A Guide to the Francille Radmann Papers, 1969-1999

Biographical Note

Francille Radmann was a job search trainer for the Texas Employment Commission (TEC) between 1971 and 1999. In this state-funded position she taught people basic job search and interviewing skills. When the TEC was reformed into the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) in 1996, many employees were concerned with the outcome of the transition, and what it would mean for state employee benefits and jobs. During and after the transition, Radmann was involved in state workers rights issues, and held membership in the Texas State Employees Union for the Communication Workers of America. She also lobbied against Texas state legislation that would decrease benefits for state workers and would allow the privatization of jobs currently held by state workers.

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Scope and Content Note

The Francille Radmann Papers, 1969-1999, document Radmann's work for the Texas Employment Commission (TEC) and state workers' concerns that resulted from the transition of the Texas Employment Commission to the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The collection includes correspondence, legislative materials, manuals, newsletters, newspaper clippings, office files, personnel records, reports, and other documents related to Radmann's work and activism. The collection is arranged into two series: Personal Work Files and Workers' Issues and Groups.

The Personal Work Files consist of documents kept or created by Radmann that relate to her work as an employee of the state of Texas; some of these documents were created by state agencies and some were collected from outside sources. Materials pertaining to Francille Radmann's work at the TEC include manuals, correspondence, memoranda and photographs related to and used for her work as a job trainer. Radmann's employee benefits records and personnel file detail her benefits as a TEC employee and the performance reviews she received through the years. There is also a file of awards and certificates that were given to her in recognition of her service and contributions at the TEC. Other TEC materials include newsletters, reports, correspondence, memoranda, photographs and biographical information about several TEC workers in higher level positions.

The Workers' Issues and Groups series provides information about issues that affected Radmann as an employee for the State of Texas and her affiliation with groups that support the rights of workers. The largest group of materials in this series is for the Texas State Employees Union/Communication Workers of America (TSEU/CWA). These materials include correspondence, fact sheets, press releases, public service announcements, and newsletters that explain the group's position on legislation and other issues that affected state workers at that time. Files also include copies of testimony given by state workers to the Texas State Legislature. There is also, to a much lesser extent, information about other workers' organizations, including the American Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Citizens Against Privatization, the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security (IAPES), and the Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies (ICESA). Also included in this series are articles and newsclippings about the people, agencies, and issues involved in the Texas Employment Commission to Texas Workforce Commission transition and other workers rights topics; a small amount of information about local and state workforce boards; and background information on State legislation regarding welfare agencies, state employee benefits, and privatization of state jobs.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

This collection is housed at UTSA's Main Campus and must be accessed via the John Peace Library Special Collections reading room. To request access, please use the Collections Request Form.

Usage Restrictions

Please contact University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections for more information on permission to publish materials from this collection.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Francille Radmann Papers, 1969-1999, MS 147, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.

Acquisition Information

Received as a gift from Francille Radmann, 2001 (Acc. 2001-039).

Processing Information

Processed by Traci JoLeigh Drummond, Archivist, September 2006.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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