Archives Gold #20: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th

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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 a photograph of Otis Redding performing at Spring Week in 1967.

Skipjack, Volume 1, 1968. UPUB S2-001. University Publications, University Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)

Otis Redding, perhaps the most famous musician to perform at UMBC, visited the young campus in April of 1967. UMBC was celebrating its first Spring Week (a celebration that would later be known as Quadmania) with a Saturday night dance, featuring well-known musician Otis Redding and his orchestra. Tickets were $5 for UMBC students and $7 for all other students.

Other notable acts who have performed at UMBC throughout the years include Chicago Transit Authority (later "Chicago"), The Velvet Underground, and Kanye West.

Learn More:

-History of UMBC Research Guide

-University Archives Webpage

-Digital Link to Photographs of Otis Redding's Performance in Skipjack

-Article in The Retriever (Volume 1, Number 10) "Awesome Otis is Coming"

-UMBC Magazine: Histories and Mysteries: Music Performance