The Mary Jo Tormey collection contains photocopies of newspaper clippings that were collected between April 8, 1977 and December 18, 1977. The collection also contains two copies of posters. The collected documents cover the trial of Francine Hughes, of Dansville, Michigan, for the murder of her husband in March 1977. Many of the articles cover the support of Hughes as domestic violence became more of a public issue in the United States.