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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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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:

Cultural heritage in Asia and the Pacific conservation and policy : proceedings of a symposium held in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 8-13, 1991, organized by the U.S. Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites for the U.S. Information Agency with the cooperation of the Getty Conservation Institute Margaret G.H. Mac Lean, editor

Author:
Mac Lean, Margaret G. H (Margaret Greenup Holmes)  Search this
Getty Conservation Institute  Search this
International Council on Monuments and Sites U.S. Committee  Search this
United States Information Agency  Search this
Physical description:
117 pages illustrations 30 cm
Type:
Congresses
Congrès
Conference papers and proceedings
Place:
Asia
Pacific Area
Asie
Pacifique, Région du
Date:
1993
Topic:
Cultural property--Protection  Search this
Historic sites--Conservation and restoration  Search this
Monuments--Conservation and restoration  Search this
Lieux historiques--Conservation et restauration  Search this
Monuments--Conservation et restauration  Search this
Call number:
DS12 .C85 1991
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_469950

Foraminiferida Bulk and Processed Samples

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Pacific Ocean  Search this
Place:
Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America, North Pacific Ocean
USNM Number:
PAL550077
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Paleogeneral
Foraminifera
Foraminiferida Bulk and Processed Samples
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/337883a53-41d6-4703-8494-bf09113bb762
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_10411183

Foraminiferida Bulk and Processed Samples

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Pacific Ocean  Search this
Place:
Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America, North Pacific Ocean
USNM Number:
PAL552547
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Paleogeneral
Foraminifera
Foraminiferida Bulk and Processed Samples
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3912f5bcf-e2af-4629-b6ef-87d91feefcfd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_10413787

Foraminiferida Bulk and Processed Samples

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Pacific Ocean  Search this
Place:
Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America, North Pacific Ocean
USNM Number:
PAL552548
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Paleogeneral
Foraminifera
Foraminiferida Bulk and Processed Samples
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f07f3263-4a9b-4b95-a083-9ed6ccff7b47
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_10413788

Foraminiferida Bulk and Processed Samples

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Pacific Ocean  Search this
Place:
Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America, North Pacific Ocean
USNM Number:
PAL552549
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Paleogeneral
Foraminifera
Foraminiferida Bulk and Processed Samples
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30678cafa-d2ba-4542-97cc-cadb10919d41
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_10413789

Foraminiferida Bulk and Processed Samples

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Pacific Ocean  Search this
Place:
Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America, North Pacific Ocean
USNM Number:
PAL552550
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Paleogeneral
Foraminifera
Foraminiferida Bulk and Processed Samples
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3eb0435fc-fbf8-4bbf-a837-0d83ce720c22
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_10413790

Conus kahiko Kohn

Type Citation:
Kohn. 1980. Jour.Paleontology. 54 (n.3): 536, tf.1.
Type Status:
holotype
Place:
Hawaii, United States, North America
Taxonomy:
Animalia Mollusca Cyrtosoma Gastropoda
Published Name:
Conus kahiko Kohn
USNM Number:
MO783139
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Types: Mollusca Cenozoic
Mollusca Cenozoic Marine Type
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d94f8ce5-cce2-4d20-843c-f6081548efab
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3171602
Online Media:

Xestospiza conica James & Olson, 1991

Collector:
Olson  Search this
Rice  Search this
Type Citation:
James & Olson. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 46: 53, f.22i,j,meas.
Type Status:
paratype
Place:
Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America
Collection Date:
18 Aug 1976
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Passeriformes Fringillidae
Published Name:
Xestospiza conica James & Olson, 1991
USNM Number:
PAL254951
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3978d35a5-69fd-413c-ae85-44c4316f8925
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3348979

Hemignathus upupirostris James & Olson, 1991

Collector:
Olson  Search this
James  Search this
Type Citation:
James & Olson. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 46: 60, f.25c.
Type Status:
paratype
Place:
Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America
Collection Date:
2 Apr 1980
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Passeriformes Fringillidae
Published Name:
Hemignathus upupirostris James & Olson, 1991
USNM Number:
PAL255211
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3399117a4-273e-44ec-94a6-26ac129f1aac
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3349239

