Guide to the Susan Hammer Papers

SJSU Library Special Collections and Archives

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library

San Jose State University

One Washington Square

San Jose, CA 95192-0028

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Guide to the Susan Hammer Papers

Collection number: MSS-2007-04-01

SJSU Special Collections & Archives

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library

San José State University

One Washington Square

San José, CA 95192-0028

Phone: (408) 808-2062

Fax: (408) 808-2063

Email: special.collections@sjsu.edu

URL: http://library.sjsu.edu/sjsu-special-collections/sjsu-special-collections-and-archives

Processed by:: Laura Lind
Date Completed:: 2007
Encoded by:: Laura Lind

Descriptive Summary

Title: Susan Hammer Papers

Dates: 1966-1999

Bulk Dates: 1989-1998

Collection number: MSS-2007-04-01

Creator: Hammer, Susan, 1938-

Collection Size: 22 cartons, 1 box, 2 flat boxes 48 linear feet

Repository: San Jose State University. Library.

San Jose, California 95192-0028

Abstract: This collection documents the two-term administration of Susan Hammer, who served as Mayor of San Jose between the years 1990 and 1998. She is known for her commitment to improving public safety, education, and access to the arts. The collection consists of administrative files, press and publicity, awards, photographs, videotapes, correspondence, and other memorabilia collected primarily during Hammer's mayoralty. Also included are the files of the Protocol Office created during the term of Hammer's predecessor, Tom McEnery. The collection highlights Hammer's involvement in San Jose community and economic development.

Physical location: Vault 1, Range 20B

Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Access

The collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the San Jose State University Library Special Collections and Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Preferred Citation

Susan Hammer collection, San Jose State University Library Special Collections and Archives.

Processing History

Processed by Laura Lind, 2007. EAD encoded by Laura Lind, 2007. Reviewed by Danelle Moon, 2007.

Biographical History

Susan Walker Hammer was born in Altadena, California in 1938. She spent her childhood in neighboring Monrovia, where she lived in a house built by her grandparents. Her father, Jim Walker managed an insurance agency he co-owned with Hammer's maternal grandmother, Prairie Krutzch. Hammer's mother, Katrine Walker was a stay-at-home mother and community activist.

Hammer, an honor student and avid tennis player, attended Santa Barbara College (became UC Santa Barbara), but transferred to UC Berkeley in her sophomore year where she majored in Latin American History and earned her B.A. in 1960. In the same year, she married Phil Hammer, a law student at UCB's Boalt Hall and a native of San Jose.

In 1960 the Hammers traveled to Washington DC to work for the Kennedy presidential campaign, and both worked in positions to promote the "New Frontier." Susan Hammer found a position working for the Peace Corps administration, while Phil Hammer worked for the Human Rights Commission. In 1964 they moved to San Jose, where Phil Hammer established a family law practice and Susan Hammer raised their three children (Phil, 1963; Hali, 1965; and Matt, 1968).

While a self-described homemaker, Hammer continued to contribute to local politics. In 1966 she worked as a volunteer on California Assemblyman John Vasconcello's first campaign, where she stuffed envelopes and answered the phones with her kids in tow. This campaign experience served as a springboard for future political involvement. From 1976-1980, she served on the County Juvenile Justice Commission. She was also a founding member of the Board of the San Jose Museum of Art, and she served as Board President from 1978-1980. In 1978, Hammer co-chaired the mayoral campaign of Janet Gray Hayes; in 1980, at Hayes' recommendation, Hammer accepted an interim chair on the City Council. She quickly earned a reputation as an energetic go-getter, able to dive in and get things done. When the Council term ended, she accepted a 6-month appointment as a special assistant to Hayes.

Hammer was elected to the City Council in 1982 and again in 1986. As a Council Member, Hammer focused her energies on housing, education, and childcare. From 1987-1988, she co-chaired the Housing Task Force and Emergency Task Force on Homelessness. In 1990 Hammer ran for the office of mayor and faced a heated and close race against opponent Frank Fiscalini. Hammer won by a slim margin of 1,263 votes and became the 62nd mayor of San Jose.

Mayor Hammer is perhaps best known for her commitment to community development. Hammer's administration focused on community improvement. To this end, she increased funding to educational programs, worked to decrease violent crime and stop gang activity, formed relationships with minority groups, focused on the needs of individual neighborhoods, and continued her long-term support of the arts.

Hammer worked closely with police and community members to improve safety in the city. She established the Gang Prevention Task Force, a group that united law enforcement, city officials, community groups, and former gang members to form strategies for preventing gang-related violence. The group's efforts were considered a success, as the violent crime rate dropped dramatically.

A strong supporter of environmental issues, Hammer approved and helped implement the Greenline Initiative. This Initiative created an urban growth boundary around San Jose, helping the city provide more cost-effective services and preventing sprawl from destroying habitat in the open space surrounding the city. Environmentalists and city officials supported the measure; however, it met resistance from landowners whose properties fell outside the boundary, and who felt their rights to develop their properties were violated. The Initiative was first approved by City Council in 1996 but was stalled in a lawsuit initiated by the disgruntled landowners. The court ruled that the city must conduct an environmental assessment before considering a Greenline. In October 1998, the environmental impact assessment was completed and the Initiative was re-approved.

Concerned with economic development as well as community development, Mayor Hammer worked hard to bring more jobs and industry to the area, and successfully lured high-tech firms such as Sony, Adobe, and Cisco Systems to San Jose. Cisco soon became the city's largest employer, as well as the greatest contributor to the city's tax revenues.

