
Box 8
Scrapbook 12
1979-80
Box 9
Scrapbook 13
1980
Box 9
Scrapbook 14
1981
Box 9
Scrapbook 15
1981
Box 9
Scrapbook 16
1981
Box 9
Scrapbook 17
1981
Box 9
Scrapbook 18
1981
Box 9
Scrapbook 19
1981
Box 9
Scrapbook 20
1981
Box 9
Scrapbook 21
1982
Box 10
Scrapbook 22
1982
Box 10
Scrapbook 23
1982
Box 10
Scrapbook 24
1982
Box 10
Scrapbook 25
1982
Box 10
Scrapbook 26
1982
Box 10
Scrapbook 27
1982
Box 10
Scrapbook 28
1982
Box 10
Scrapbook 29
1982-83
Box 10
Scrapbook 30
1983
Box 10
Scrapbook 31
1983
Box 11
Scrapbook 32
1983
Box 11
Scrapbook 33
1983
Box 11
Scrapbook 34
1983
Box 11
Scrapbook 35
1983
Box 11
Scrapbook 36
1983
Box 11
Scrapbook 37
1983
Box 11
Scrapbook 38
1984
Box 11
Scrapbook 39A
1984
Box 11
Scrapbook 39
1984
Box 12
Scrapbook 40
1984
Box 12
Scrapbook 41
1984
Box 12
Scrapbook 42
1984
Box 12
Scrapbook 43
1984
Box 12
Scrapbook 44
1984
Box 12
Scrapbook 45
1984
Box 12
Scrapbook 46
1984
Box 12
Scrapbook 47
1984
Box 12
Scrapbook 48
1985
Box 13
Scrapbook 49
1985
Box 13
Scrapbook 50
1985
Box 13
Scrapbook 51
1985
Box 13
Scrapbook 52
1985-86
Box 13
Scrapbook 53
1986
Box 13
Scrapbook 54
1986
Box 13
Scrapbook 55
1986
Box 13
Scrapbook 56
1986-87
Box 13
Scrapbook 57
1987
Box 14
Scrapbook 58
1987
Box 14
Scrapbook 59
1987
Box 14
Scrapbook 60
1988
Box 14
Scrapbook 61
1988
Box 14
Scrapbook 62
1988
Box 14
Scrapbook 63
1988-89
Box 14
Untitled Binder
No Date
Box 14
General Counsel Opinions
1970-74
Box 14
Samuel R. Pierce Binder
1948-64
Box 14
Treasury Speeches and Remarks
1970-77
Box 14
Photos of Certificates and Awards Folder
1982-83
Box 15
Black Leather Scrapbook 1
1964-65
Box 15
Black Leather Scrapbook 2
1965-67
Box 15
Black Leather Scrapbook 3
1967-68
Box 15
Black Leather Scrapbook 4
1968-70
Box 15
Gray Binder Scrapbook 1 (A-G)
1981
Box 15
Gray Binder Scrapbook 2 (H-Mc)
1981
Box 15
Gray Binder Scrapbook (N-Z)
1981
Box 16
Treasury Speeches and Remarks Scrapbook (1-16)
1970-71
Box 16
Treasury Speeches and Remarks Scrapbook (17-32)
1970-71
Box 16
Photos of Awards and Certificates Scrapbook
1943-1984
Box 16
"Miscellaneous Collectibles" Scrapbook
No Date
Box 17
Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. Secretary of U.S. HUD 1982
1982
Scope and Contents
Collection of photographs of events of the Secretary during 1982 by Dave Valdez
Box 17
Scrapbook No. 955, The U.S. Department of Labor
1956
Box 17
Citizens for the Republic proudly represents The Second Reagan Administration
No Date
Box 17
Honorary Diploma - Glen Cove High School
1982
Box 17
Interagency Agreement between HUD and Small Business Administration
1982
Box 17
U.S. Industries, Inc. Certificate of Appreciation
1970
Series XIII. Audio Cassettes, 1981-1988
Box 29 TR-8916
Guest Speaker at the National Urban League 1981 Annual Conference, Plenary Session
1981
Box 29 TR-8917-8918
HUD Black History Month - Alex Haley (Guest)
February 1981
Box 29 TR-8919-8921
News Conference, Economic Recovery (Budget Cuts), Washington, DC
March 1981
Box 29 TR-8922-8923
Meeting with Assistant Secretary Monroig at Fair Housing Ceremony, Washington, DC
April 1981
Box 29 TR-8924
HUD Interview, Channel 7, Urban Update, Boston MA
April 1981
Box 29 TR-8925
HUD Eyewitness News Conference, WBZ-TB, Ch 4, Public Housing - Boston, Side 2
April 1981
Box 29 TR-8926-8927
CBS Radio (Access Guest) with Teresa Ditore
May 1981
Box 29 TR-8928
Mortgage Bankers Association, 68th Annual Convention
June 1981
Box 29 TR-8929
Management Meeting with HUD - Central Appointees (Budget Conscious), Washington, DC
June 1981
Box 29 TR-8930-8933
Annual U.S. Conference of Mayors, Louisville, KY
June 1981
Box 29 TR-8934-8935
News Conference Announcing President's Commission
June 1981
Box 29 TR-8936
72nd NAACP Annual Convention, Denver, CO
June/July 1981
Box 29 TR-8937
National Association for the Advancement of Colorado People Convention, Denver, CO
