Box 1
Contains 417 Results:
Biographical, 1977 - 1979, undated
Consists of biographical information, marriage records, school records and ephemera related to the life and legacy of Jordan. Material is contained in box 1, folders 1-4. Addendum 4 material consists of an event program for the sixth annual Jordan awards dinner from 1977. Addendum 7 material consists of photocopies of the Jordans' first marriage affidavit and license in 1932 as well as their 1947 divorce decree of that marriage (they remarried the same year before departing for Liberia).
Printout of Biographical Sketch for Leon Jordan Collection, undated
Consists of biographical information, marriage records, school records and ephemera related to the life and legacy of Jordan. Material is contained in box 1, folders 1-4. Addendum 4 material consists of an event program for the sixth annual Jordan awards dinner from 1977. Addendum 7 material consists of photocopies of the Jordans' first marriage affidavit and license in 1932 as well as their 1947 divorce decree of that marriage (they remarried the same year before departing for Liberia).
Photocopy, text and photograph entry, Reaching For a Dream, 1979
Book excerpt profiling Leon Jordan and his ties to Wheatley-Provident Hospital in Kansas City
Program, Sixth Annual Leon M. Jordan Awards Dinner, Imperial Ballroom, Radisson Muehlebach Hotel (Addendum 4), May 22, 1977
Consists of biographical information, marriage records, school records and ephemera related to the life and legacy of Jordan. Material is contained in box 1, folders 1-4. Addendum 4 material consists of an event program for the sixth annual Jordan awards dinner from 1977. Addendum 7 material consists of photocopies of the Jordans' first marriage affidavit and license in 1932 as well as their 1947 divorce decree of that marriage (they remarried the same year before departing for Liberia).
Marriage Certificate, 1932, 1947
Folder includes two marriage certificates and one divorce decree. Leon and Orchid Jordan married (1932), divorced (1947) and remarried (1947).
Marriage certificate, Leon and Orchid Jordan (second marriage), June 5, 1947
Folder includes two marriage certificates and one divorce decree. Leon and Orchid Jordan married (1932), divorced (1947) and remarried (1947).
Photocopy, marriage affidavit and license, Leon and Orchid Jordan (first marriage) (Addendum 7), Issued August 15, 1932 (for ceremony on August 10, 1932)
Folder includes two marriage certificates and one divorce decree. Leon and Orchid Jordan married (1932), divorced (1947) and remarried (1947).
Photocopy, divorce decree, Leon Jordan v. Orchid Jordan (Addendum 7), March 4, 1947
Folder includes two marriage certificates and one divorce decree. Leon and Orchid Jordan married (1932), divorced (1947) and remarried (1947).
School – High School, 1925 - 1928
Consists of biographical information, marriage records, school records and ephemera related to the life and legacy of Jordan. Material is contained in box 1, folders 1-4. Addendum 4 material consists of an event program for the sixth annual Jordan awards dinner from 1977. Addendum 7 material consists of photocopies of the Jordans' first marriage affidavit and license in 1932 as well as their 1947 divorce decree of that marriage (they remarried the same year before departing for Liberia).
Graduation announcement, Leon M. Jordan, Lincoln High School (Kansas City), June 11, 1926
Consists of biographical information, marriage records, school records and ephemera related to the life and legacy of Jordan. Material is contained in box 1, folders 1-4. Addendum 4 material consists of an event program for the sixth annual Jordan awards dinner from 1977. Addendum 7 material consists of photocopies of the Jordans' first marriage affidavit and license in 1932 as well as their 1947 divorce decree of that marriage (they remarried the same year before departing for Liberia).
High school diploma, Orchid Irene Ramsey, Clay County Community High School (Clay Center, Kansas), May 23, 1928
Consists of biographical information, marriage records, school records and ephemera related to the life and legacy of Jordan. Material is contained in box 1, folders 1-4. Addendum 4 material consists of an event program for the sixth annual Jordan awards dinner from 1977. Addendum 7 material consists of photocopies of the Jordans' first marriage affidavit and license in 1932 as well as their 1947 divorce decree of that marriage (they remarried the same year before departing for Liberia).