Hemignathus upupirostris James & Olson, 1991

Collector:
Olson  Search this
James  Search this
Type Citation:
James & Olson. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 46: 60, f.25e.
Type Status:
paratype
Place:
Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America
Collection Date:
2 Apr 1980
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Passeriformes Fringillidae
Published Name:
Hemignathus upupirostris James & Olson, 1991
USNM Number:
PAL255304
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Aves Hawaii
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32ce7f671-bdc9-4d15-bca5-53d10c7bfaeb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3349332

Telespiza persecutrix James & Olson, 1991

Collector:
Olson  Search this
James  Search this
Type Citation:
James & Olson. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 46: 30.
Type Status:
paratype
Place:
Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America
Collection Date:
7 Apr 1980
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Passeriformes Fringillidae
Published Name:
Telespiza persecutrix James & Olson, 1991
USNM Number:
PAL255562
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/349883943-dc6b-41b9-8df5-4d08048519c5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3349590

Branta hylobadistes Olson & James, 1991

Collector:
Olson  Search this
James  Search this
Type Citation:
Olson & James. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 45: 45, f.13c,meas.
Type Status:
paratype
Place:
Maui, Hawaii, United States, North America
Collection Date:
8 Sep 1982
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Anseriformes Anatidae
Published Name:
Branta hylobadistes Olson & James, 1991
USNM Number:
PAL373443
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c1ef9bb5-9262-4add-8029-c787981f118e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3351053

Porzana keplerorum Olson & James, 1991

Collector:
Olson  Search this
James  Search this
Type Citation:
Olson & James. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 45: 55, f.15e,meas.
Type Status:
paratype
Place:
Maui, Hawaii, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1982
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Gruiformes Rallidae
Published Name:
Porzana keplerorum Olson & James, 1991
USNM Number:
PAL378081
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32f802dde-9218-4ad2-b51d-bcb4efc89050
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3351927

Branta hylobadistes Olson & James, 1991

Collector:
R. M. Severns  Search this
Type Citation:
Olson & James. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 45: 45, f.13i,meas.
Type Status:
paratype
Place:
Maui, Hawaii, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1982
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Anseriformes Anatidae
Published Name:
Branta hylobadistes Olson & James, 1991
USNM Number:
PAL384066
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bb1466dd-312b-4782-b8a1-4e8f3ae6ef81
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3352497

Branta hylobadistes Olson & James, 1991

Collector:
R. M. Severns  Search this
Type Citation:
Olson & James. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 45: 45, f.13i,meas.
Type Status:
paratype
Place:
Maui, Hawaii, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1982
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Anseriformes Anatidae
Published Name:
Branta hylobadistes Olson & James, 1991
USNM Number:
PAL384069
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34cc2d74a-c374-47fc-a140-33f73e3d508d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3352500

Porzana keplerorum Olson & James, 1991

Collector:
Olson  Search this
James  Search this
Type Citation:
Olson & James. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 45: 55, f.15a.
Type Status:
paratype
Place:
Maui, Hawaii, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1982
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Gruiformes Rallidae
Published Name:
Porzana keplerorum Olson & James, 1991
USNM Number:
PAL384309
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/334e6e07c-edc3-4f39-84f2-ed63a088f1ef
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3352740

Grallistrix erdmani Olson & James, 1991

Collector:
Olson  Search this
James  Search this
Type Citation:
Olson & James. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 45: 80, f.26d,meas.
Type Status:
paratype
Place:
Maui, Hawaii, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1982
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Strigiformes Strigidae
Published Name:
Grallistrix erdmani Olson & James, 1991
USNM Number:
PAL384403
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Paleogeneral
Birds
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33eb35dcb-147a-4490-9f5e-129c824b3854
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3352834

Genus indet. sp indet.

Collector:
Olson  Search this
James  Search this
Place:
Maui, Hawaii, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1982
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Passeriformes Family indet.
Published Name:
Genus indet. sp indet.
USNM Number:
PAL384745
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a8ab4dbc-6ae6-46f2-ae07-e2d25def50da
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3353175

Thambetochen chauliodous Olson & Wetmore, 1976

Collector:
Olson  Search this
James  Search this
Type Citation:
Olson & James. 1991. Ornithological Monographs. 45: 37, f.11a,12a,c,d.
Place:
Maui, Hawaii, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1982
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Anseriformes Anatidae
Published Name:
Thambetochen chauliodous Olson & Wetmore, 1976
USNM Number:
PAL384749
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c6168a5b-6348-4ff9-b93b-10fbee987e66
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3353179

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