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Phil Jordan Collection

Topic:
Graphis (Serial)
Communication Arts (Serial)
Skylines (Newsletter)
Air & Space (Serial)
Smithsonian (Serial)
Creator:
Jordan, Phil  Search this
Names:
Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington  Search this
Baughman Company  Search this
Beveridge and Associates Inc.  Search this
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America  Search this
East Carolina University  Search this
IBM (International Business Machines)  Search this
McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.  Search this
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Firm)  Search this
Robert Kline and Co. Inc.  Search this
Skyline Soaring Club  Search this
Society of Illustrators (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
United States Postal Service  Search this
United States Postal Service. Stamp Development Department  Search this
United States. Coast Guard  Search this
United States. Montgomery G.I. Bill  Search this
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Virginia Commonwealth University  Search this
Jordan, Phil  Search this
Extent:
7.18 Cubic feet (10 letter size document boxes, 3 legal size document boxes, one tall document box, and one oversize folder.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Place:
New Bern (N.C.)
Fort Greely (Alaska)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Date:
1992-2015
Summary:
Phil Jordan was a Stamp Art Director for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Jordan's involvement with the USPS started in 1991 and ended 23 years later having worked on 300 stamps. The collection consists primarily of stamp design files created and maintained by Jordan during his time as a Stamp Art Director for the United States Postal Service (USPS) from 1991 to 2014. The majority of the files relate to stamps that were issued by the USPS while a smaller portion of the files are related to unissued stamps that Jordan worked on. As a Stamp Art Director, Jordan was responisbile for leading and providing direction for stamp designs and regularly worked with researchers, artists, painters, illustrators, photographers, and typographers to bring to fruition an aesthetic vision for each stamp.
Scope and Contents:
The Phil Jordan collection consists primarily of stamp design files created and maintained by Jordan during his time as a Stamp Art Director for the United States Postal Service (USPS) from 1991 to 2013. The majority of the files relate to stamps that were issued by the USPS while a smaller portion of the files are related to unissued stamps that Jordan worked on. As a Stamp Art Director, Jordan was responsible for leading and providing direction for stamp designs and regularly worked with researchers, artists, painters, illustrators, photographers, and typographers to bring to fruition an aesthetic vision for each stamp.

Of the some 300 stamps Jordan was responsible for, some that are represented in this collection include stamps related to hospice care (Jordan consider his work on this stamp to be amongst the most rewarding); legends of baseball; the Civil War Sesquicentennial; legends of Hollywood; the Indianapolis 500; literary arts; Owney the postal dog; the Washington, D.C. cherry blossom centennial; bicycling; ʻĪd al-Fiṭr; Grand Central Terminal in New York City; the USS Arizona Memorial; Wilt Chamberlain; the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard; and the 50th anniversary of supersonic flight.

In addition, there are portfolios that provide visual documentation of Jordan's work on stamps, correspondence related to stamp design inquiries, and some biographical information.

Materials in the collection include correspondence, drawings, illustrations, color photographs, color transparencies, maps, news releases, notes, research materials, brochures, and clippings. Some materials are in electronic format.

Many of the stamps that Jordan worked on as Stamp Art Director can be found at the National Postal Museum.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into five series.

Series

Series 1: Issued Stamps Issued Stamps, 1999-2011

Series 2: Unissued Stamps, 1998-2006

Series 3: Portfolios, 1993-2015

Series 4: General Files, 1992-2013

Series 5: Oversize, 1994-2015
Biographical / Historical:
Phil Jordan was a Stamp Art Director for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Jordan's involvement with the USPS started in 1991 and ended 23 years later having worked on 300 stamps.

Jordan grew up in New Bern, North Carolina and attended East Carolina University. After a period of service with the Army Arctic Indoctrination School in Fort Greely, Alaska, Jordan graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in visual communications. Early in his career he worked as an artist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Baughman Company offset lithographers while attending school on the GI Bill.

Later he worked at the advertising agency Robert Kline and Co. Inc. as their art supervisor before serving as the assistant art director the United States Chamber of Commerce. Next, he joined Beveridge and Associates, Inc. guiding art direction for corporate, institutional and government design projects. Eventually becoming a partner at the firm, Jordan left after 18 years to form his own communications consulting firm where he managed projects for USAir, NASA, McGraw-Hill, IBM, the National Air and Space Museum, and Smithsonian Books.

Jordan was responsible for the formats of the Air and Space and Smithsonian magazines and was their Design Director for fifteen years. From there his work as consulting art director for the United States Postal Service's Stamp Development Department saw him art direct and produce 300 postage stamps as well as other stamp collateral publications for 23 years. Among some of the stamps he worked on include the 2011 Neon! Celebrate stamp, the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Stars stamps, the 2013 Civil War stamps; the 2012 Cherry Blossom Centennial stamps; the 1997 Classic American Aircraft stamps; and the 2003 First Flight stamp.