In 1994 Hammer won a landslide re-election, which opened up new doors to participate in the Clinton Administration as a member to the President's Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations. In previous administrations, the committee had been composed almost exclusively of male Fortune 500 business leaders. Hammer was the first woman chosen Chair of the Committee, as well as the first elected official to be appointed to the Committee.

Overall, Mayor Hammer had strong support from the City Council throughout her tenure. Committed to improving diversity in City Hall, Hammer instituted Project Diversity to achieve this goal, hired Regina V.K. Williams as City Manager (the first woman and the first minority to hold this position), and appointed Lou Cobarruviaz, the first Hispanic Police Chief of San Jose. Her political outreach extended to the Latino community and to the GLBT community. Historian Glenna Matthews described Hammer as a visionary for her outreach to the Hispanic community, and for her sensitivity to issues of diversity. Hammer has been credited with making the city's government more down-to-earth, improving public safety, and creating a Mayor's office that was responsive to the needs of neighborhoods and minority groups.

At the beginning of her second term, President Clinton, Barbara Boxer, and Dianne Feinstein encouraged Hammer to run for Norman Mineta's vacated congressional seat. Newspaper reports suggested that she could potentially seek a state office seat, but in the end she choose to stay in local politics. Hammer retired from public office after her second term ended in 1998, but would have been glad to serve a third term were it not for term limits. Hammer continues to reside in San Jose, where she has remained active in community organizations. From 1999-2002, she served on the State Board of Education. In 2004, her family's commitment to the arts was recognized when the San Jose Repertory Theater was re-named the Susan and Phil Hammer Theater Center. She also received the 2005 Tower Award from San Jose State University for her role in the creation of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library.

Scope and Content

The Susan Hammer Papers consist of administrative files, correspondence, publicity, photographs, videotapes, and other memorabilia. The documents, which were donated to the archives by Susan Hammer, also include some files from the Protocol Office created during the 1982-1990 tenure of Tom McEnery, Hammer's predecessor. Hammer's involvement in San Jose community and economic development is well-documented in the collection, including files of the Committee of the Whole, the Redevelopment Agency, Joint Venture Silicon Valley, Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley, and the New Realities Task Force. Other items of interest include artwork and photographs of Hammer, campaign files, and files from the Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiation, a Presidential advisory group to which Hammer was appointed by President Bill Clinton. The bulk of the materials in this collection were created between 1989 and 1998.

Arrangement

The papers are arranged into five series: Administrative Files, 1981-1998 (bulk 1989-1998); Economic Development, 1990-1998; Office of Protocol Files, 1981-1991 (bulk 1989-1991); Publicity and Public Events, 1980-1999 (bulk 1987-1998); and San Jose Community Development, 1966-1999 (bulk 1990-1999).

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

SAN JOSE MAYORS (CALIFORNIA)

SAN JOSE (CALIF.)--OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES

WOMEN IN POLITICS--CALIFORNIA

HAMMER, SUSAN

Collection Contents

Series I Administrative Files 1981-1998 1989-1998

Physical Description: 4 boxes

Series Scope and Content Summary

The series includes administrative files, biographical information, correspondence, financial information, and subject files. Items of interest in this series include minutes and agendas from the City Managers' meetings, in which key city issues were discussed and strategies planned. Correspondence comprises about half of the series, and includes constituent correspondence, inter-office and inter-governmental letters and memoranda, and Hammer's personal correspondence. The subject files reflect Hammer's concern for child care issues and the arts.

Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically by subject, and chronologically within each subject.

Box 1

Administrative

Folder 1

City Council Assignments 1995-1996

Folder 2

City Council Composition 1994

City Council Evaluations

Folder 3

1994

Folder 4

1997

Folder 5

City Council Members History 1995

Folder 6

City Manager 1994

Folder 7

City Manager Issues 1997-1998

Manager's Meetings

Folder 8

1993-1995

Folder 9

1995

Folder 10

1997-1998

Folder 11

Miscellaneous Local and Interoffice 1995-1996

Folder 12

Resume 1995

Folder 13

Schedule 1991

Schedules

Folder 14

1990

Folder 15

1991

Folder 16

1992

Folder 17

1993

Folder 18

1994

Folder 19

1995

Folder 20

1996

Folder 21

1997

Folder 22

1998

Biographical

Folder 23

Biographical Information March 1997

Boxes 1-3

Correspondence

Folder 24

Letters Index 1989-1990

Folder 25

Letters and Memoranda 1990

Folder 26

Mail Log 1991

Letters

Folder 27

January 1991

Folder 28-29

February 1991

Box : Folders 2 : 30-31

March 1991

Folder 32-35

April 1991

Folder 36-38

May 1991

Folder 39-42

June 1991

Folder 43

Mail Log 1991

Letters

Folder 44-47

July 1991

Folder 48-49

August 1991

Folder 50

September 1991

Box : Folder 3 : 51

September-October 1991

Folder 52-55

October 1991

Folder 56-57

November 1991

Folder 58-59

December 1991

Folder 60

Letters to Students 1991

Folder 61

Letters Index 1991

Folder 62

1992

Folder 63

Personal 1994-1995

Folder 64

1995

Folder 65

Personal and Internal Mail 1996-1997

Folder 66

Correspondence with City Assessor 1998

Folder 67

Letter n.d.

