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Armour Institute of Technology

 Organization

Biography

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

Found in 93 Collections and/or Records:

Early IIT Libraries records, 1893-1963

 Collection
Identifier: 025.03.14
Description of the Collection

"Library Accessions", being 24 bound volumes with the original hand-written register of books and serials purchased for the Armour Institute of Technology, and subsequently, for the Illinois Institute of Technology library collections. Dates: 1893-1963.

Dates: 1893 -1963

Edward D. Porges papers, 1917-1967

 Collection
Identifier: 002.05.10
Description of the Collection Papers of Edward D. Porges, an Armour Institute of Technology graduate of the class of 1917 (B.S., E.E.), consisting of the following items: 1) A letter dated April 13, 1917, from E.H. Freeman, AIT professor of Electrical Engineering, "to whom it may concern," stating that Porges "is an excellent student and we believe that he would provide an able and dependable man in Government service." 2) A brochure titled "Illinois Institute of Technology Class of 1917, 35th Reunion, Friday, May 9,...
Dates: 1917-1967

External publicity about Armour Institute of Technology, 1897-1940

 Collection
Identifier: 002.06.03
Description of the Collection

Magazine articles and news clippings about Armour Institute. The 1922 news clippings are exclusively about Armour Institute's baseball team and season.

Dates: 1897-1940

Faculty Appointment Letters collection, 1896-1977

 Collection
Identifier: 028.05.01
Description of the Collection Collection includes rolls of as microfilm with copies of records as follows: 1. Faculty Appointment Letters 1965 - 74 "Emulsion No. 788258 64; Use Before Aug. 1980"; number stamped on cassette - 89100. One copy on microfilm cassette; duplicate on spool. Copies of letters signed by deans and others announcing academic appointments and salaries. Apparently in alphabetical order by academic year. 2. Faculty Appointment letters, 1974 - 1975 ...
Dates: 1896-1977

George Sinclair Allison papers, 1919-1941

 Collection
Identifier: 002.01.03
Description of the Collection

This collection is organized into four series, the first containing correspondence between faculty members, as well as contacts outside of the Institute. After correspondence, Series Two includes various collections that reference events and services from campus. Series Three includes very detailed financial records detailing the transactions between the Institute and various service providers, while Series 4 contains records dealing directly with student accounts and finances.

Dates: 1919-1941

Gunsaulus Rare Books collection, 1920-1955

 Collection
Identifier: 025.03.11
Description of the Collection Materials concerning the Frank W. Gunsaulus Rare Books Collection, which he gifted to Armour Institute of Technology. Includes inventories of titles in the collection, correspondence regarding purchases and proposed sales of the books and historical values. Folder titles: Reference Materials; includes a copy of Catalogue of the Gunsaulus Collection by IIT Special Collections Librarian Vince Golden, 2001 Rare books collection/Folder 1 of 2 Rare books collection/Folder 2 of 2 Gunsaulus Rare...
Dates: 1920-1955

Harvey T. Woodruff collection, 1907-1931

 Collection
Identifier: 002.04.13
Description of the Collection Cigar box with artifacts related to the Armour Institute of Technology and its Press Club. These artifacts include a postcard, athletic numerals, brass tags, and a newpaper clipping. Some items relate to a 1931 Armour Press Club event at which Chicago Tribune journalist Harvey Woodruff was the guest of honor. The items include: Two "2"s (felt; yellow outlined with black) stapled to a card on which is...
Dates: 1907-1931

Henry T. Heald, Armour Institute Dean's records, 1920-1930

 Collection
Identifier: 002.05.16
Description of the Collection

Papers of Henry T. Heald in his roles as a faculty member and dean of Armour Institute of Technology prior to his appointment as president of AIT (and subsequent services as president of IIT).

Dates: 1920-1930

Heritage of Illinois Institute of Technology collection, 1978

 Collection
Identifier: 039.01.42
Description of the Collection

One folder of administrative materials related to the writing and publishing of the book titled "The Heritage of Illinois Institute of Technology," a commissioned history of IIT published in 1978, authored by Irene Macauley. Includes correspondence, invoices, and estimates for production costs.

Dates: 1978

IEEE meeting collection, 2004

 Collection
Identifier: 004.06.10
Description of the Collection

Video and printed program of the March 23, 2004 meeting of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Chicago Section held at the McCormick Tribune Campus Center on the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology.

Dates: 2004

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