High school yearbook, The Orange And Black, 1925
Inscriptions indicate yearbook belonged to Orchid’s sister, Florence Ramsey. Florence is pictured in group photos, page 47 and page 71. Orchid’s brother, Harvey Ramsey, graduated this year and is pictured with the senior class, page 37.
School – College, 1930s
Consists of biographical information, marriage records, school records and ephemera related to the life and legacy of Jordan. Material is contained in box 1, folders 1-4. Addendum 4 material consists of an event program for the sixth annual Jordan awards dinner from 1977. Addendum 7 material consists of photocopies of the Jordans' first marriage affidavit and license in 1932 as well as their 1947 divorce decree of that marriage (they remarried the same year before departing for Liberia).
Diploma, Orchid Irene Ramsey, Wilberforce University, June 9, 1932
Degree awarded: Theory and Practice of Elementary Teaching
Diploma, Leon M. Jordan, Wilberforce University, June 8, 1933
Degree awarded: Commerce
College transcript, Leon M. Jordan, Wilberforce University, September 11, 1933
Consists of biographical information, marriage records, school records and ephemera related to the life and legacy of Jordan. Material is contained in box 1, folders 1-4. Addendum 4 material consists of an event program for the sixth annual Jordan awards dinner from 1977. Addendum 7 material consists of photocopies of the Jordans' first marriage affidavit and license in 1932 as well as their 1947 divorce decree of that marriage (they remarried the same year before departing for Liberia).
Assorted school-related ephemera, Wilberforce University, 1930s
Consists of biographical information, marriage records, school records and ephemera related to the life and legacy of Jordan. Material is contained in box 1, folders 1-4. Addendum 4 material consists of an event program for the sixth annual Jordan awards dinner from 1977. Addendum 7 material consists of photocopies of the Jordans' first marriage affidavit and license in 1932 as well as their 1947 divorce decree of that marriage (they remarried the same year before departing for Liberia).
To The Jordans, 1947 - 1948
Consists of correspondence divided into three sub-series: (A) To The Jordans, (B) From The Jordans and (C) Other, which contains postcards and greeting cards, some with correspondence. Inclusive dates are 1947-1954. Material is contained in box 1, folders 5-12.
Fay and Sonny, December 27, 1947
Western Union telegram
Mrs. G. Lloyd, January 9, 1948
Consists of correspondence divided into three sub-series: (A) To The Jordans, (B) From The Jordans and (C) Other, which contains postcards and greeting cards, some with correspondence. Inclusive dates are 1947-1954. Material is contained in box 1, folders 5-12.
E. Beatrice Ross, RE: reorganization and training of Liberian police force, February 5, 1948
Includes letter with enclosed document
Evelina Cooper, February 7, 1948
Consists of correspondence divided into three sub-series: (A) To The Jordans, (B) From The Jordans and (C) Other, which contains postcards and greeting cards, some with correspondence. Inclusive dates are 1947-1954. Material is contained in box 1, folders 5-12.
A.T. [Grey?], February 29, 1948
Consists of correspondence divided into three sub-series: (A) To The Jordans, (B) From The Jordans and (C) Other, which contains postcards and greeting cards, some with correspondence. Inclusive dates are 1947-1954. Material is contained in box 1, folders 5-12.
Edwin C. Harris, March 8, 1948
Consists of correspondence divided into three sub-series: (A) To The Jordans, (B) From The Jordans and (C) Other, which contains postcards and greeting cards, some with correspondence. Inclusive dates are 1947-1954. Material is contained in box 1, folders 5-12.
Milton N. Curtis, March 15, 1948
Consists of correspondence divided into three sub-series: (A) To The Jordans, (B) From The Jordans and (C) Other, which contains postcards and greeting cards, some with correspondence. Inclusive dates are 1947-1954. Material is contained in box 1, folders 5-12.