Memoranda

Folder 68

1995

Folder 69

1997

Boxes 3-4

Financial

Budget

Folder 70

1993

Folder 71

1993/1994

Folder 72

1995

Folder 73

1996/1997

Folder 74

1997/1998

Budget Memos

Folder 75

1991

Folder 76

1992

Folder 77

1993

Folder 78

1994

Folder 79

1995

Folder 80

1996

Folder 81

1997

Box : Folder 4 : 82

1998

Folder 83

Capital Budget & Workers' Compensation 1996-1997

Folder 84

Grants, Endowments 1994-1995

Boxes 4-6

Subject Files

Folder 85

Adobe Systems Prop 211 1996

Folder 86

Airport Master Plan 1997

American Basketball League

Folder 87

1996-1997

Folder 88

1998

Folder 89

Annual Reports 1996

Folder 90

Anti abortion Picketing 1995

Folder 91

Antioch (book) 1993

Folder 92

Arts Committee 1998

Folder 93

Arts and Entertainment 1996

Assembly Bill 2828

Folder 94

March 1996

Folder 95

April-May 1996

Folder 96

Ballot Initiatives 1996

Folder 97

Bank of America 1997

Folder 98

California Alumni Association 1997

Folder 99

Census 1994-1996

Folder 100

Chamber Prop. 218 October 1996

Folder 101

Child Care 1997

Folder 102

Children's Trauma Center 1998

Folder 103

City-Church Issues April-May 1997

Folder 104

City Hall Relocation n.d.

Folder 105

Columbia Hospital 1998

Folder 106

Court TV Law Center 1997

Folder 107

Education 1997

Folder 108

FPPC Soccer Club 1998

Folder 109

Fire Department Issues 1996

Folder 110

Growth Management 1993

Folder 111

Immigration Act 1990

Folder 112

Investing 1996

Folder 113

Japan 1991

Folder 114

Japanese Community 1985

Folder 115

Jarvis Initiative 1996

Folder 116

Jobs 1996

Folder 117

Leadership 1993

Folder 118

League of Cities 1991 1994

Folder 119

LICIT/COT (trade) 1998

Miscellaneous Local Issues

Folder 120

1994-1995

Folder 121

1995-1996

Box : Folder 5 : 122

1995-1997

Folder 123

Oakland Horse Racing 1998

Folder 124

Parkland Dedication Ordinance March 1998

Folder 125

Performance Review 1997-1998

Police Issues

Folder 126

1994

Folder 127

1997-1998

Folder 128

Policy Analysis 1991

Folder 129

Productivity 1991

Folder 130

Proposition 209 1996

Folder 131

Public Allies 1993

Folder 132

Race Relations 1995

Folder 133

Real Estate 1993

Redistricting

Folder 134

1981

Folder 135-141

1991

Folder 142

Redistricting: Asian Population Breakdown 1991

Box : Folder 6 : 143

Redistricting Rosters 1991

Folder 144

Redistricting Statistics 1990-1991

Folder 145

Redistricting: District 8 1994

Folder 146

Rutgers/CAWP 1998

Folder 147

S1822 1994

Folder 148

SB797 1991-1992

Folder 149

SB797 Testimony 1991

Folder 150

SB979 1991

Folder 151

Securities and Litigation 1996

Folder 152

Sports Complex 1992

Folder 153

Telecommunications 1995

Folder 154

Traffic n.d.

Folder 155

Transit Occupancy Tax Information 1993-1995

Folder 156

Urban Development 1991

Folder 157

Urban Renewal 1996

Folder 158

Vacancies 1993/1994

Folder 159

Welfare Legislation June 1996

Folder 160

Welfare Reform 1996-1997

Folder 161

Women's Issues 1996

Series II Economic Development 1990-1998

Physical Description: 4 boxes

Series Scope and Content Summary

The contents in this series include meeting minutes, memoranda, agendas, and administrative files pertaining to economic development in San Jose. Also included are files concerning the American Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiation (ACTPN), a national committee on economic policy. Hammer was recommended to the ACTPN by President Bill Clinton, and was elected chair of the committee. Other items of interest in this series include the files of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, and those of the New Realities Task Force.

Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically by subject, and chronologically within each subject.

Boxes 6-7

Economic Development: ACTPN

Folder 162

ACTPN Binder 1 1996

Folder 163

ACTPN Binder 1: Forms, etc. 1997

Folder 164-171

ACTPN Binder 1 1998

Folder 172-173

ACTPN Binder 2 1994

Box 7

ACTPN

Folders 174-181

1994

Folder 182-184

1995

Folder 185

1995-1997

Folder 186

1996

Folder 187

ACTPN Legal Services 1996-1997

Boxes 7-8

Economic Development Board

Folder 188

1991

Economic Development Steering Committee

Folder 189

1992-1993

Folder 190

1993-1994

Folder 191

City Development Closed Sessions 1993-1994

Folder 192

Economic Development Steering Committee 1993-1994

Folder 193

Economic Development Closed Meetings 1995

Economic Development Steering Committee

Folder 194

1995

Folder 195

1996

Folder 196

Taylor Meetings 1996-1997

Box 8

Economic Development Steering Committee

Folder 197

1997/1998

Folder 198

1998

Box 8

Economic Development: Corporate Outreach

Folder 199

K-Mart Briefing n.d.

Folder 200

Shopping Center Development n.d.

