urn:taro:utexas.cah.01677 A Guide to the Texas Faculty Association Records, 1972-2001 (bulk 1985-2001) Original EAD encoding by Laurel Rozema according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. May 2010 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Texas Faculty Association Texas Faculty Association Records 1972-2001 (bulk 1985-2001) Materials are written in English. 96-211; 97-186; 98-174; 99-109; 99-161; 2001-157 ca. 97 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The Texas Faculty Association Records, 1972-2001 (bulk 1985-2001) document the administration of the TFA, its relationship with higher education institutions in Texas, and its affiliation with the National Education Association and other educational associations. The collection contains legislative files, financial records, meeting files, membership records, research files, press releases, publications, photographs, audiovisual materials, and grievance files. Historical Note

The Texas Faculty Association formed in 1985 to protect the academic freedom of higher education faculty and staff, to increase faculty participation in governance, and to facilitate improvement of teaching, scholarship, and creativity in postsecondary Texas institutions. TFA represents members in the state legislature and provides resources to resolve conflict through affiliation with the Texas State Teachers Association and the National Education Association.

Sources:

Texas Faculty Association. exas Faculty Association Bylaws. Texas Faculty Association. http://www.tfaonline.net/about.shtml (accessed June 28, 2010).

 Scope and Contents

The Texas Faculty Association Records, 1972-2001 (bulk 1985-2001) document the administration of the TFA, its relationship with higher education institutions in Texas, and its affiliation with the National Education Association and other educational associations. The collection contains legislative files, financial records, meeting files, membership records, research files, press releases, publications, photographs, audiovisual materials, and grievance files.

 Access Restrictions

Restricted access. Grievance files are closed until 2076 due to privacy issues.

 Use Restrictions

These records are stored remotely. Advance notice required for retrieval. Contact repository for retrieval.

 Index Terms Subjects (Organizations) Texas Faculty Association -- Archives. Subjects Education, Higher -- Texas -- Faculty. Education, Higher -- Societies, etc. Universities and colleges -- Texas -- Faculty. Universities and colleges -- Societies, etc. College teachers -- Texas. College teachers -- Societies, etc. Preferred Citation

Texas Faculty Association Records, 1972-2001 (bulk 1985-2001), Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Separated Material

Some material has been separated to the Artifact Collection.

 Processing Information

This collection was processed by Stephanie Malmros, September 1999. Subsequent revisions were made by William Hardesty, November 2001.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Contact repository for inventory.