{"id":4159,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll084\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:53","slug":"coll084","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll084\/","title":{"rendered":"James Arnquist papers"},"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>James Arnquist papers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll084<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>Arnquist James<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>1962-1991<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>4 boxes (3.25 linear feet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/td><td>Contains the papers of former UMBC faculty member Dr. James Arnquist, a professor in the American Studies Department. Includes several yellow legal pads, poetry, correspondence, notes, some student poetry, papers, course overviews and syllabi, exam questions, newsclippings, lecture and symposium notes, class materials, slides and photographs, notebooks, and 5&#8242;&#8221; floppy disks.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>James Arnquist papers, University Archives, Collection 84, 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\">In 1968, Dr. James Arnquist became the second faculty member appointed to American Studies program at UMBC. His arrival launched the American Studies major program at the university.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collection unprocessed.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"access\">Access &#038; Use<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This collection requires review by Special Collections staff prior to use by researchers. Users should submit their request to view this collection at speccoll@umbc.edu or 410-455-2353.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UMBC is the copyright owner. Permission to reproduce is required.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"subjects\">Subject Headings<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>University of Maryland, Baltimore County Faculty<\/li><li>University of Maryland, Baltimore County Curricula<\/li><li>Arnquist, James Archives<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4159","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4159","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=4159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}