Guide to the Ethel Tulloch Papers
MS 210
Finding aid prepared by Amanda Hughes
Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous
funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.
San Diego History Center Document Collection
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego, CA, 92101
619-232-6203
August 8, 2012
Title: Ethel Tulloch Papers
Identifier/Call Number: MS 210
Contributing Institution:
San Diego History Center Document Collection
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1919-1941
Abstract: This collection contains the professional and personal papers of Ethel Tulloch both during and after her tenure in the San
Diego Post Office.
creator:
Tulloch, Ethel
Biographical / Historical Notes
Ethel Tulloch was born in Washington D.C. and moved to San Diego in 1907 with her parents Seymore W and Jessie S. Tulloch,
her brother Thomas Tulloch, and sister Helen Tulloch Bowles (known locally as “Jitney Jane”). Ethel was employed by the Post
Office for almost 20 years where she became deeply involved with the labor union, the National Federation of Post Office Clerks.
In 1919, she was elected as 5th Vice President making her the first woman to be appointed to the governing board of the national
organization. She went on to rise to become the second Vice President. In 1924 she resigned from the Postal Service to pursue
charitable actives through her church.
Scope and Content
This collection contains the professional and personal papers of Ethel Tulloch. The collection includes records of her activities
with the National Federation of Post Office Clerks, her involvement with the Union Postal Clerk newsletter, and her election
as the first woman to serve on the national board. There are also documents from an internal investigation conducted in 1920-1921
into Tulloch’s personal statements criticizing the Post Office as well as her resignation from the Post Office in 1924. Also
included are documents concerning her later church volunteer work.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.
Preferred Citation
Ethel Tulloch Papers, MS 210, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number 2001.051.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Amanda Hughes on August 8, 2012.
Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous
funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American Federation of Labor.
Flaherty, Thomas
National Federation of Post Office Clerks.
Tulloch, Ethel
United States Postal Service.
Church
Labor union locals
Labor unions
Postal service
San Diego (Calif.)
San Diego County (Calif.)
Box-folder 1:1
National Federation of Post Office Clerks,
1918 April 8-1929 July 29 and undated
Includes:
Tulloch's work among local chapters
Tulloch's election to the Union's national governing board
Tulloch's involvement in the Union's newsletter, “Union Postal Clerk”
Resolution praising Tulloch’s efforts in the National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Box-folder 1:2
Postal Service internal investigation,
1920 November 6-1921 January 31 and undated
Scope and Content
Documents related to internal investigation conducted in 1920-1921 into disparaging comments made by Tulloch in a personal
letter to a fellow Post Office Clerk.
Box-folder 1:3
Postal Service Resignation,
1924 April 15-August 30
Box-folder 1:4
Church Volunteer Work,
1924-1936
Box-folder 1:5
Articles,
1919 January 17-1941 October 23 and undated
Box-folder 1:6
Miscellanea,
1929 March 25 and undated
Includes:
Enrollment letter into the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Announcement honoring Tulloch's achievements (copy)
