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Mollie [far left] pictured with other delegates in Moscow. The United States delegation was invited to visit the Soviet Union while they were in Europe attending the World Youth Congress in London and the World Student Congress in Czechoslovakia.

Photograph of a tender moment between Mollie West and her adopted son, Steven West. Steven West was born 1951 and taken in by Molle and former husband James West six weeks after his birth and later adopted by them.

Scan of Mollie West’s FBI Case file. Parts of the report are blacked out to preserve confidentiality.

Photograph of Mollie West working at her desk at Commerce Clearinghouse

Scan of a Chicago Typographical Union (CTU) Badge. The badge depicts a Bald Eagle within a gold thread border with its wings spread. This badge is specific to the Local 16 branch of the CTU.

Medal worn by Mollie West at the 115th Annual International Typographical Union Conference in San Diego, CA. The medal details the dates of the conference as well as the year it occurred.

Photograph of Mollie West receiving her diploma from Weekend College at Mundelein College Chicago. Mundelein College affiliated with Loyola University Chicago in 1991.

Black and White photograph of Mollie West with award showcasing her admission to the Chicago Women’s Hall of Fame.

Ten minute excerpt of a longer interview Mollie West gave in 1995. This section recalls her experience as a witness to the Memorial Day Massacre in Chicago in 1937, where the Chicago Police Department shot and killed ten unarmed demonstrators…

First female and lay President of Loyola University Chicago, Jo Ann Rooney