Jordan's work has been featured in a number of exhibitions and in publications such as Graphis, Society of Illustrators, and Communication Arts. A recipient of professional awards from these organizations over the years, he was also the recipient of the NASA Group Achievement Award. He is a past president of the Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington and was an avid glider pilot, being a founding member of the Skyline Soaring Club and the former long-time editor of Skylines newsletter.
Provenance:
Donated by Phil Jordan, 2015. This collection was initially part of the museum collections (Accession 2015.2015), but was released to the NPM Archives in December 2023.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to original archival materials is by appointment only. Researchers must submit request for appointment in writing. Please direct reference inquiries to the National Postal Museum Archives: NPM_Archives@si.edu.
Rights:
The National Postal Museum Archives makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and the NPM Rights and Reproductions for additional information. Please direct reference inquiries to the National Postal Museum Archives: NPM_Archives@si.edu.
Occupation:
Art directors  Search this
Graphic designers -- United States  Search this
Topic:
Postage stamps  Search this
Baseball  Search this
Cherry blossoms  Search this
Bicycling  Search this
Supersonic planes  Search this
Hospice care  Search this
Owney (Dog)  Search this
Glider pilots  Search this
USS Arizona Memorial (Hawaii)  Search this
ʻĪd al-Fiṭr  Search this
Citation:
Phil Jordan Collection, NPMA.2023.2, National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NPMA.2023.2
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Phil Jordan Collection
Archival Repository:
National Postal Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/zn80a463026-5019-4c9c-95c2-cd698cf84f5a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-npma-2023-2
Online Media:

tankard

Maker:
Meissen Manufactory  Search this
Physical Description:
porcelain (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 7 1/2 in; 19.05 cm
overall: 7 5/16 in x 6 in x 4 1/2 in; 18.6055 cm x 15.24 cm x 11.43 cm
Object Name:
tankard
Date made:
ca 1735
1735
Subject:
Manufacturing  Search this
Credit Line:
Dr. Hans Syz
ID Number:
1981.0702.20
Accession number:
1981.0702
Catalog number:
1981.0702.20
Collector/donor number:
963
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
The Hans C. Syz Collection
Meissen Porcelain: The Hans Syz Collection
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-adb6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1405932

Fotos y Recuerdos from the Tree of Life & Ceramics Workshop with Verónica Castillo

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 01:37:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more posts:
Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_35407545ca27c8d59ce40495b717c6b4

1919 Chinese American Baby Bonnet

Maker:
Lee Ng Shee  Search this
Physical Description:
silk (overall material)
wool (overall material)
fur (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 17 13/16 in x 11 in x 6 1/2 in; 45.24375 cm x 27.94 cm x 16.51 cm
Object Name:
bonnet, baby
Object Type:
Bonnet
Boy
Headwear
Place made:
United States
Worn:
United States: New York, Manhattan, Chinatown
Date made:
1919
Referenced:
Immigration  Search this
Immigrants  Search this
Used:
Chinese Americans  Search this
Related Publication:
Mead, Virginia Lee. Lee Chinese -American Family Papers, ca. 1915-1970
Related Web Publication:
http://collections.si.edu/search/results.jsp?q=set_name:%22Lee+Chinese-American+Family+Papers%2C+ca.+1915-1970%22
Credit Line:
Gift of James Edgar Mead and Virginia Lee Mead
ID Number:
1992.0620.07
Catalog number:
1992.0620.07
Accession number:
1992.0620
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Costume
Family & Social Life
Cultures & Communities
Clothing & Accessories
Chinese American
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-9e01-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1119952

Picture News No. 3

Depicted (sitter):
Sinatra, Frank  Search this
Goodman, Benny  Search this
Maker:
299 Lafayette Street Corp.  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 1/4 in x 7 1/4 in; 26.035 cm x 18.415 cm
Object Name:
program
comic book
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Bridgeport
Date made:
1946
Subject:
Comics  Search this
Racism  Search this
Nuclear power  Search this
Entertainment  Search this
Music  Search this
Journalism  Search this
ID Number:
2015.0215.0440
Accession number:
2015.0215
Catalog number:
2015.0215.0440
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Comic Books
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-41b6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1800558
Online Media:

Canis latrans lestes

Collector:
V. Bailey  Search this
Preparation:
Skull
Remarks:
cranium damaged
Sex:
Unknown
Place:
Humboldt, 15 Mi N, Nevada, United States, North America
Collection Date:
5 Jul 1898
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Carnivora, Caniformia, Canidae
Published Name:
Canis latrans lestes
Other Numbers:
Mammals Field Number : 6633
USNM Number:
USNMENT00095757
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36c255407-8a05-4049-bea9-43bbc1a335f5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_7239065
Online Media:

Ctenocephalides felis

Preparation:
Pen & Ink on Bristol
Remarks:
Unmounted, removed from board
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Siphonaptera, Pulicidae
Published Name:
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche
Ctenocephalides canis
Other Numbers:
Illustration Archive Number : 000939
See more items in:
Illustration Archive
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/311e188c2-2eb4-4d60-af01-440587f100a1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9313555

Unidentified bone

Donor Name:
Accession Number Unknown  Search this
Object Type:
Archaeofauna
Place:
Keams Canyon, Navajo County, Arizona, United States, North America
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
000000
USNM Number:
A107678-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Archaeobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ae261e68-8ef2-48a8-a704-95c68ee3d2bf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8003094

Drilled wolf canines or large dog ?