July 1981
Box 29 TR-8938
Colorado Black Republican Council, Denver, CO
July 1981
Box 29 TR-8939-8940
News Conference, Low Income Housing Construction
August 1981
Box 29 TR-8941-8943
National Town Meeting - Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Washington, DC
October 1981
Box 29 TR-8944-8945
National Press Club Luncheon
October 1981
Box 29 TR-8946
National Association of Realtors 74th Annual Convention, Miami, FL
November 1981
Box 29 TR-8947-8951
Report to Employees, Four Sessions, Washington DC
December 1981
Scope and Contents
Many duplicates, duplicates given tape recording number 8951
Box 29 TR-8952
US News Interview with Mike Joan
1982
Box 29 TR-8953
McNeil/Lehrer Report PBS, Urban Policy Report
1982
Box 29 TR-8954
Hovde-Newman Report - Interview Conference
February 1982
Box 29 TR-8955
From Editors Desk (Answers Only)
February 1982
Box 29 TR-8956
Working Group on Housing Policy, News Conference
April 1982
Box 29 TR-8957
Heritage Foundation, Chicago, IL
April 1982
Box 29 TR-8958
USA Today Economic Reporters Interview
April 1982
Box 29 TR-8959
Ottinger Seminar Rayburn, Washington, DC
April 1982
Box 29 TR-8960
Pennsylvania Black Republican Council, 20th Anniversary Dinner, Harrisburg, PA
June 1982
Box 29 TR-8961
Grant to Santa Cruz County, San Francisco
August 1982
Box 29 TR-8962
Blacks in Government, Inc., National Training Conference, Washington, DC
September 1982
Box 29 TR-8963
National Black Republican Council Mid-Term Convention, Washington, DC
September 1982
Box 29 TR-8964
Legislative Week, Enterprise Zone Workshop, Congressional Black Caucus, Washington, DC
September 1982
Box 29 TR-8965
Brooks Patterson Fundraiser
October 1982
Box 29 TR-8966
Groundbreaking for Three Housing Projects, Stamford, CT
October 1982
Box 29 TR-8967
Press Conference, Black Republican Advisory Group, Washington, DC
November 1982
Box 29 TR-8968
Providence Journal, Brown University, Public Affairs Conference, Providence, RI
November 1982
Box 29 TR-8969
Black Enterprise Interview
December 1982
Box 29 TR-8970
Press Conference, Federal Housing Authority Mortgage Insurance
December 1982
Box 29 TR-8971-8972
National Newspaper Publishers Association Mid-Winter Workshop, Fort Lauderdale, FL
January 1983
Box 29 TR-8973
U.S. Conference of Mayors, Washington, DC
January 1983
Box 29 TR-8974
Con. Housing Dereg. Sponsored by COC, NAHB, Foundation for Private Sector
January 1983
Box 29 TR-8975
Meeting with Congressmen on the Programs of Housing and Urban Development
February 1983
Box 29 TR-8976
Induction Ceremony, South Carolina Hall of Fame, Mary McLeod Bethune
February 1983
Box 29 TR-8977
Interview on Reagan Administration, Anti-Minority, etc., Los Angeles, CA
March 1983
Box 29 TR-8978
Cleveland City Club Forum, WCLV 95.5, Cleveland, OH
March 1983
Box 29 TR-8979
Interview with Alex Sullivan, KNX Radio
March 1983
Box 29 TR-8980
Press Conference on Urban Affairs Meeting on Ministerial Level, Paris, France
April 1983
Box 29 TR-8981
Senate Finance Committee on the Enterprise Zone Employment and Development act (S. 863)
April 1983
Box 29 TR-8982
Interview with Clifford Evans, Profiles, WGMS-FM
April 1983
Box 29 TR-8983-8984
Interview with Clifford Evans, Profiles, WGMS-FM
May 1983
Box 29 TR-8985-8986
Fair Housing Legislation - News Briefing
May 1983
Box 29 TR-8987-8988
Meeting with Steve Lambert, Marriott, Denver, Colorado
June 1983
Box 29 TR-8989-8990
Housing Authority Directors Association, Washington, DC
June 1983
Box 29 TR-8991-8992
Public Affairs council Conference
June 1983
Box 29 TR-8993
Interview with Shirley Scheibla, Washington Editor, Barron's
September 1983
Box 29 TR-8994
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Real Estate Development
September 1983
Box 29 TR-8995
(Hispanic Week, NW Plaza
December 1983
Box 29 TR-8996-8997
