Martin, Thomas Lyle

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Materials related to the Commission on the Future of IIT (COMFIIT) which was active ca. 1976 and again ca. 1985.

Description of the Collection

Materials related to the Commission on the Future of IIT (COMFIIT) which was active ca. 1976 and again ca. 1985.

Description of the Collection Photo album with 18 mounted prints (all identified), mostly black and white, of ceremonies and people at the dedication of the Paul V. Galvin Library on the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago), Sept. 13, 1985. People identified in the photos include: Paul V. Galvin (image of his portrait); M/M Michael Galvin; M/M Andrew Affrunti; Lajos Schmidt; Michael Galvin; Chris Galvin; Robert Galvin; Mary Galvin; Helen Galvin; David Dowell; Pete Venema; Hazel Venema; Frederick Jaicks;...

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1) Materials sent to the library's director (David Dowell) from or about Thomas Martin as President, 1978-1987. 2) Materials sent to the library's director (David Dowell) from or about Meyer Feldberg as President-Elect and President, 1986-1989. 3) Materials sent to the library's director (Sohair Elbaz) from or about Lewis Collens as President, 1990-1992. 4) "Financial History of IIT From 1973-1974 Through 1983-1984" being a 14-page typed report with narrative, charts, and graphs.

Description of the Collection Annual reports on the state of the University; include information on trustees, faculty, awards, finances, academic programs, and campus activities, particularly development of campus facilities and buildings in the 1950s and 1960s. Reports normally include information on Institute of Gas and Armour Research Foundation activities. Some later years are combined with the annual report of IITRI. Beginning 1940, reports prior to 1940 will be found with Armour Institute of Technology and Lewis...

Description of the Collection Assorted materials related to overall planning for IIT, most produced by or introduced by the contemporary IIT president. Folders: 1. several copies of "Institutional Policies, Values and Goals of the Illinois Institute of Technology" published May 1977 2. draft of "Partnership in the Future, The Refounding of IIT to Serve an Evolving Society", dated October, 1977 3. "Objectives for IIT and the Planning Process" by Thomas L Martin, jr. Revised October 6, 1980 4. University Policies, Values...

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Office of Public Relations prior to 2000. See series level records for itemized box lists of contents, and specific dates. Collection bulks with binders of 35mm color slides, also includes manuscripts and A-V materials.

Description of the Collection Copies of document entitled "Partnership in the Future: the Refounding of IIT to serve an Evolving Society." The document served as the basis of IIT's $100 million development program and was crafted in response to the COMFIIT [Commission on the Future of IIT] report. Also present are carbon copies of a cover letter by IIT President Thomas L. Martin, Jr., dated either October 28, 1977 or November 1, 1977, which was sent with the report to various important donors/supporters of IIT, asking...

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Incomplete set of the President's Newsletter, a publication sent to faculty and staff starting in 1944.

Description of the Collection 35 mm slides, mostly black and white from Martin's 10th anniversary celebration in 1984. The slides are numbered and were apparently used for a slide presentation; no accompanying text has been found. 1. Aug. 1982; Campus aerial shots 2. May 1981; HUB [Hermann Hall] aerial 3. June 1984; Argonne 4. June 1984 5. May 1984; Tom and...