Folder 201

Corporate Outreach Activities 1991

Folder 202

IBM 1991

Folder 203

Nihanmachi Corporation 1991

Folder 204

Corporate Competition 1991-1996

Folder 205

Starlight Studios 1993

Folder 206

Corporate Community Involvement 1994

Folder 207

AT&T 1994-1998

Folder 208

Ethiopian Entrepreneur 1995

Folder 209

Pac Bell 1995

Folder 210

Mexican Heritage Corporation 1996-1997

Folder 211

Software Business Cluster 1996-1997

Folder 212

Valley Fair Shopping Center 1997

Folder 213-214

Santa Clara Valley Manufacturing Group 1997-1998

Box 8

Economic Development: Downtown Development

Folder 215

Clippings and Newsletters 1990-1991

Folder 216

Vision 2000 1991

Folder 217

Recession 1994

Folder 218

Retirement Issues 1994

Folder 219

Silicon Valley Economy 1995

Folder 220

Local Economics: ACTPN, Fast Track, TRIP 1997

Folder 221

City Development 1998

Folder 222

Work/Welfare 11998

Folder 223

Incentive Zone Analysis May 1998

Box 8

Economic Development: International Trade

Folder 224

International Trade 1991-1993

Folder 225

Cooperation with Japan 1996

Folder 226

Trade 1997

Economic Development: Transportation

Folder 227

Moffet Field 1995

Folder 228

Negotiations Regarding Tokyo Flight 1997

Box 8

Joint Venture Silicon Valley (JVSV)

JVSV

Folder 229

n.d.

Folder 230

1993-1994

Folder 231

1995

Folder 232

1995-1996

Folder 233

April 1996

Folder 234

1995-1997

Folder 235

1997

Folder 236

1997-1998

Folder 237

JVSV CEO Search 1998

Folder 238

JVSV Meeting Agenda 1998

Folder 239

JVSV Executive Committee August 1998

Folder 240

JVSV Board Meetings September 1998

Box 9

New Realities Task Force (NRTF)

Folder 241

Proposed Task Force 1993

Folder 242

NRTF Creation 1995-1996

Folder 243-244

NRTF 1996

Folder 245

NRTF Public Hearing Remarks March 1996

Folder 246

NRTF April 1996

Folder 247-248

NRTF Work Plan 1996

Folder 249

NRTF June 1997

Folder 250

NRTF Program Report 1997

Folder 251

NRTF 1997

Folder 252

NRTF Status Update 1998

Folder 253

NRTF n.d.

Series III Office of Protocol Files 1981-1991 1989-1991

Creator: Bert Gerlitz

Physical Description: 2 boxes

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series consists of the files of Protocol Officer Bert Gerlitz. The bulk of these files were created during the mayoral term of Tom McEnery, Susan Hammer's predecessor. The Protocol Office organized special events and made arrangements for the travel of foreign officials to San Jose, arranged the Mayor's travel abroad, and worked to establish relationships between San Jose and other cities. The files include extensive documents regarding San Jose's relationships with its sister cities.

Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically by subject, and is sorted chronologically within each subject.

Box 10

Administrative Files

Folder 254

Office of Protocol Creation n.d.

Folder 255

Horizon 2000 General Plan circa 1981

Folder 256

City Charter 1988

Folder 257

Azores Soccer League 1989

Folder 258

Gift Inventory 1989

Folder 259

Messages about Earthquake 1989

Folder 260

Annual Reviews and District Maps 1989-1990

Folder 261

St. Joseph's Cathedral 1990

Folder 262

Organization and Functions Manual 1990-1991

Folder 263

Visa Requests 1990-1991

Folder 264

City Council Information and Budget 1990-1991

Folder 265

City Work Plan 1990-1991

Folder 266

Gifts Received April 1991

Folder 267

Cultural Programs 1991

Folder 268

Indo-American Chamber of Commerce 1991

Folder 269

Knight Foundation 1991

Folder 270

Souvenir Request 1991

Miscellaneous Administrative Files

Folder 271

1990-1991

Folder 272

1991

Box 10

Events and Travel

Folder 273

Conference on Exporting 1989

Folder 274

Visit from German Senator 1989

Folder 275

Croatian President Visits San Jose circa 1990

Folder 276

Invitation to Mayor of Bergamo 1990

Folder 277

Dart Festival 1990

Folder 278

St. Patrick's Day Luncheon 1990

Folder 279

Consul General of Israel Visit 1990

Folder 280

Lithuanian Delegation 1990

Folder 281

Melbourne 1990

Folder 282

Moscow Minister of Construction 1990

Folder 283

Norwegian Consul Visit 1990

Folder 284

U.S./U.S.S.R. Gymnastics Competition 1990

Folder 285

Teatro Campesino 25th Anniversary 1990

Folder 286

British Ministries of Health Visit to San Jose 1991

Folder 287

Dick Cheney Visit to San Jose 1991

Folder 288

Mexican Flag Day February 1991

Folder 289

New Global Age Conference February 1991

Folder 290

Polish Ambassador to Visit San Jose April 1991

Folder 291

Seminar in Madrid 1991

Folder 292

Shalom Visit to Israel 1991

Folder 293

Vietnam Flag Raising 1991

Folder 294

World Cup Protocol 1991

Box 10

International Relationships, General

Folder 295

Sister Cities Walk 1990

Folder 296

Fairmont Sister Cities Christmas Display 1990

Folder 297

Award from Sister Cities May 1991

Folder 298

Sister Cities Programs 1991

Folder 299

Brno, Czechoslovakia Sister City October 1991

Folder 300

Hungarian Sister City 1991

Folder 301

Mexico: Gustavo Bernal, Artist circa 1991

Boxes 10, 16

International Relationships: China/Taiwan

Box : Folder 10 : 302

Beijing Visit 1989

Folder 303

Consul General of China circa 1989

Folder 304

Burns Delegation to Taiwan May 1990

Folder 305

Tainan Table Tennis 1990

Folder 306

Tainan Delegation to New World Festival August 1990

Folder 307

Hong Kong circa 1990

Folder 308

Democracy in China 1990

Folder 309

Goddess of Democracy Project 1990

Folder 310

Beijing Experimental Zone 1990

Folder 311

Beijing Delegation April 1991

Folder 312

Chinese Historical Project 1991

Folder 313

Taiwan Economic Development 1991

Box 16

Taiwan Poster Scroll n.d.

