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Armour Institute of Technology

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Biography

Armour Institute existed from 1893-1939 and was renamed the Armour College of Engineering in 1940.

Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:

Armour Institute of Technology library records, 1909-1940

 Collection
Identifier: 002.01.04
Description of the Collection

Materials relating to the operation of the Armour Institute of Technology (Chicago, 1892-1940) library including circulation records, purchases of equipent and furniture, and inventory lists.

Dates: 1909-1940
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Armour Institute of Technology photographs, 1905-1936

 Collection
Identifier: 002.07.02
Description of the Collection Display-size photographs of Armour Institute of technology classes, students and faculty. Includes graduating class photographs (composed of individual student photographs) for the years 1905, 1906, 1907, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, and 1936. Also, one portrait of academics in academic gowns (probably AIT faculty) including AIT President Frank Gunsaulus, posing in front of the Armour Mission building, ca. 1905. Also, a photograph of a group of students and officers...
Dates: 1905-1936
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Armour Institute of Technology records, 1893-1941

 Collection
Identifier: 002.01.07
Description of the Collection

Materials related to Armour Institute of Technology and Armour Mission, mostly published materials: programs, serials, reports, bulletins, and essays. Includes information on student life and events, commencements, courses, and academics. Lesser amounts of administrative materials on budgets, school planning, and board of trustees minutes.

Dates: 1893-1941
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Armour Institute of Technology student life collection, 1942

 Collection
Identifier: 002.02.06
Description of the Collection

Programs for the Baccalaureate Service and Commencement for the class of 1942, May 10th and 14th respectively. Also includes a tufted yellow and red wool fabric letter incorporating letters AIT for Armour Institute of Technology and the number "42."

Dates: 1938-1942
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Armour Institute of Technology student life photos, 1907-1924

 Collection
Identifier: 002.02.04
Description of the Collection Several class and club photographs from the Armour Institute of Technology, including founding charter and photographs for the Illinois Delta chapter of Pi Tau Sigma fraternity a honorary mechanical engineering from 1924 and a group photo of the “Nebraska Club” from 1907. Class photos, some group photos and some a college of individual portraints from Spring 1909, 1910, and unidentified. Also includes some photos of Armour Institute buildings, Main Building, Machinery Hall, Student...
Dates: 1907-1924
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Armour Institute of Technology student records, 1899-1943

 Collection
Identifier: 002.01.10
Description of the Collection Set of 3 x 5" typed index cards of students who attended Armour Institute of Technology. Generally one per student, showing student's name and address, classes taken by academic term usually with course title and number, and grade received. Miscellaneous other information is sometimes included. In alphabetical order by student names. Dates appear to cover almost the entire time period the school operated, classes dated post-1940 may indicate that these students matriculated at AIT prior to...
Dates: 1899-1943
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Armour Institute of Technology yearbooks, 1898-1940

 Collection
Identifier: 002.06.07
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the annual student yearbooks at Armour Institute of Technology published between 1898 and 1940. The yearbook was known by three different titles (see series records): Integral, Senior Class Book, and The Cycle. Contents and organization of the yearbooks vary from year to year as student writers, photographers, and editors chose to include or exclude information of students by class year, members of faculty and administration, academic program, extracurricular...
Dates: 1898-1940
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Armour Institute relay batons, 1930-1931

 Collection
Identifier: 002.04.01
Description of the Collection

Two hollow wooden relay batons, one is orange and black, ca. 11 5/8" l. x 7/8" d. reads; "Illinois Relay Carnival/1930 & 1931/A.H. Jens, Armour/March 14, 1931/A. A. Stagg, Jr./Coach" The other ca. 11 7/8" l. x 1½" d. reads: "Armour Tech/Des Moines, Iowa/April 25 1931/A. H. Jens/Drake Relays Baton" and is black and white

Dates: 1930-1931
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Armour Institute slide, 1899

 Collection
Identifier: 002.04.09
Description of the Collection

One glass slide depicting a drawing or engraving of Armour Institute of Technology, Armour Mission, and Armour Flats at the corner of 33rd and Federal Streets. Aerial perspective view from the northeast. Image appears in an article about Armour Institute of Technology in "New England Magazine," May 1899 (or 1897?), p. 356.

Dates: 1899
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Armour, Lewis and IIT student transcripts, 1940-1969

 Collection
Identifier: 026.03.06
Description of the Collection

Transcripts of students attending Lewis Institute, Armour Institute of Technology, Institute of Design, and Illinois Institute of Technology with graduation dates between 1940 and 1960.

Dates: 1940-1969
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

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