002/05. People

Description of the Collection

Papers of Henry T. Heald in his roles as a faculty member and dean of Armour Institute of Technology prior to his appointment as president of AIT (and subsequent services as president of IIT).

Description of the Collection

Thirty-two letters, mostly from Philip D. Armour, Sr. to Frank Miles who was apparently an agent of Armour & Co. The letters discuss Miles' travels to various Armour packing houses where he did inspections and set prices.

Description of the Collection Photostat copies of pages from a Gunsaulus Family Scrapbook, pertaining to the career of Frank Wakeley Gunsaulus (1856-1921), president of the Armour Institute of Technology from 1893 until his death. Materials in the scrapbook include: First Annual Concert of Armour Institute Glee and Banjo Clubs, May 29, 1894 (4 sheets) Article, "For Science and Art," 1893 (2 sheets) ...

Description of the Collection Materials related to Armour Institute of Technology student Barry Michael Kostenko, primarily documenting his fraternity activity and graduation. The items include: 1934 class photo; grades transcript; diploma; commencement program; baccalaureate service program; Sphinx Roll of Honor certificate; certificate of alumnus member of Pi Delta Epsilon and related materials; photo name tag; Sigma Kappa Delta rushing program; Armour Institute of Technology directory, 1933-34; the Armour Engineer...

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...

Description of the Collection Papers of Edward D. Porges, an Armour Institute of Technology graduate of the class of 1917 (B.S., E.E.), consisting of the following items: 1) A letter dated April 13, 1917, from E.H. Freeman, AIT professor of Electrical Engineering, "to whom it may concern," stating that Porges "is an excellent student and we believe that he would provide an able and dependable man in Government service." 2) A brochure titled "Illinois Institute of Technology Class of 1917, 35th Reunion, Friday, May 9,...

Description of the Collection

Four items related to Armin L. Schreiber, who attended Armour Institute of Technology ca. 1917. Items include: an unsigned copy of his thesis "Power Consumption Test of a Bascule Bridge" (co-written with Stewart N. Miller); leather bound 1917 AIT commencement program/booklet (2 copies); photo of Schreiber in World War I uniform; fraternity plaque with Tau Beta Pi key symbol and reading "A. I. T. 1917."

Description of the Collection

Scans of a photograph album showing images of military training activities at Armour Institute of Technology during World War I. The photograph album was made by Russell Walker, one of the program's enrollees. The scans include identification as marked on the original pages by Walker. The scanned pages contain a total of 25 photos.

Description of the Collection

The collection includes manuscripts, publications, and letters of Frank Gunsaulus, mostly related to personal life and not Armour Institute. Manuscripts and publications include his own poems, some signed, including the poem he composed for Eugene Field's funeral. Letters are to F.W. Jay and include a recommendation to the Surgeon General for position of army surgeon.

Description of the Collection

Letters of condolence to Phillip D. and Malvina Armour on death of their son, Phillip D. Armour, Jr. mostly from companies doing business with Armour & Co., most on company letterheads. Small amount are from personal friends. Collection includes one unidentified photo (carte de visit) of woman in nurse's uniform; taken in England.