Box 11

International Relationships: Costa Rica

Folder 314

Arias 1989

Folder 315

Oscar Arias' Visit to San Jose 1989

Folder 316

Costa Rica Tourism 1989

Folder 317

Correspondence with Costa Rica 1990-1991

Boxes 11, 16

International Relationships: France

Box : Folder 11 : 318

French Consul Re: Normandy 1991

Box : Folder 11 : 319

Rouen, France April 1991

Box 16

Normandy Medal n.d.

Box 16

Rouen Medal n.d.

Box 11

International Relationships: Ireland

Folder 320

Amateur boxing Tournament 1989

Folder 321

Consul General of Ireland 1989

Folder 322

O'Connor Hospital 1989

Folder 323

R.O.S.E. Award, Dublin 1989

Folder 324

Ireland, Arts and Theater 1989

Folder 325

Sister City Committee, Dublin 1989

Folder 326

Student Sponsorship 1989

Folder 327

Irish Video 1989

Folder 328

Ben Baines Visit to San Jose 1990

Folder 329

Bishop Dumaine to Visit San Jose 1990

Folder 330

Invitation to Desmond O'Malley: Irish Week 1990

Folder 331

Dublin Visit March 1990

Folder 332

Mayor of Dublin to Visit San Jose November 1990

Folder 333

Dublin Professor's Visit to San Jose 1990

Folder 334

Seamus Heaney 1990

Folder 335

Irish Peace Activism 1990

Folder 336

Paddy McCarthy 1990

Folder 337

Irish Immigration: Letters to Don Edwards 1990

Folder 338

Dublin Trip 1990

Folder 339

Robert Noyce 1990

Folder 340

Arkland, Ireland Carnival 1990

Folder 341

Irish Soccer 1990

Folder 342

Irish Times Journalist 1990

Folder 343

Rose of Tralee 1990

Folder 344

Irish Week 1990

Folder 345

Ireland Minister of Industry 1991

Folder 346

Gift from Michael Donnely April 1991

Folder 347

Invitation to President of Ireland April 1991

Box 11

International Relationships: Japan

Folder 348

Sendai n.d.

Folder 349

San Jose-Japan Flight 1989

Folder 350

Correspondence 1989

Folder 351

Okayama Seismic Team 1989

Folder 352

Regional Policy Planners 1989

Folder 353

Okayama Music and Art 1989

Folder 354

Tree Donation 1990

Folder 355

Okayama Exchange Student 1990

Folder 356

Minoru Matsui 1990

Folder 357

Okayama Delegation to New World Festival August 1990

Folder 358

Sister Cities Display 1990

Folder 359

Okayama Delegation to New World Festival August 1990

Folder 360

Okayama: Correspondence 1990

Folder 361

Okayama/San Jose 33rd Anniversary 1990

Folder 362

Sister Cities: Letters 1990-1991

Folder 363

Research Planners January 1991

Folder 364

San Jose/Japan Travel 1991

Folder 365

Okayama: Statistical Information February 1991

Folder 366

Letter to Okayama Mayor February 1991

Folder 367

Thank You Note to Okayama March 1991

Folder 368

Gift From Tokyo 1991

Folder 369

Hotel Okura May 1991

Box 11

International Relationships Philippines

Folder 370

Meeting with Philippine Consul General 1989

Folder 371

Philippines: Potential Sister City 1990

Folder 372

Filipino Celebration Week 1991

Series IV Publicity and Public Events 1980-1999 1987-1998

Physical Description: 10 boxes

Series Scope and Content Summary

The series consists of files documenting Hammer's election campaigns, awards, publicity, speeches, photographs, events and travel. Four boxes contain awards and certificates. Also of interest in this series are videotapes of Hammer's campaign activities, public appearances, and State of the City addresses.

Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically by subject, then chronologically within each subject.

