Armour Research Foundation (U.S.)
Biography
Armour Research Foundation (ARF) was one of the first private, not-for-profit contract research laboratories in the United States. Begun in Chicago in 1936 by Armour Institute of Technology (AIT), ARF was acquired by Illinois Institute of Technology in 1940 when IIT was created by the merger of AIT and Lewis Institute. Re-named Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, it was later reorganized as the IIT Research Institute (IITRI). Under all its iterations, the laboratory conducted research for commercial and government sources, expanding to an international operation. Per IIT President John L. Anderson's April e-newsletter to the campus community, "In 2002, Alion purchased the non-life-science assets of IIT Research Institute.... IITRI remains an IIT-controlled company and is led by David McCormick, who is also professor of biology at the university.... [In March 2010] the university received a cash payment...in exchange for our final holdings of bonds and warrants in Alion...." Source: IIT Archives (Chicago)
Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:
Action-Reaction films, ca. 1963
Two 16 mm reels, label on first reel reads "Action - Reaction, Acceleration - Deceleration," black and white, silent, 4½" diameter, ca. 8 min. The reel is rusted. Second reel's label reads "Orbit - ( Action - Reaction Demo ), ARF (?). IIT/Ralph Luoma" Film is 100 feet, color, 3½" diameter, ca. 5 min., on spool, perforated number: 725811336. Note: Ralph Luoma was IIT campus photographer circa 1963.
ARF dessert plate, 1940
One ceramic dessert plate, white with black letters "ARF" (for Armour Research Foundation) and black trim near edge. Marked on back: Liberty [illeg.] China/Albert Pick Co. Inc./ Chicago Illinois/McNicol China/Clarksburg/W. Va./U.S.A.
ARF News collection, 1949-1960
Per volume 1, no. 1 (January, 1939) ARF News was "A publication for members of Armour Research Foundation....Published monthly under the direction of the Public Relations department for the information and interest of the members of Armour Research Foundation, 35 West 33rd Street, Chicago, 16, Ill."
ARF newsclippings collection, 1962
One booklet of photocopied national news articles about ARF, Jun.- Dec. 1962
ARF photo prints and negatives, 1951-1964
ARF Publicity collection, 1932-1963
ARF tag
Metal tag previously used as an inventory tag on one of several file cabinets used by Marvin Camras at Armour Research Foundation. Reads: "Armour Research Foundation/A1879".
ARF/IIT Mexican-American Conference on Industrial Research collection, 1945
ARF/IITRI newsletters collection, 1944-1982
ARF/IITRI non-serial publications collection, 1961-1989
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