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1Title:  Coalition of Labor Union Women Records     
 Creator:  Coalition of Labor Union Women 
 Dates:  1967-1996 
 Abstract:  The Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1974. The organization's primary purpose was to make unions more responsive to unorganized working women and help its members share common labor problems and concerns. Jean Tussey (1918-2010) was a prominent member of the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of CLUW. As a union activist, Tussey was highly involved in the Coalition of Labor Union Women. This collection consists primarily of agendas, bylaws, correspondence, financial reports, minutes, newsletters, handbooks and other material related to CLUW's Cleveland chapter and Tussey's involvement. 
 Call #:  MS 5360 
 Extent:  0.80 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Women labor union members -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Feminism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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2Title:  Jean Y. Tussey Papers     
 Creator:  Tussey, Jean Y. 
 Dates:  1932-1978 
 Abstract:  Jean Y. Tussey, labor union activist, was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. After graduation from Rutgers University in 1938, she worked as a newspaper reporter, machine shop worker, and as a member of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). She became a member of Local 53 of the International Typographical Union when she moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1951 and joined the staff of the Plain Dealer newspaper as a proofreader. In 1973, she became a full time organizer for Local 53, concentrating on organizing newspaper employees in Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula counties. Tussey was involved in several women's labor groups, including the Coalition of Labor Union Women, and in general women's groups, including the National Organization for Women, serving as vice president of the Cleveland chapter in 1972. Tussey also edited a collection of writing and speeches by Eugene V. Debs, entitled Eugene V. Debs Speaks (1970), and authored numerous articles on labor history. In 1982, Tussey was a founding member of the Greater Cleveland Labor History Society, serving as president and executive committee member of that organization. The collection consists of reports, minutes, financial statements, agendas, newspaper clippings, and publications. 
 Call #:  MS 4525 
 Extent:  1.20 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Tussey, Jean Y., 1918- | International Typographical Union. Local No. 53 (Cleveland, Ohio). | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women labor union members -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Labor unions -- Organizing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Feminists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Feminism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Feminism -- United States. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Pro-choice movement -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Equal rights amendments.
 
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3Title:  Jean Y. Tussey Labor History Collection     
 Creator:  Tussey, Jean Y. 
 Dates:  1910-2002 
 Abstract:  Jean Y. Tussey (1918-2010), labor union activist, was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. She became a member of Local 53 of the International Typographical Union when she moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1951 and joined the staff of the Plain Dealer newspaper as a proofreader. In 1982, Tussey was a founding member, with David Knapp, of the Greater Cleveland Labor History Society, serving as president and executive committee member of that organization. Located in the Sidney Hillman Building at 2227 Payne Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, the society collected historic records, books, photographs, and memorabilia from various sources. This collection chronicles the operations of the Greater Cleveland Labor History Society and their efforts to publish a monograph by Max S. Hayes, A History of Cleveland Labor. The collection consists of agendas, a bibliography, books, booklets, book chapters, a calendar, contracts correspondence, directories, flyers, forms, a grant request, insurance policies, labor agreements, lists, manuals, a manifesto, minutes, newsletters, newspapers, notes, pension plans, photographs, poems, posters, press releases, reports, songs, and speeches. 
 Call #:  MS 5405 
 Extent:  1.00 linear feet (3 containers) 
 Subjects:  Tussey, Jean Y., 1918-2010 | Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Labor unions -- Organizing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women labor union members -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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