{"id":4169,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll094\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:53","slug":"coll094","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll094\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Center records"},"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>Women&#8217;s Center records<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll094<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>University of Maryland, Baltimore County Women&#8217;s Center<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>1991-2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>5 boxes (2.75 linear feet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/td><td>This collection contains materials from the Women&#8217;s Center at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Includes records relating to on-campus programming and services, administrative files, finances, correspondence, recordings, and ephemera.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>Women&#8217;s Center records, University Archives, Collection 94, 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\">Established in 1991 as the Women&#8217;s Union, the Women&#8217;s Center at UMBC works to advance gender equality and promote critical social justice in the community through programming, workshops, and education.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"scope\">Scope &#038; Content<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arranged by accession.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accessions UARC 2011-019, UARC 2012-003, and UARC 2015-03 transferred from the Women&#8217;s Center. Accession UARC 2015-04 was donated by Suzanna Merritt, former UMBC employee and the first dedicated staff member of the Women&#8217;s Center.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collection unprocessed. Digital files from UARC 2015-13 has been transferred to Library storage. A list of files included in UARC 2012-003 is available.<\/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\">Reproductions allowed for research purposes. 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. Women&#8217;s Center Archives<\/li><li>University of Maryland, Baltimore County Students<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"folder\">Series Description &#038; Container List<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"expand-all\">Expand all<\/a> | <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"series-title wp-block-heading\">UARC 2011-019<\/h3><table class='folder-table'><thead><tr><th>Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><th>Box<\/th><th>Folder<\/th><th>Info<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>LLC colloqium with Dr. Natalie Sokoloff, 11\/19\/2002<\/td><td>2002<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lani Guinier lecture at UMBC, 4\/13\/1995<\/td><td>1995<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fine Arts Recital Hall, Women Artists, 4\/8\/1996<\/td><td>1996<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>International Women&#8217;s Day Forum at UMBC, 3\/8\/1994<\/td><td>1994<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Student Socialist Forum. African American Feminists: Resisting Racism, Male Dominance, and Violence, 3\/13\/1997<\/td><td>1997<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h3 class=\"series-title wp-block-heading\">UARC 2012-003<\/h3><table class='folder-table'><thead><tr><th>Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><th>Box<\/th><th>Folder<\/th><th>Info<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><\/tbody><\/table><h3 class=\"series-title wp-block-heading\">UARC 2015-13<\/h3><table class='folder-table'><thead><tr><th>Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><th>Box<\/th><th>Folder<\/th><th>Info<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Fabric poster<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Publications and strategic plans<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Plaque: UMBC Community Service Award, 1991. Women&#8217;s Union.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Plaque: S.O.L.D. Awards Ceremony. Presented to Women&#8217;s Union, &#8220;Take Back the Night&#8221;, 1996.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7 CDs with files from the Women&#8217;s Center documentary, 2011.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h3 class=\"series-title wp-block-heading\">UARC 2015-04<\/h3><table class='folder-table'><thead><tr><th>Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><th>Box<\/th><th>Folder<\/th><th>Info<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Publications; a history of the Women&#8217;s Center; Women&#8217;s Forum information; and Freda Pyles, Suzanna Merritt, and other correspondence.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Binder containing information from the Her Hands exhibit (1993).<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Floppy diskettes: Women&#8217;s Center, Women&#8217;s Commission, Women&#8217;s Forum, Women&#8217;s Center No. 2,  and Women&#8217;s Forum.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4169","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4169","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=4169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}