Thomas S. Jordan Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0791

Scope and Contents

The papers consist of diaries, letters, receipts, legal documents, and printed magazine excerpts.

Dates

1884 - 1928

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers are responsible for using the materials in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright claimants in collection materials. Copyright for official University records is held by The University of Alabama. The library claims only physical ownership of many manuscript collections. Anyone wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of literary property rights or copyrights. Please contact Special Collections (archives@ua.edu) with questions regarding specific manuscript collections. For more information about copyright policy, please visit: https://www.ua.edu/copyright/. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals without the consent of those individuals may have legal implications, for which the University of Alabama assumes no responsibility.

Biographical / Historical

Thomas S. Jordan, D.D.S., was the son of Fleming Jordan, who in later years resided in Anniston, Alabama. By the late 1880s he was in a dental partnership with M. J. Lunquest in the rapidly growing city of Birmingham and was also involved in building rental houses there. He courted Miss Mattie Jones, daughter of Florence, Alabama, attorney, L.C. Jones and in the late spring or early summer of 1890 they married. There was one child of this marriage --Henrietta.

Shortly after the marriage, Dr. Jordan was apparently diagnosed with tuberculosis, a common disease of that era. He also suffered from stomach problems. He wrote frequent letters to his wife as he went from health resort to health resort in an attempt to regain his health. He appears to have died in the period 1914-1916.

His widow subsequently moved to Boston, Massachusetts, and in 1924 his daughter was attending the New England Conservatory of Music. Mrs. Jordan subsequently moved back to Florence, Alabama. Henrietta Jordan married Lewis Nebler.