Boxes 11-12

Campaign Finances

Folder 373

1986

Folder 374

1987

Folder 375

1987-1989

Folder 376-377

1989

Folder 378-379

1990

Box : Folders 12 : 380-383

1986

Folder 384

Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Forms 1988-1990

Folder 385

Campaign Finances 1991

Folder 386

Debt Retirement Statement 1991

Folder 387

FPPC Forms 1991 1997

Folder 388

Economic Interests Statements 1991-1998

Folder 389

Debt Retirement Statement 1993

Folder 390

Fundraising Ethics 1993

Folder 391-392

Economic Interests Statements 1993-1995

Campaign Finances

Folder 393

January-February 1995

Folder 394

January-April 1995

Folder 395

July-December 1995

Folder 396

Campaign Finance Regulations 1996

Box 12

Campaign Finances: Citizens for Susan Hammer

Citizens for Susan Hammer

Folder 397

1991

Folder 398

June-December 1993

Folder 399

January-June 1994

Folder 400

June 1994

Folder 401

July-December 1994

Folder 402

January-June 1995

Folder 403-404

July-December 1995

Folder 405

January-June 1996

Folder 406

June-December 1993

Boxes 12-13

Campaign Finances: Friends of Susan Hammer

Friends of Susan Hammer

Folder 407

November-December 1990

Folder 408

January-June 1991

Folder 409

July-December 1991

Folder 410

January-June 1992

Folder 411

November-December 1990

Folder 412

January-June 1993

Box : Folder 13 : 413

June-December 1993

Folder 414

January-June 1994

Folder 415

July-December 1994

Folder 416-417

January-June 1995

Folder 418-419

July-December 1995

Folder 420

November-December 1990

Folder 421

Friends of Susan Hammer July-December 1996

Folder 422

Friends of Susan Hammer Semi-Annual Statement January-June 1997

Folder 423-424

FPPC July-December 1997

Folder 425

January-June 1998

Folder 426

Officeholder Account January-June 1998

Box 13

Campaign Materials, Miscellaneous

Folder 427

Campaign Advice 1986

Folder 428

Campaign Endorsements 1994

Box 13

Campaign Polls and Voter Statistics

Public Opinion Poll

Folder 429

1989

Folder 430-431

1990

Folder 432

Election Results 1990-1994

Folder 433

GLS Research 1996

Boxes 14-17

Certificates and Awards

Folder 434

Certificates 1987-1997

Temple Emmanu-el Tzedek Award 1987

Don Quijote Award 1991

Friends of BAYMEC Award 1991

Appreciation Plaque from Latino Issues Forum 1991

Board of the Derry Investment Initiative n.d.

San Jose conservation Corps Plaque n.d.

City of San Jose Plaque n.d.

Box 15

San Jose Symphony Orchestra Baton 1991

Janet Gray Hayes Award 1992

San Jose Youth Commission Award 1992

Santa Clara Arts Council Award 1992

Breakout Prison Outreach Plaque 1994

Planned Parenthood Plaque 1994

San Jose Valley Toxics Coalition Award 1994

San Jose Unified School District Plaque 1995

Juliette Gordon Low Award 1995

International Citizen of the Year Award 1995

Hewlett Packard Plaque 1995

San Jose Mounted Police Plaque 1996

Thomas P. Ryan Elementary School Plaque 1996

Semiconductor Industry Plaque 1996

Silicon Valley Arts Fund Appreciation Award 1996

Silicon Valley Joint Venture Plaque 1997

Filipino Youth Coalition Plaque 1997

CIF Distinguished Service Award 1997

City Livability Award 1997

South Bay African-American Image Award 1997

Women in Leadership Award 1997

United Way Plaque 1998

PACT Homework Plaque 1998

San Jose Superintendents Plaque 1998

Good Housekeeping Award for Women in Government 1998

Martin Luther King, Jr. Association Plaque 1998

Box 16

Pro-Choice Coalition Plaque 1998

Weed and Seed Plaque 1998

Child Care Summit Plaque 1998

Redevelopment Agency Plaque/Paperweight 1998

San Jose Joint Venture Plaque 1998

Friends of the Bureau R.O.S.E. Award 1998

Tri-Cities Children's Centers Certificate 1999

Santa Clara University Law School Community Award 1999

West Ed Plaque 1999-2003

Silicon Valley Joint Venture n.d.

Box 17

Framed Painting of Susan Hammer n.d.

Scrapbook from PACT 1998

Appointment Books 1991-1994

Box 13

Events and Travel

Ireland

Folder 435

1991

Folder 436

1995

Folder 437

1998

Folder 438

Northern Ireland n.d.

Folder 439-442

London 1997

Folder 443-444

National Democratic Convention 1996

Folder 445

National Conference of Democratic Mayors 1997

Folder 446

Renaissance Weekend 1995-1997

Folder 447

School Visits 1995

Box 18

Speeches and Publicity

Speeches

Folder 448

1980

Folder 449

1983-1985

Folder 450

1986

Folder 451

1988

Folder 452

1989

Folder 453

Speeches and Press Clippings 1989

Folder 454

Speeches 1991

Folder 455

Publicity and Clippings 1991-1992

Folder 456

State of the City Proposals 1991-1994

Folder 457

State of the City Addresses 1991-1998

Folder 458

Speeches 1993-1995

Folder 459

Conference Speeches 1994

Folder 460

State of the City Address 1995

Folder 461

Miscellaneous Speeches/Press 1996

Folder 462

Invitations to Speak 1996-1997

Folder 463

State of the City Press Conference February 1997

Folder 464

Speeches and Public Statements 1997-1998

Folder 465

America's Promise Youth Summit 1997-1998

Folder 466

State of the City 1998

Box 19

Slides and Photographs

Folder 467

Photographs, Personal n.d.

Folder 468

Photographs, McEnery circa 1987

Folder 469

Photographs, East Side Adult Education circa 1994

Folder 470

Photographs, Public Appearances and Events circa 1991-1998

Folder 471

Photograph, San Jose Downtown circa 1996

Folder 472

Photograph, Hammer with President Clinton circa 1996

Folder 473

Photographs, Youth Involvement circa 1996

Folder 474

Correspondence Re. Slide Donations 1995

Folder 475

Slides: Sheets 1-10 circa 1995

Folder 476

Slides: Sheets 11-20 circa 1995

Folder 477

Slides: Sheets 21-29 circa 1995

Box 20

VHS Tapes

Baseball Fantasy Tape (Phil Hammer appears) n.d.

Friends of Lincoln High School PSA n.d.

Nick's Birthday Party n.d.

San Jose Convention Center n.d.

Senator Boxer's Comments, Outstanding Women n.d.

