Jane Templin Collection

The Jane Templin Collection (1920-2019; undated) consists of credentials, professional certificates, correspondence, awards, certificates of thanks, photographs, videos, ephemera, memorandums, notes, documents, publications, and artifacts relating to Jane Templin and her career as an electrician in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, as well as her activities as a member and officer of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 11. The collection also documents Templin's involvement in training and outreach through the Electrical Training Institute (ETI) and as a community volunteer; and includes material related to advocacy for women in the trades. Among the items related most directly to Templin are credentials showing accreditation she received for various levels of training, including the notification showing she had completed her electrician apprenticeship in 1980. Credential cards include training and safety certifications and badges from work sites such at the Metro Green Line light rail project. All correspondence consists of letters received by Templin, some related to IBEW or work-related business, but the bulk being letters of thanks to Templin for her outreach efforts. Ceremonies honoring Templin--by the Rosie the Riveter Foundation in 2011, the Harry Bridges Institute in 2012, and the 32nd California State Senate District in 2015--are documented with correspondence, programs, and certificates. Templin's work, training, outreach, and union activities are also documented through ephemera, including nametags and buttons, certificates of thanks, and a small collection of photographs. Notable figures pictured with Templin include Hillary Clinton and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Material related to Templin's membership in the IBEW includes apprenticeship materials, memorandums received from Local 11, meeting guidelines and agendas, convention programs and agendas, and union publications. Items of note regarding tradeswomen include a DVD created in 2006 for the 37th IBEW Convention Women's Caucus, which contains a video and booklet focusing on fourteen notable leaders of the women's rights, labor, and civil rights movements in the United States, and a program, agendas, notes, and report from the 2010 IBEW Women's Conference. Templin's later career as a trainer is documented by a meeting agenda, class schedule, curriculum, and publication from the Electrical Training Trust and ETI. Templin's interest and involvement in various organizations for women working in non-traditional jobs, including the IBEW Tradeswomen Committee, Electric Women, the National Association of Women in Construction, Women Building California and the Nation, and the Coalition of Labor Union Women, is documented by meeting agendas, conference and symposium programs and agendas, and publications. The collection also contains items on career development and educational opportunities for women in trades, including booklets, brochures, memorandums, and training exercises. Artifacts and ephemera preserved from Templin's career include IBEW and ETI badges and patches, a level, two electrician's tool bags, a collection of IBEW and tradeswomen-related t-shirts, union stickers and buttons, and plaques related to IBEW conferences.