Archives Gold #24: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 16:06:05 -0400
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Special Collections continues our archival project Archives Gold: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th, a special series showcasing 50 different objects that tell the story of UMBC. This week we present two UMBC parking passes from 1996 and 2005.

Parking Passes, 1996 and 2005. University Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)

Previously in UMBC history, traffic and parking related issues were handled by the SGA who appointed a student run Traffic Court. The court met in the basement of Dorm II where it often dealt with reducing and waiving fines from parking violations on the UMBC campus. An article in The Retriever from 1972 details an upset UMBC Chief of Security because the SGA had not yet appointed a new student traffic court, leading to an overflow of 75 parking tickets awaiting action.

Learn More:

-History of UMBC Research Guide

-University Archives Webpage

-Diagram in The Retriever Showing What Part of the SGA Operated the Traffic Court