Temple Emmanuel Dinner 1987

Unity Breakfast 1988

Election Advertisement circa 1990

Christmas in the Park Parade 1990

Mayor's Debate 1990

Mayoral Debate: Hammer vs. Fiscalini 1990

Santa Clara County 1990: A Year of Change 1990

Mayor-Council Inauguration 1991

San Jose Police Video Unit: Day of Thanks 1991

Unity Breakfast 1991

Project Diversity 1992

San Jose Police Video: Unity Breakfast 1992

Arena Grand Opening Dedication Ceremony 1993

Passport to San Jose 1993

San Jose Arena Opening 1993

State of the City Address 1993

Re-Election Campaign Advertisement circa 1994

Channel 11: Silicon Valley circa 1995

Lawyer's Coalition for Civil Rights Under Law circa 1995

Bay TV: Susan Hammer Bio 1996

Channel 11: Cisco Systems 1996

C-Span: Democratic Convention 1996

ICG Year End Review 1996

State of the City Address 1996

Poco Way: A San Jose Story (Dept. of Housing) 1997

State of the City Address 1997

Channel 11 Newscasts 1998

Phil Hammer News Appearance 1998

Mayor Hammer Tribute 1998

State of the City Address 1998

Hometown Blues: The Struggle over Growth in the Bay Area 1999

Junior Achievement Hall of Fame Profiles 1999

Women of Vision 1999

Series V San Jose Community Development 1966-1999 1990-1999

Physical Description: 5 boxes

Series Scope and Content Summary

Susan Hammer is known for her commitment to community development in San Jose. Issues featured in this series include the arts, education, gangs, the Greenline Initiative, and youth services. Files from the Redevelopment Agency are also featured prominently.

Arrangement

This series is arranged into two broad categories: Community Development Issues and Community Development Organizations. The contents are sorted alphabetically by subject, and arranged chronologically within each subject.

