Campus development: prose descriptions, 1941-1990

 File — Box: 1

Scope and Contents

Items clipped from IIT publications that document concerns and plans for the development of IIT's campus: 1) A copy of the front page of Technology News for January 14, 1941, announcing "Huge Building Plan for I.I.T.!" 2) A clipped portion of the front page of Technology News from October 14, 1941, with headline reading "IIT Receives $500,000 Gift." 3) A copy of the front page of Technology News for February 24, 1942, announcing "Expansion Fund Reaches $1,100,000. 4) A clipped photo from the March 24, 1942 copy of Technology News purporting to show a student being struck by an auto at 33rd and State 5) A partial copy of Technology News for April 21, 1942, with much coverage devoted to the dangerous intersection at 33rd and State 6) A clipping from Technology News from ca. September 1942, under title "Development program hits snag." 7) Clipped pages from the 1955 Integral documenting (with photos) recent campus development 8) Clipped pages from the President's Report, 1956-57, covering campus "physical plant." 9) Clipped pages from the President's Report, 1959, covering campus "physical plant." 10) A clipped page from the President's Report, 1964-65, featuring a photo of President Rettaliata, Maynard P. Venema, and Lester Armour with a model of the IIT campus master plan. 11) A copy of the program from the May 3, 1990 IIT "Centennial Jazz Celebration."

Dates

  • Creation: 1941-1990

Creator

Full Extent

1 Folder

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Formerly 1998.130

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