{"id":4256,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll209\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","slug":"coll209","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll209\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Backstrom collection"},"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>Will Backstrom collection <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll209<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>Backstrom Will<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>circa 1987-1988<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>3 boxes (2.75 linear feet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/td><td>Ephemera from UMBC alumnus Will Backstrom. Items are from 1987-1988 and document Backstrom&#8217;s role as President of the Student Government Association (1987-88). Also included is a student driver jacket from the Transportation department.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>Will Backstrom collection, University Archives, Collection 209, 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\">Will Backstrom is an alumnus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, class of 1988. He served as President of the Student Government Association during the 1987-88 academic year with Vice President Jerry Sadler.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Transferred from the Office of Institutional Advancement, donated by UMBC alumnus Will Backstrom, UARC 2016-01.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collection inventoried and rehoused, April 2016. Four issues of The Retriever newspaper removed.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"access\">Access &#038; Use<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No restrictions.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"subjects\">Subject Headings<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sadler Jerry<\/li><li>University of Maryland, Baltimore County Students<\/li><li>University of Maryland, Baltimore County Student Government Association<\/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><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>Flyer for Student Senate, &#8220;Students for Students Vote For:&#8221;<\/td><td>circa 1987-1988<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flyer for free concert, &#8220;Blast Rock-N-Roll Censorship! Protest Reagan&#8217;s Ban of Rock Music from Official Festivites in our Nation&#8217;s Captiol with a Free Concert!&#8221;<\/td><td>circa 1987-1988<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pack of Stickers, &#8220;Personability\u2026Compromise\u2026Charisma\u2026&#8221; Will Backstrom, S.G.A. President \/ Jerry Sadler, Vice President<\/td><td>circa 1987-1988<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flyer, &#8220;Don\u2019t be Hassled with a broken down car or truck&#8221;<\/td><td>circa 1987-1988<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flyer, &#8220;Off-campus party!&#8221;<\/td><td>circa 1987-1988<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flyer, &#8220;Party on the patio&#8221;<\/td><td>circa 1987-1988<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flyer, &#8220;Party at the Grenn Lounge&#8221;<\/td><td>circa 1987-1988<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Business Card (3), Will Backstrom &#8211; President of UMBC SGA<\/td><td>circa 1987-1988<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flyer, Will Backstrom\/Jerry Sadler SGA<\/td><td>1987<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flyer, &#8220;Crazy hat party&#8221;<\/td><td>circa 1987-1988<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flyer, &#8220;Will and Jerry present the Inaugural ball&#8221;<\/td><td>circa 1987-1988<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UMBC Commencement Book 1988,<\/td><td>1988<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Banner, &#8220;Backstrom Sadler, SGA Pres\/Vice Pres, Students for Students&#8221;<\/td><td>1987<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jacket, Blue jacket, &#8220;Will&#8221; on front. On back&#8221; UMBC Bus Drivers. Do it on time! University of Maryland Baltimore County. With image of bus.<\/td><td>circa 1987-1988<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4256","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4256","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=4256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}