Box 21

San Jose Community Development: City Issues

Arts/Recreation

Folder 478

Conservation/Sierra Club 1991

Folder 479

Arts 1992-1996

Folder 480

Arena 1993

Folder 481

Sports Authority 1993-1994

Folder 482

Art Education 1994

Folder 483

Library 1994

Folder 484

Hayes Mansion October 1994

Folder 485

Miscellaneous Arts/Recreation 1994-1995

Folder 486

Arts and Culture 1995

Folder 487

San Jose Repertory Theatre 1995

Folder 488

Guadalupe River Park September 1995

Folder 489

Tech Center 1995-1997

Folder 490

Arts Leadership Forum 1996

Folder 491

Corporate Council for the Arts 1996

Folder 492

Guadalupe River Park 1996

Folder 493

San Jose Museum of Art 1996

Folder 494

San Jose Repertory Theatre 1996

Folder 495

Smithsonian 1996

Folder 496

20/21 Cultural Plan 1996

Folder 497

Weed and Seed 1996

Folder 498

Cinco de Mayo Festival 1996-1997

Folder 499

Sports 1996-1997

Folder 500

Biblioteca Latinoamericana 1997

Folder 501

Guadalupe River Project Notes 1997

Folder 502

Mexican Cultural Heritage Gardens 1997

Folder 503

Smithsonian Exhibit 1997

Folder 504-505

Symphony 1997

Folder 506

The Tech 1997

Folder 508

History Museum 1998

Folder 509

Inner-City Games 1998

Folder 510

Bernal Park 1998

Folder 511

Joint Library Project 1998

Folder 512

Olympic Bid Process 1998

Folder 513

Parks 1998

Folder 514

San Jose Library 1998

Folder 515

Tech Opening 1998

Folder 516

Theatres 1998

Box 21

Crime

Folder 517

Miscellaneous Crime 1990-1991

Folder 518

Crime: Clippings 1993-1994

Folder 519

Violent Crime 1994-1995

Folder 520

Domestic Violence Task Force April 1994

Boxes 21-22

Education

Folder 521

College Motivation Advisory Group 1991

Folder 522

Educational Round Table 1991 1992

Folder 523

Computers in Education 1992-1993

Folder 524

Technology in Schools 1993

Folder 525

Community Education circa 1993

Box : Folder 22 : 526

Technology in Education Task Force 1993-1994

Folder 527

Technology in Education 1994

Folder 528

San Jose Education Network 1994-1996

Folder 529

Adult Education 1995

San Jose Education Network

Folder 530

1995

Folder 531

1995-1996

Box 22

Gangs

Folder 532

PACT (People Acting in Community Together) 1990-1991

Folder 533

Gang Prevention Task Force 1991

Folder 534

Gangs: Background Info 1991

Folder 535

PACT October 1992

Folder 536

Gang Prevention Task Force 1992-1993

Folder 537

Gang Prevention Task Force: Best Process 1993

Folder 538

Graffiti 1993

Folder 539

PACT 1993

Gang Prevention Task Force

Folder 540

1994

Folder 541

March 1994

Folder 542

1994

Folder 543

PACT Homework Centers 1994

Folder 544

Gang Prevention Task Force: BEST/Cycle V 1996

Folder 545

Gang Prevention Task Force: Cycle V 1996

Folder 546

Youth Services/Gang Prevention 1996

Folder 547

Gang Prevention Task Force 1997

Box 22

Greenline

Folder 548

Greenline Initiative 1995

Folder 549

Greenline Strategy 1995

Folder 550

Greenline Initiative March-April 1996

Folder 551

Greenline/Urban Growth 1996

Box 22

Housing

Folder 552

Department of Housing Activity Report October 1992

Folder 553

Affordable Housing 1995

Folder 554

Housing Investment Plan 1995

Folder 555

Assisted Housing 1995-1996

Folder 556

Department of Housing Publications 1995-1996

Affordable Housing

Folder 557

1997

Folder 558

1998

Box 22

Homelessness

Folder 559

Homelessness Task Force 1995

Folder 560

Homelessness Work Group 1995

Box 22

Neighborhoods

Folder 561

Neighborhood Services Policy Committee 1991

Folder 562

Vietnamese Community Meeting November 1992

Folder 563

Washington-Guadalupe Neighborhood Association 1993-1994

Folder 564

Targeted Residential Picketing 1994

Mayfair Neighborhood Improvement Initiative

Folder 565

1996-1997

Folder 566

June 1997

Folder 567

Mayfair Neighborhood September 1997

Folder 568

Mayfair Neighborhood Improvement Initiative 1997

Folder 569

Mayfair Advisory Committee 1998

Folder 570

Mayfair Neighborhood Improvement Initiative April 1998

Box 22

Paramedics

Folder 571

1995

Boxes 22-23

Transportation

Folder 572

San Jose Airport 1991-1994

Folder 573

Traffic Authority 1992

Box : Folder 23 : 574

Transportation Authority 1992

Folder 575

Transportation Authority/Parking Authority 1992-1994

Folder 576

Congestion Management Agency 1993

Folder 577

Parking 1993

Folder 578

Miscellaneous Transportation 1995

Folder 579

Parking 1996

Folder 580

Traffic: Level of Service 1996

Folder 581

Airport 1997

Box 23

United Way

Folder 582

United Way 1 1999

Folder 583

United Way 2 1999

Folder 584

United Way 3 1999

Folder 585

United Way 4 1999

Folder 586

United Way 5 1999

Box 23

Water/Sewage

Folder 587

Water Quality 1991

Folder 588

Waste Quality/Water Quality 1992-1993

Folder 589

Great Oaks Water Company 1993

Folder 590

Waste 1994

Folder 591

Sale of San Jose Municipal Water System 1995

Folder 592

Municipal Water Issues 1995-1998

Box 23

Youth: City Year

City Year

Folder 593

1993-1994

Folder 594

1994-1995

Folder 595

1995

Folder 596

1995-1996

Folder 597-598

1996

Folder 599-600

1998

Folder 601

1999

Boxes 23-24

Youth Services

Folder 602

Child Care 1987

Folder 603

San Jose BEST: Cycle III 1987

Folder 604

Greencorps 1994

Folder 605

Youth Issues 1994

Folder 606

Youth Centers 1994-1996

Folder 607

ACT Against Violence 1995

Folder 608

Washington Area Youth Center 1995

Folder 609

Youth Services 1995

Folder 610

Youth Issues 1995-1996

Folder 611

Youth Issues/Mentoring 1996

Box : Folder 24 : 612

BEST: Cycle VI August 1997

Youth Issues

Folder 613-614

1997

Folder 615

1997-1998

Box 24

Community Development, Miscellaneous Issues

Folder 616

Community Foundation n.d.

Folder 617

San Jose General Plan circa 1966

Folder 618

Strategic Planning 1991-1992

Folder 619

City Bonds 1994

Folder 620

Minority Representation 1994

Folder 621

National League of Cities 1994

Folder 622

Community Improvement Organizations 1995-1997

Folder 623

Community Project Funding 1996

Folder 624

Community Development Budget Group 1997

Folder 625

Miscellaneous Community Organizations 1997-1998

San Jose Community Development: Organizations

Box 24

Committee of the Whole (COW)

Folder 626-627

COW Better Vision 20/20 1991

Folder 628

COW Recreational Programs 1992

Folder 629

COW Anti-Graffiti Plan 1993

Folder 630

COW Budget 1993-1995

Folder 631

COW Budget Process 1994

Folder 632

COW Mayor's Budget Message 1994

Folder 633

COW Budget Process 1996

Folder 634

COW Transportation Policies October 1996

Folder 635

COW Budget Meetings 1996-1999

Folder 636

COW 1998

Folder 637

COW Fire Department, Police Department, Budgeting June 1998

Box 24

Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley

Folder 638

1997-1998

Folder 639-641

1998

Folder 642

Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley Leadership Council Roster February 1998

Folder 643

Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley Leadership 1998

Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley Arts Education Task Force

Folder 644

1998

Folder 645

1998-1999

Box 25

Joint Powers Authority

Folder 646

1995

Folder 647

March 1996

Folder 648

Joint Powers Authority Agendas and Memos 1997

Box 25

Redevelopment Agency (RDA)

Folder 649

RDA 1989 1994

Folder 650

RDA Downtown Strategy 1990

Folder 651

RDA 1991

Folder 652

RDA City Development: Roads/Highways 1991

Folder 653

RDA Mayor's Development Review Committee 1991-1992

Folder 654

RDA 1991-1994

Folder 655

County of Santa Clara VS RDA 1992

Folder 656

RDA: Teatro Campesino June 1993

Folder 657

RDA 1994

Folder 658

RDA Bank of America Concerns 1994

Folder 659

RDA Retail Strategy 1994

Folder 660

RDA VS Santa Clara County 1994

Folder 661

RDA 1994 1995

Folder 662

RDA Budget 1994-1995

Folder 663

RDA Executive Board Meetings 1994-1995

Folder 664

RDA Budget/Finances 1995

Folder 665

RDA: Memoranda and Activity Updates 1995

Folder 666

RDA Achievements 1995-1996

Folder 667

RDA Budget 1995-1996

Folder 668

RDA Activities 1996

Folder 669

State of the City 1996-09

Folder 670-671

RDA Budget 1996-1997

Folder 672

RDA Meeting with Senator McPherson April 1997

Folder 673

RDA: Opposition to City Hall Relocation 1997

Folder 674

RDA Achievements and Goals 1997-1998

Folder 675

RDA Budget 1997-1998

Folder 676

RDA Executive Meetings 1997-1998

Folder 677

RDA Pamphlet January 1998

Folder 678

RDA Executive Board Meetings 1998

Folder 679

RDA Publications 1998

Folder 680

Town and Country Development 1998

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