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:
John P. Makielski papers, 1940-1950
Various printed materials from John Makielski, who served as Assistant to John Rettaliata and as Registrar. The materials relate to the development of the Illinois Institute of Technology campus including booklets, reprints, photographs, and campus plan images documenting concepts of an emerging campus.
Miscellaneous minutes, 1877-1981
Minutes of various organizations, committees, councils, and associations at Illinois Institute of Technology, Armour Institute of Technology, Armour Research Foundation, and IIT Research Institute.
Miscellaneous Publications collection, 1956-1990
Two unrelated publications as follows:
Of the Greeks: A Brief History of Fraternities and Sororities at Illinois Institute of Technology by Carroll K. Simons '1933 (Published by IIT Office of The Centennial, 1990, 16 pages)
Research Foundation/Reference Library/Procedure Manual, ca. 1956 (39 typescript pages with sample forms and cards)
Motorboat films, 1962
Two 16 mm film reels with the following identification on canister, film reels and/of film leaders: "Motor Boats / LUOMA ?" and "Motor Boats Armour Research Foundation, "overexp istop," July 1962." Ralph Luoma was Illinois Institiute of Technology's campus photographer ca. 1963. Both films are B & W, silent, 16mm, 3½" d., ca. 5 min. Perforated number: 727841513 and 727849506.
Nuclear Reactor Press release, 1956
Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999
127 boxes of photographs of Illinois Institute of Technology campus, events, and people. Most photos are presumed to be taken by Communication and Marketing Office for various campus publications. Subjects and photographers are sometimes identified. The photos are in various formats: prints, negatives, and contact sheets, and some slides and transparencies. Most images are in black and white and most date from 1980 and before.
Office of University Relations Photo Files collection, 1959-1964
Publications From Illinois Institute of Technology
Real Estate and IRS records, 1918-1977
Research: Key to Progress film, 1956
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- College buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
- College buildings--Planning 2
- Commencement ceremonies 2
- Cultural artifacts 2
- Illinois Institute of Technology -- Faculty 2
- Laboratories 2
- Motion pictures 2
- Motor vehicles 2
- Nuclear reactors 2
- Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae 2
- World War, 1939-1945 2
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- Disabled veterans--Rehabilitation 1
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- Greek letter societies 1
- Handbooks and manuals 1
- Illinois Institute of Technology -- Administration 1
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