The collection contains photocopies of biographical information pertaining to Joseph Patrick Jordan, S.J., including his card catalogue entries, lists highlighting key dates in Father Jordan’s career, and a photocopy of his obituary. A number of Father Jordan’s personal records can also be found in the collection, including his baptism certificate, a Latin letter confirming his ordination, his passport application documents, and his certificate of Canadian citizenship. It also contains information pertaining to Father Jordan’s death, including photocopies of burial and cemetery information, his death certificate, and memorial cards.

Several photograph portraits of Father Jordan and his peers from his school days can also be found in the collection, as well as correspondence from Father Jordan to the Provincial and to the Dioceses of San Diego and Los Angeles and the Province of California, mostly from the 1970s and pertaining to his various California assignments.