Meeting with Governor Hal Sawyer and Dick Headlee, Michigan
1984
Box 29 TR-8998
National Fair Housing Campaign, Fort Worth, TX
February 1984
Box 29 TR-8999-9000
Interview - AP Reuters
March 1984
Box 29 TR-9001-9002
Merrill Lynch Annual Housing Industry Seminar and Telephone Interview, New York, NY
March 1984
Box 29 TR-9003-9004
News Interview
March 1984
Box 29 TR-9005-9010
News Conference on the Fiscal Year 1986 Budget, Washington, DC
February 1985
Box 29 TR-9011-9012
Report to Employees (Morning and Afternoon Session)
February 1985
Box 29 TR-9013
News Conference on the Public Housing Home Ownership Demonstration, Washington, DC
June 1985
Box 29 TR-9014
Interview by Bill Celis, WSJ While at National Association of Home Builders Meeting, Dallas, TX
January 1985
Box 29 TR-9015-9017
Secretary's Year-End Report to Employees, Washington, DC
January 1985
Box 29 TR-9018
Press Briefing
April 1986
Box 29 TR-9019
Voice of America, U.S. Information Agency, Press Conference with Secretary Pierce, Washington, DC
May 1987
Box 29 TR-9020
Heritage Foundation, Washington DC
June 1988
Box 29 TR-9021
Howard University News Conference with President Cheek
No Date
Box 29 TR-9022
Narration on Housing and Urban Development Revolutionary Change/Economic Recovery, HUD Team
No Date
Box 29 TR-9023
"I Have a Dream" Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.
No Date
Series XIV. Video Cassettes, 1981-1988
Box 29 V-5839
Cable News Network with Secretary Pierce
August 1981
Box 29 V-5840
Department of HUD, Secretary Pierce - Danish Interview (2731), Global Video
September 1981
Box 29 V-5841
President's Commission on Executive Exchange, White House Cabinet Room
1981
Box 29 V-5842
Housing Affordability Press conference, Channel 5 News, WTTG with Pierce
January 1982
Box 29 V-5843
From the Editor's Desk, Pierce - Housing, The Budget and Blacks, NYT Editorial board
February 1982
Box 29 V-5844
Good Morning America, NBC Housing Series
April 1982
Box 29 V-5845
McNeil Lehrer Report, Copy 1
July 1982
Box 29 V-5846
McNeil Lehrer Report, Copy 2
July 1982
Box 29 V-5847
McNeil Lehrer Report, Copy 3
July 1982
Box 30 V-5848
CBS Morning News
September 1982
Box 30 V-5849
Channel 4 News Congressman Henry Gonzalez Criticizes HUD, Secretary Pierce
September 1982
Box 30 V-5852
McNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS
October 1982
Box 30 V-5850
Today Show with Pierce
December 1982
Box 30 V-5851
PBS Howard University, Evening Exchange, Sam Johnson, Host Interview
1982
Box 31 V-5853
Operation Build (HUD), KNBC News, LA, Archi Moore
August 1983
Box 31 V-5854
C-SPAN Secretary Pierce
September 1983
Box 31 V-5855
CBS Morning News Copy 1
December 1983
Box 31 V-5856
CBS Morning News Copy 2
December 1983
Box 31 V-5857
Alex J. Uri, Insight '93' WIXT/ABC, Syracuse, NY
1983
Box 31 V-5859
Live on WJLA-TV, Channel 6 News
February 1984
Box 31 V-5860
Report on HUD, Secretary Pierce, CBS Evening News
February 1984
Box 31 V-5861
Secretary Pierce Launches Fair Housing Campaign, Dallas, Texas
February 1984
Box 31 V-5862
WFAA-TV, Question and Answer Interview, Dallas, TX
February 1984
Box 31 V-5863
Samuel Pierce Addresses the Associated General Contractors in New Orleans
March 1984
Box 31 V-5864
WABC-TV Eyewitness News
March 1984
Box 31 V-5865
CBS Evening News - Dan Rather
April 1984
Box 31 V-5902
National Press Club, John Fogarty, Host Luncheon Speaker
May 1984
Box 31 V-5958
Secretary Pierce Reagan Endorsement
1984
Box 31 V-5903
McNeil/Lehrer News Hour Interview
1984
Box 31 V-5904
Fair Housing Ceremony: WNUC-TV, NYC; WXTV-Hispanic, Patterson, NY; WNJU-TV, 47 Hispanic
1984
Box 31 V-5905
PSA - Fair Housing, Secretary Pierce and Assistant Secretary Monroig Copy 1
1984
Box 32 V-5906
PSA - Fair Housing, Secretary Pierce and Assistant Secretary Monroig Copy 2
1984
Box 32 V-5907
