Illinois Institute of Technology
Organization
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Aerial photographs, 1951-1961
Collection
Identifier: 037.02.11
Description of the Collection
Four aerial views of campus and the surrounding area: 1) Black and white aerial view of campus and surrounding area, roughly Michigan Ave. to Canal St., 31st St. to Pershing. Dated 1951, image predates construction of Dan Ryan Expressway, and includes Wentworth Gardens, old Comiskey Park, the Mecca building, and original Armour Institute complex. A two square block area to the east of State St., later to be developed as McCormick Village (student housing complex) is outlined. ...
Dates:
1951-1961
Bronzeville 23rd St. Viaduct collection, 1925
Collection
Identifier: 050.01.07
Description of the Collection
South Central Association Souvenir Twenty-third Street Viaduct Opening publication, a 116-page booklet, dated 1925, published by the South Central [or Central South?] Association, a Chicago citizens' membership organization. Includes list of members (individuals and businesses), advertisers, and short essays on numerous South Side establishments, and numerous photos and illustrations. Some of the topics, places, and businesses included are: Indiana Ave., Cottage Grove Ave., 22nd St., South...
Dates:
1925
Bronzeville Design Symposium collection, 1999
Collection
Identifier: 050.01.14
Description of the Collection
Materials related to "Bronzeville Design Symposium: The Impact of Design on Urban Communities," held at Illinois Institute of Technology October 29-30, 1999. Project was a joint activity of IIT, the College of Architecture, and Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Dates:
1999
Bronzeville Digital Stories (booklet), 2000
Collection
Identifier: 050.01.15
Abstract
bronzeville-stories as of June 7, 2000. Prof. David Coogan served as project advisor.
Dates:
2000
Bronzeville photo, 1961
Collection
Identifier: 050.01.09
Description of the Collection
One aerial color photograph (by unidentified photographer) of buildings, primarily residential, covering the 3400 south blocks of Michigan Ave., Indiana Ave., Prairie Ave., and Calumet Ave. in Chicago. Photo is apparently taken from the roof of De La Salle Institute (located at 3455 S. Wabash) and shows a two-bay red and green "Dutch" type building at center bottom with a sign reading "Sparks Hotel" (located at 3433 So. Michigan per 1961-62 telephone book white pages). A white Cadillac, ca....
Dates:
1961
Building Reference files, 1896-2013
Collection
Identifier: 037.06.01
Scope and Contents
The Building Reference Files collection consists of a mix of primary and secondary source material relating to the buildings and campuses of the Illinois Institute of Technology and its predecessor institutions. These files formerly served as "drop files" where archives staff collected clippings, ephemera, and photographs related to the buildings and campus, and as a result, many of the files consist wholly of secondary material (including photocopies and clippings from university...
Dates:
1895-2013
Campus and South Side Development posters, 1989-1999
Collection
Identifier: 037.06.03
Description of the Collection
Oversize mounted posters used in connection with the campus redevelopment program at Illinois Institute of Technology in the 1990s. Lesser numbers of the posters deal with the development of the Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago's South Side adjacent to the university's campus, and the university's downtown campus. Posters group into five series: I) Main Campus II) Landscaping III) McCormick Tribune Campus Center IV) Downtown Campus V) Chicago South Side Development
Dates:
1989-1999
Fund Raising Brochures collection, 1941-1950
Collection
Identifier: 032.02.21
Description of the Collection
The collection consists of booklets created as promotional and fund raising materials for distribution to businesses and entrepreneurs soliciting funds for the development of the new campus buildings and academic programs of Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Beginning with a formal "program and plan" drawn up by the school's Board of Trustees, the booklets includes campus master plans, building designs, and projected costs which are revised in response to the United States' entry...
Dates:
1941-1950
IIT Campus Aerial photographs, 1940-2002
Collection
Identifier: 037.02.25
Description of the Collection
Aerial photographs of IIT's main campus on South State Street and surrounding neighborhoods. Some photos include the Chicago Loop skyline or Lake Michigan horizon. Photos are in print (generally 8" x 10") format for earlier years and 35mm contact sheets (ca. 24 to 36 images per 8" x 10" sheet), slides, and some photocopies for later years. With few exceptions, these aerial survey photos were taken annually from 1940 until ca. 1968 (which represents the final build-out of the IIT campus) by...
Dates:
1940-2002
IIT Independent Press collection, 1968-1969
Collection
Identifier: 027.10.05
Description of the Collection
IIT Independent Press, was a student-produced radical newspaper of the 1960s. "Published monthly by Jericho Publications Inc. ...Staff: Charles Peters; Bill Bolton; Charles Erdell; Andre Souffront" (per Vol. 2 , No. 1). Topics covered include IIT Black Student Organization, urban renewal, and faculty member Max Primack. Collection contains 2 copies of the October 1968 issue (vol 1, no. 2) and the March 1969 issue (vol. 2, no. 1). (1)
Dates:
1968-1969
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Aerial photographs 4
- Campus planning 4
- College buildings 3
- College campuses 3
- Community development, Urban 3
- Architecture--Designs and plans 2
- Photographs 2
- African Americans 1
- Apartment houses 1
- Architectural drawings (visual works) 1
- Architecture 1
- Architecture--Drawings 1
- Civil rights demonstrations 1
- Clippings (information artifacts) 1
- College buildings--Design and construction 1
- College facilities 1
- Dormitories 1
- Fraternal organizations 1
- Fund raising 1
- Greek letter societies 1
- Hotels 1
- Landscape architecture 1
- Natural landscaping 1
- Oral histories 1
- Serial publications 1
- South Side (Chicago, Ill.) 1
- Student publications 1
- Students--Social life and customs 1
- Universities and colleges--Curricula 1
- Universities and colleges--Societies, etc. 1
- Universities and colleges--Statistics 1
- Viaducts 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Schools 1 ∧ less
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