{"id":4116,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll038\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","slug":"coll038","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll038\/","title":{"rendered":"Jo Ann Argersinger manuscripts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"overview\">Overview<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Title:<\/strong><\/td><td>Jo Ann Argersinger manuscripts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll038<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>Argersinger Jo Ann E.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>circa 1988-2000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>1 box (.25 linear feet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/td><td>Includes two manuscripts by Jo Ann Argersinger relating to U.S. labor history and political systems: &#8220;Building Houses and Democracy,&#8221; (draft with referees comments); &#8220;The Making of a Union&#8221; (draft).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>Jo Ann Argersinger manuscripts, University Archives, Collection 38, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biography\">Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Argersinger earned her B.A. in History at UMBC and also worked as an administrator there for 15 years, including a 4-year term as provost. Since 1998 she has been a professor of history at Southern Illinois University. She has expertise in U.S. Labor History and has written numerous books on the topic.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donated by Mary Jane Arnold, collected by Joe Arnold.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collection unprocessed.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"access\">Access &#038; Use<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No restrictions.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copyright maintained by creator.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"subjects\">Subject Headings<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Argersinger, Jo Ann E. Archives<\/li><li>Labor United States History<\/li><li>Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America History<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4116","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/finding_aid"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}