PSA Fair Housing, Secretary Pierce and Assistant Secretary Monroig Copy 3
1984
Box 32 V-5908
Inaugural Gala Presidential Show Complete Performance
February 1985
Box 32 V-5909
Republican Party Trying to Enroll Black Members
February 1985
Box 32 V-5910
Samuel R. Pierce Jr. Press Club Speech
February 1985
Box 32 V-5911
Secretary Pierce on Good Day, WCVB-TV, Boston, Copy 1
March 1985
Box 32 V-5912
Secretary Pierce on Good Day, WCVB-TV, Boston, Copy 2
March 1985
Box 32 V-5913
Small Business Report Enterprise Zone
March 1985
Box 32 V-5914
Revolutionary Change at HUD
1985
Box 32 V-5915
HUD, Secretary Pierce at National Press Club
January 1987
Box 32 V-5916
C-SPAN Senate Judiciary: "Fair Housing"
March 1987
Box 32 V-5917
Interview with HUD Secretary Samuel R. Pierce, Jr., Capital Hills Club
March 1987
Box 32 V-5918
Secretary Samuel R. Pierce Jr. Council of 100
March 1987
Box 32 V-5919
Secretary Pierce Interview on Modern Maturity Copy 1
September 1987
Box 32 V-5920
Secretary Pierce Interview on Modern Maturity Copy 2
September 1987
Box 32 V-5921
President Reagan Signs the Housing Bill at the White House
February 1988
Box 32 V-5922
Radio-TV Monitoring Service, Inc. Ten O'Clock News WTTG-TV "Council of 100 Meeting"
March 1988
Box 32 V-5923
Swearing in Ceremony of Secretary Jack Kemp Department of HUD
1989
Box 32 V-5924
CBS - Lem Tucker's Interview with Pierce
No Date
Box 32 V-5925
CH 5 Los Angeles "Transition House" and CH 7 Network "Night Line" "Homeless"
No Date
Box 32 V-5926
Miscellaneous Video Clips
No Date
Box 32 V-5927
Today Show, NBC, Channel 4
No Date
Box 32 V-5928
WRTV - Indianapolis, Probe of the HUD
No Date
Series XV. Miscellaneous Material
Box 33 Folder 1
Response by Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. to Questionnaire for Prospective Nominees for United States Circuit Judgeship
Around 1975-80
Scope and Contents
Three copies
Box 33 Folder 2
Biographical Documents
1988
Box 33 Folder 3
HUD Documents
1981-89
Scope and Contents
New Directions in Housing and Urban Policy: 1981-1989, An Impact Evaluation of the Urban Development Action Grant Program, Working Partners, 1981 Annual Report
Box 33 Folder 4
Battery Park City Documents
1968
Box 33 Folder 5
Law Documents
1965-73
Scope and Contents
10 Year Report Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, Adolf I. Mayer v. Joseph T. Higgins, Howard Law Journal, The Institute for Civil Justice Annual Report, articles, Bar Association of Nassau County, NY, Inc. 89th Annual Dinner Pamphlet
Box 33 Folder 6
Cornell Documents
1988-2000
Scope and Contents
The Board of Trustees Calendar, mails, bills, Sphinx Head Newsletter, Cornell Law Forum
Box 33 Folder 7
Harvard Documents
1969-73
Scope and Contents
Board of Overseers of Harvard College: Committee Assignments
Box 33 Folder 8
Pamphlets and Magazines
1988-1991
Scope and Contents
Salute to Greatness 1989 dinner, Long Island Sports Hall of Fame Dinner of Champions, Compass, Emerging Trends in Real Estate: 1989, Constructor, 1991 Directory of Associates Telluride Association, Smart House, Institute of International Education
Box 33 Folder 9
Books and Published Material
Scope and Contents
Reagan's Ruling Class, The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy, U.S.S. Intrepid, A Decent Place to Live: The Report of the National Housing Task Force, The Journal of the Institute for Socioeconomic Studies, Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, The Hoover Institution: Report 1984
Box 33 Folder 10
Miscellaneous Documents
Scope and Contents
The Heritage Lectures, Reagan's Report Card (article), Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, bills, receipts, invitations, informational catalogues, advertisements, a card containing names and numbers of the Treasury officials, Radio Corporation of America stock information booklet