The original name of the organization is Westville Historic Handicrafts, Incorporated. It operated on a fiscal year basis, running from July 1 of each year to June 30th of the following year. Dr. Jordan and his wife, Linda were enthusiastically involved with Westville for decades, serving in various administrative positions, as performers and re-enactors, and generous financial supporters. The arrangement of the Westville materials puts its organizational records first (Incorporation, Constitution, By-Laws, structure, etc.). This is followed by the Board of Trustees records (meeting agendas and minutes) and then the Executive reports. Committee materials follow, in alphabetical order by name of committee. The committee structure was modified over time. There is thus some overlap of functions, such as Fund Raising for Special Events Committee, Finance Committee, Capital Campaign Steering Committee, and Development Administrative Services Committee. Materials were generally left where found, with the exception of financial records, which have been pulled together under the rubric of “Financial Committee”, with sub-divisions for Capital campaigns, fundraising events, and Investments. There is significant overlap with MC 348 which is comprised of the corporate records of Westville.

The Westville series opens with Dr. Jordan’s general correspondence, mostly with Matthew “Mac” Moye. There is also correspondence with donors and potential donors. There is considerable overlap with various committee files. Dr. Jordan’s Westville series ends with a group of subject files, such as medical practices of the 1850s, books read during this period, period games, music, clothing, social conditions, etc.