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Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:

Alschuler Campus Plan brochures, 1940

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.16
Description of the Collection

Printed brochure published by Illinois Institute of Technology showing the "Campus Plan" (buildings and grounds design) done by architect Alfred S. Alschuler. The campus development proposal included buildings to be used by IIT and Armour Research Foundation.

Dates: 1940

Armour Mission Demolition films, 1962

 Collection
Identifier: 037.01.02
Description of the Collection 8 rolls of movie film with similar titles/markings suggesting they all concern the demolition and razing of the Student Union Building (formerly, Armour Mission), ca. 1962. 1. Wrecking of old Student Union (2 tapes of this title); Color; Silent; 3" d.; ca. 5 min. Perforated number 0-726545609 2. Wrecking of old Student Union (2 tapes of this title); Color; Silent; 3" d.; ca. 5 min. Perforated number 0-726545612 3. Wrecking of Old Student Union Building; 16mm; 3½" d.; ca. 5 min. 4. Student...
Dates: 1962

Building Program News collection, 1954

 Collection
Identifier: 029.03.03
Description of the Collection

Two issues of Building Program News, September 23, 1954 and October 12, 1954.

Dates: 1954

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

Buildings and Grounds collection, 1937-1956

 Collection
Identifier: 029.03.09
Description of the Collection Collection includes "File # 204" (probably refers to account number), which consists of financial documents relating to landscaping of "A.P.D. Building" (Architecture, Planning and Design, i.e., S. R. Crown Hall). Bulks with purchase requisitions and work orders. Also some bid and work correspondence, including memo signed by Alfred Caldwell.Other materials (probably not originally part of File #204) are photos of campus plans. Included are reproductions of drawings of Alfred S....
Dates: 1937-1956; Majority of material found in 1955-1956

Buildings and Grounds records, 1938-1967

 Collection
Identifier: 029.03.10
Description of the Collection Bulks with 1960s specimen and cancelled bonds, some showing payment schedules, for dormitories and student union constructions. Also gymnasium document showing bid comparison figures. Real estate acreage schedule. Unidentified drawing (of parking lot?). State St. campus site plan (1949) showing buildings "pending demolition"; and one later date plan. Materials unrelated to State Street campus include cancelled note and trust deed on 7 parcels of land at 3130 - 3256 S. Michigan. Photostat...
Dates: 1938-1967; 1966

Campus Building blueprints, 1947-2005

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.47
Description of the Collection

16 sets of architectural drawings, blueprints, and plat maps.

Dates: 1947-2005

Campus map , March 1955

 Item
Scope and Contents

This plat map is color-coded to show construction type (fire resistive, incombustible, brick, frame, concrete) of all buildings, historic and new, bounded by 31st Street, 35th Street, Michigan Avenue and the -New York Central Railroad. 3 copies of the map are included in the collection, 1 with pencil markings showing "buildings wrecked."

Dates: March 1955

Campus Maps collection, 1950-1971

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.46
Description of the Collection

Register of Illinois Tech campus maps: Date (No. of copies in IIT Archives) Ca. 1950 (1) 1968-1969 (3) 1969 (1) 1970 (2) Ca. 1970? (1) 1971 (2)

Dates: 1950-1971

Campus Models and Plans photographs, 1940-1990

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.17
Description of the Collection

76 photographs of architectural models, sketches, plans, drawings, etc. of the South State Street campus of Illinois Institute of Technology. An oversize folder holds 4 large images.

Dates: 1940-1990; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1965

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Campus planning 23
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