Peebles, James C.

Description of the Collection Collection appears to be the papers of W. J. Parduhn, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. Files contain work orders, memos and correspondence, financial schedules, and miscellaneous other materials related to renovations and maintenance of campus buildings. Both old (previously existing) and new (primarily Alumni Memorial Hall, Perlstein Hall, Wishnick Hall) buildings are included. Drawings of the project work are sometimes included. Records appear to concern only IIT academic...

Description of the Collection Multiple copies, including the tissue carbon copy of the original typed manuscript, of "A History of Armour Institute of Technology" by James Clinton Peebles concerning the history of Armour Institute of Technology from its founding in 1890 until its merger in 1940 with Lewis Institute to create Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago.The collection may also contains minor amounts of materials concerning the process of writing, editing, and publishing the book which was...

Description of the Collection Correspondence and a photograph related to Armour Institute of Technology professor of mechanical engineering James C. Peebles, circa 1926-1933. Photocopy of a typed letter (6 pages) to Armour Institute of Technology President Howard M. Raymond from Associate Professor James Peebles in opposition to moving the college site to Evanston, dated March 29, 1926. The second item is a class photo of Armour Institute of Technology Class of 1933, with head shots of graduates and class officers. The...