002/04. Artifacts

Two hollow wooden relay batons, one is orange and black, ca. 11 5/8" l. x 7/8" d. reads; "Illinois Relay Carnival/1930 & 1931/A.H. Jens, Armour/March 14, 1931/A. A. Stagg, Jr./Coach" The other ca. 11 7/8" l. x 1½" d. reads: "Armour Tech/Des Moines, Iowa/April 25 1931/A. H. Jens/Drake Relays Baton" and is black and white

Four pieces of athletic clothing, a embroidered gold letter sweater with "AIT 36," a black and gold sports jersey with gold "A" on front and "7" on back and pin reading "A," a long-sleeve black pullover sweater with gold "A"; reads "A J Jimgles" on inside seam at bottom and a gold jacket with black trim with a "AIT" and "31" in gold; label in pocket reads Chicago Uniform & Cap Co., 5/9/1930."

Two fraternity paddles from Armour Institute of Technology chapters of Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi. One reads "EKN/E. B. Mueser" (15" x 5"). The other reads "E. B. Mueser"/Dec. 3, 1921" on one side and TBP (in reverse) on the other (15" x 5"). See attached photo.

Photographic printing block of the Armour Institute of Technology (Chicago) class of 1909.

Various dances were hosted throughout the school year by the Armour Institute of Technology classes. The Freshman Prom was initiated in 1912 by the Class of 1915. A history of the class is included in 1915 edition of The Cycle (school yearbook), pages 51-52. The 1913 edition contains a recap of their Freshman year activities including the dance (page 79), a photo of the dance booklet appears on page 162.

Armour Institute of Technology (Chicago) opened in 1892 as "Armour Institute" and incorporated on June 20, 1895 as "Armour Institute of Technology" (but still commonly referred to as Armour Institute). Music, as an academic discipline, was not taught at Armour, but did comprise an active part of the extra curricular activities of the school. Little more is known about the Armour Institute Music School as a distinct entity.

Porcelain bowl manufactured by Liverpool Ware bearing American images along with a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. A handwritten label on bottom of the bowl indicates that it is a gift of Mrs. C. L. Cooney of Boston, Mass., given in memory of Dr. Frank M. Gunsaulus, April 9, 1921.

Baseball circa 1952-1960 signed by Sonny Weissman and John Schommer, coach and Director of Athletics at Armour Institute of Technology. The baseball belonged to Eugene Kreml, a 1937 graduate of Armour Institute. Apparently signed for Kreml years later as an alumnus. Baseball could not have been signed by Schommer any later than 1960 as he died in January of that year.