LT and JW Jordan High School Rings

Jewelry

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Leland Thomas Jordan's Floresville High School class ring (left) and Jessie Wright Jordan's Lufkin High School class ring (right).: Image of L.T. and Jessie Jordan's class rings sitting in white cotton inside a white box. L.T.'s ring is on the left and is bronze with a large "F" in the center with the words "HIGH SCHOOL" around. Jessie's ring is on the right and is gold. There is a panther head in the center and "L.H.S" around the center.
Leland Thomas Jordan's Floresville High School class ring (left) and Jessie Wright Jordan's Lufkin High School class ring (right).

Image of L.T. and Jessie Jordan's class rings sitting in white cotton inside a white box. L.T.'s ring is on the left and is bronze with a large "F" in the center with the words "HIGH SCHOOL" around. Jessie's ring is on the right and is gold. There is a panther head in the center and "L.H.S" around the center.

Name/Title

LT and JW Jordan High School Rings

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000010

Description

Leland Thomas Jordan ring from Floresville High School (class of 1923) and Jessie Louise Wright Jordan ring from Lufkin High School (class of 1925).

Context

L.T. Jordan graduated from Floresville High School in 1923. Jessie Wright Jordan graduated from Lufkin High School in 1925. While the pair grew up neighbors, L.T.’s family moved to Floresville, just south of San Antonio, Texas, before L.T. started high school while Jessie stayed in Lufkin, Texas, nearly to the Louisiana border in East Texas. The pair continued to write love letters to each other during their time apart. After graduation, L.T. went on to attend Texas A&M University studying mechanical engineering while Jessie attended Tulane Medical School for a year before leaving to join L.T. in moving to Venezuela.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Parts

Count

2

Parts

2 rings