Collector:
Mr. Gerard Fowke  Search this
Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Object Type:
Tooth
Place:
Monongahela City, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Accession Date:
3 Sep 1886
Collection Date:
1886
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
017928
USNM Number:
A131965-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3afb3a365-f198-474f-b652-340cc05995f4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8011395
Online Media:

Canis

Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Object Type:
Archaeofauna
Place:
Morgan County / Roane County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Accession Date:
3 Sep 1886
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae
Published Name:
Canis
Accession Number:
017928
USNM Number:
A132257-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Archaeobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/388bc4531-e8f0-4d45-82ca-87a4907f96d9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8011755

Earthen Toy - Sitting Dog - Ancient

Collector:
Louis H. Ayme  Search this
Donor Name:
Ward Batchelor  Search this
Object Type:
Figure
Place:
Mexico, North America
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
019109
USNM Number:
A133149-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34b330ab9-1fce-4bb8-94c1-bfcb701d416c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8012737
Online Media:

Canis

Donor Name:
Thomas Wilson  Search this
Object Type:
Archaeofauna
Place:
Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland, Europe
Accession Date:
29 Jan 1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae
Published Name:
Canis
Accession Number:
042207
USNM Number:
A136354-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Archaeobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a891a747-ed66-4208-b6dc-f67ccc1ddee9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8015439

Canis

Donor Name:
Thomas Wilson  Search this
Object Type:
Archaeofauna
Place:
Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland, Europe
Accession Date:
29 Jan 1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae
Published Name:
Canis
Accession Number:
042207
USNM Number:
A136355-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Archaeobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ccfe9e3c-d4ad-4102-ad13-fa68cc409232
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8015440

Canis

Donor Name:
Thomas Wilson  Search this
Object Type:
Archaeofauna
Place:
Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland, Europe
Accession Date:
29 Jan 1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae
Published Name:
Canis
Accession Number:
042207
USNM Number:
A136356-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Archaeobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/384181732-da43-428d-a3da-846be790b5ea
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8015441

Canis

Donor Name:
Thomas Wilson  Search this
Object Type:
Archaeofauna
Place:
Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland, Europe
Accession Date:
29 Jan 1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae
Published Name:
Canis
Accession Number:
042207
USNM Number:
A136357-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Archaeobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39364567d-efa7-485a-a96a-0f36a3cd2ad8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8015443

Canis

Donor Name:
Thomas Wilson  Search this
Object Type:
Archaeofauna
Place:
Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland, Europe
Accession Date:
29 Jan 1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae
Published Name:
Canis
Accession Number:
042207
USNM Number:
A136358-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Archaeobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c494c5a3-ec10-47f7-b5c7-3d9cc9ca0574
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8015444

Canis

Donor Name:
Thomas Wilson  Search this
Object Type:
Archaeofauna
Place:
Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland, Europe
Accession Date:
29 Jan 1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae
Published Name:
Canis
Accession Number:
042207
USNM Number:
A136359-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Archaeobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32379f2bc-548a-4527-8ef4-3998b436ed4f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8015445

Unidentified Faunal Remains

Collector:
A. G. Richmond  Search this
Donor Name:
A. G. Richmond  Search this
Site Name:
Allen Site  Search this
Object Type:
Archaeofauna
Place:
Montgomery County, New York, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1888
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
020784
USNM Number:
A139669-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Archaeobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/339079ac8-0ef9-4cc0-9da7-fa52f52d224e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8019114

Canis

Donor Name:
Cinncinnati Society Of History  Search this
Site Name:
Madisonville  Search this
Object Type:
Archaeofauna
Place:
Madisonville, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1888
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae
Published Name:
Canis
Accession Number:
021206
USNM Number:
A139869-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Archaeobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d5dd30b8-d2b1-41cd-ae42-f9f2995d29a7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8019350

Canis

Donor Name:
S L. Frey  Search this
Site Name:
Otstungo/Garoga  Search this
Object Type:
Archaeofauna
Place:
Minden, Montgomery County, New York, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1890
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae
Published Name:
Canis
Accession Number:
023202
USNM Number:
A147165-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Archaeobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a4e5d152-ca85-4a99-a3a8-e5004da95fd5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8022350

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