Box 1

Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers of Susan Jordan, a feminist, LGBTQ+ rights activist, and social justice advocate based in Rochester, New York. The materials date between 1977 and 2018 with the bulk of materials dating between 1977 and 1990. The papers are comprised of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, an unpublished poetry manuscript, and a bound volume of poetry. The scrapbooks have been digitized and are accessible as PDF files.

Content Description From the Collection: This collection contains the personal papers of Susan Jordan. The materials include nine physical scrapbooks of newspaper clippings compiled by Jordan with PDF digital surrogates, one folder of typeset poetry by Jordan, and one spiral-bound copy of The Enchanted Candle. Jordan, a feminist, LGBTQ+ activist, and social justice advocate, served for 28 years as Editor of the Empty Closet Newspaper (EC), the oldest continuously published gay newspaper in New York State. The collection documents...

Content Description From the Collection: This collection contains the personal papers of Susan Jordan. The materials include nine physical scrapbooks of newspaper clippings compiled by Jordan with PDF digital surrogates, one folder of typeset poetry by Jordan, and one spiral-bound copy of The Enchanted Candle. Jordan, a feminist, LGBTQ+ activist, and social justice advocate, served for 28 years as Editor of the Empty Closet Newspaper (EC), the oldest continuously published gay newspaper in New York State. The collection documents...

Content Description From the Collection: This collection contains the personal papers of Susan Jordan. The materials include nine physical scrapbooks of newspaper clippings compiled by Jordan with PDF digital surrogates, one folder of typeset poetry by Jordan, and one spiral-bound copy of The Enchanted Candle. Jordan, a feminist, LGBTQ+ activist, and social justice advocate, served for 28 years as Editor of the Empty Closet Newspaper (EC), the oldest continuously published gay newspaper in New York State. The collection documents...

Content Description From the Collection: This collection contains the personal papers of Susan Jordan. The materials include nine physical scrapbooks of newspaper clippings compiled by Jordan with PDF digital surrogates, one folder of typeset poetry by Jordan, and one spiral-bound copy of The Enchanted Candle. Jordan, a feminist, LGBTQ+ activist, and social justice advocate, served for 28 years as Editor of the Empty Closet Newspaper (EC), the oldest continuously published gay newspaper in New York State. The collection documents...

Content Description From the Collection: This collection contains the personal papers of Susan Jordan. The materials include nine physical scrapbooks of newspaper clippings compiled by Jordan with PDF digital surrogates, one folder of typeset poetry by Jordan, and one spiral-bound copy of The Enchanted Candle. Jordan, a feminist, LGBTQ+ activist, and social justice advocate, served for 28 years as Editor of the Empty Closet Newspaper (EC), the oldest continuously published gay newspaper in New York State. The collection documents...