Galvin, Robert W.

Description of the Collection

These materials were produced for a memorial event in honor or Robert W. Galvin and Robert A. Pritzker, held in S. R. Crown Hall on the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology on May 23, 2012. Collections includes the printed program of and dvd of the memorial event.

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;...

Description of the Collection Materials related to Hall of Fame induction ceremonies of 1981, 2002 and 2015. Folder 1 contains an invitation to the induction ceremony for 1981, which honored inductees Marvin Camras, William F. Finkl, Ludwig Hilberseimer, Weymouth H. Kirkland, Thomas J. Moran, Donald Frederick Othmer, Harris Perlstein, and Dorothy Thompson. A booklet published in 1980 includes brief biographies on each Hall of Fame member. Folder 2 includes printed materials related to the May 21, 2002 dinner event hosted...

Scope and Contents

Audio-visual tape recordings of Nov. 20, 1996 Illinois Institute of Technology Board of Trustees reception in Crown Hall at which the $120 million dollar Galvin-Pritzker pledge was announced.

Description of the Collection

Signed letter from Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley to Robert Galvin and Robert Pritzker congratulating them on the successful completion of the "IIT Challenge Campaign." Date August 10, 2001; on City of Chicago letterhead.

Description of the Collection Audio and video tapes (unedited) recorded by Illinois Institute of Technology to document two events related to the university's renewal program. Ten of the tapes document events surrounding the March 9, 2000 ground breaking for the McCormick Tribune Campus Center including a video conference with representatives of the various architectural, engineering, university, and public entities who collaborated on the building, the official ground breaking ceremony, and the lunch reception which...

Description of the Collection

Eight videocassettes of presentations by finalist architects who had submitted designs for the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation International Design Competition at Illinois Institute of Technology in the late 1990s. The tapes bear the following notations: 1) Bob Galvin interview, 11/21/1996 2) Zaha Hadid, 3/11/1998 3) Sejima/Nishizawa, 3/11/1998 4) Rem Koolhaas, 3/11/1998 5) Peter Eisenman, 4/1/1998 6) Goodman/Miller, 4/1/1998 7-8) 1998-1999 Television Highlights (2 copies)

Description of the Collection

An invitation to the installment of Robert W. Galvin as Chairman of the Board, October 4, 1979

Content Description From the Collection:

Office files from two of IIT's presidents, Meyer Feldberg (1987-1989) and Lewis Collens (1990-2007). Contents fall into physical series such as correspondence (personal and corporate), fundraising, and events.

Description of the Collection

Video titled Tribute 2 Bob created by Illinois Institute of Technology to honor trustees Robert Galvin and Robert Pritzker for their sponsorship of the major matching grant/fund-raising effort for the university. Produced for and shown at the IIT 2002 Hall of Fame program (May 17, 2002). Producer: Rich Goodman/Post Effects. 13:45 minutes.