{"id":4322,"date":"2026-08-17T21:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll038\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:11:15","slug":"coll038","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll038\/","title":{"rendered":"Jo Ann Argersinger manuscripts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview<\/h1>\n
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Title:<\/td>\nJo Ann Argersinger manuscripts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call Number:<\/td>\nColl038<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creator:<\/td>\nArgersinger, Jo Ann E.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dates:<\/td>\ncirca 1988-2000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size:<\/td>\n1 box (.25 linear feet)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language:<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abstract:<\/td>\nIncludes two manuscripts by Jo Ann Argersinger relating to U.S. labor history and political systems: “Building Houses and Democracy,” (draft with referees comments); “The Making of a Union” (draft).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Citation:<\/td>\nJo Ann Argersinger manuscripts, University Archives, Collection 38, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h1>\n

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>\n

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Scope & Content<\/h1>\n

Arrangement<\/h2>\n\n
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Provenance Information<\/h1>\n

Provenance and Acquisition Information<\/h2>\n

Donated by Mary Jane Arnold, collected by Joe Arnold.<\/p>\n

Processing Note<\/h2>\n

Collection unprocessed.<\/p>\n

Descriptive Rules Used<\/h2>\n

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)<\/p>\n

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Access & Use<\/h1>\n

Finding Aids<\/h2>\n

Finding Aid: \/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll038\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Access Conditions<\/h2>\n

No restrictions.<\/p>\n

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use<\/h2>\n

Copyright maintained by creator.<\/p>\n

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Subject Headings<\/h1>\n

Creators<\/h2>\n

Argersinger, Jo Ann E.<\/p>\n

Subjects<\/h2>\n

Argersinger, Jo Ann E. — Archives<\/p>\n

Labor — United States — History<\/p>\n

Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America — History<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4322","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4322","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=4322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}