1965
September 15 – December 16, 2016
All of the forces that contributed to making UMBC– from emerging as a need triggered by the post-World War II baby boom to becoming a higher education ideal conceptualized by Chancellor Albin O. Kuhn– converged on September 19, 1966, with the commencement of the first classes. This exhibition tells some of the many stories of the university’s exciting beginning and continuing development through items selected from UMBC’s University Archives including photographs, documents, objects, books and ephemera.
This exhibition tells some of the many stories of the university’s exciting beginning and continuing development through items selected from UMBC’s University Archives including photographs, documents, objects, books and ephemera.
Public Program
Monday, 3:30 p.m.
September 19, 2016
Exhibition Tour: Chief Curator Tom Beck & Archivist Lindsey Loeper
By Photo Service UMCP, 1971
Places where students could socialize were limited during the early years of the campus. One popular location in 1971 was the Rathskeller, which was located in the basement of Hillcrest Building. The Ratt, as it was affectionately nicknamed, was a popular location that served alcohol on campus, since the minimum age for drinking beer and wine in Maryland was then 18.
By William Boyd
Photograph, 1973
ca. 1900
Photograph, printed ca. 1984
By William “Skip” Boyd
September 20, 1972
