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038/01. All

 Record Group Term
Identifier: 038/01

Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:

John P. Makielski papers, 1940-1950

 Collection
Identifier: 038.01.41
Description of the Collection

Various printed materials from John Makielski, who served as Assistant to John Rettaliata and as Registrar. The materials relate to the development of the Illinois Institute of Technology campus including booklets, reprints, photographs, and campus plan images documenting concepts of an emerging campus.

Dates: 1940-1950
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Alfred M. Jaques papers, 1989-1992

 Collection
Identifier: 038.01.13
Description of the Collection Five short essays by the Alfred M. Jaques: 1. The Class On Its Way To The Stars, observations of activities pursued by member of the Class of 1959 in 1989; 2. Why IIT Is The Best College, address delivered at the IIT March 26, 1992 meeting of LIFE (Latinos Involved in Further Education); 3. Two Dinners With the Chapas concerns the death of Fernando and Luis Chapa and others as a result of automobile accidents caused by drunk drivers. Copies in English and Spanish; 4. Parallel Paths was...
Dates: 1989-circa 1992
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Anita Douthat poster, 1975

 Collection
Identifier: 038.01.37
Description of the Collection

A poster (10.25 x 17") depicting an image related to research work done by Illinois Institute of Technology professors Hassan Nagib and Andrew Fejer in fluid mechanics. Their work was rendered artistically by Anita Douthat and titled "Vortices in the Wake of a Row of Rectangular Rods." Illinois Institute of Technology alumnus Edward V. Mochel later used the poster image as inspiration for an oil painting.

Dates: 1975
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Robert Negele collection, 1943-1945

 Collection
Identifier: 038.01.34
Description of the Collection

Miscellaneous printed materials relating to fraternities, jazz and golf collected by Robert Negele when he was a student at Illinois Institute of Technology in the mid-1940s. The collection also includes a commencement program and booklet about IIT's honor system.


  1. See photo in "Artifacts" drop file
Dates: 1945
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

George A. O'Brien essay, 1999

 Collection
Identifier: 038.01.22
Description of the Collection

"Recollections of I.I.T - Class of 1949" by George A. O'Brien, an essay recalling his student experiences at Illinois Institute of Technology. The topics discussed include: "Lucky Sixty" early admission program, Army Student Training and Reserve Officer Training programs, Tech News, Chapin Hall, student life, Bronzeville, the Honor System, blue books (quiz books), test taking, fraternities, the Chicago stockyards, S. I. Hayakawa, E. Gately, Machinery Hall, Marvin Camras, Lenox Lohr.

Dates: 1999
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Olivar Botar publications, 1988-2008

 Collection
Identifier: 038.01.30
Description of the Collection Copies of three academic journal articles on Laszlo Moholy-Nagy by Oliver Botar: 1) Hungarian Studies Review, Vol. XV, No. 1 (Spring 1988) which contains several articles on Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. 2) "Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's New Vision and the Aetheticisation of Scientific Photography in Weimar Germany," by Oliver A. I. Botar, in Science in Context, Vol. 17, No. 4 (2004). 3) Journal of the Society of Architectural...
Dates: 1988-2008
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Alain Findeli papers, 1937-1992

 Collection
Identifier: 038.01.09
Description of the Collection Papers of Alain Findeli, Professor of Industrial Design at the University of Montreal (retired 2007), consisting of research files and correspondence amassed in support of his doctoral dissertation, "Du Bauhaus a Chicago: Les Annees d'enseignement de Laszlo Moholy-Nagy" ("From Bauhaus to Chicago: Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's Teaching Years") (1989, University of Paris). This collection includes a copy of Findeli's dissertation. Other primary materials (in copied form) include a copy of Lloyd C....
Dates: circa 1937-1992
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Joseph Finnegan papers, 1924-1947

 Collection
Identifier: 038.01.05
Description of the Collection

Correspondence, memos and files of Joseph Finnegan, professor of Fire Protection Engineering and staff member of Underwriters' Laboratories.

Dates: 1924-1947; Majority of material found within 1932-1947
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Harold Bretz collection, 1957-2000

 Collection
Identifier: 038.01.40
Description of the Collection Documents and photographs concerning Illinois Institute of Technology created or collected by Harold Bretz. Series 1, Manuscripts Correspondence (4 pages; 3/28/2000) from Bretz with reminiscences of Camp Armour, the Commons building, and Dean Clarence Deakins. Address given by Clarence Deakins, Dean of Students, (4 pages; April 1958) on the occasion of his departure from IIT after 12 years. Concerns the quality of educations at IIT. Series 2, Photographs 185 color slides (35mm) of campus...
Dates: 1957-2000; Majority of material found within 1957-1986
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

W. Ronald Johnson collection, 1952-1956

 Collection
Identifier: 038.01.35
Description of the Collection Film and scrapbook made by W. Ronald Johnson concerning Illinois Institute of Technology ca. 1951-1955 when he was a student there. The film was made in May, 1997 using historic images primarily from the IIT student yearbooks (1951 - 1955) and photos taken by Johnson during those years, except as noted below. Video details in particular Delta Tau Delta and Fire Protection Engineering program, those in which the narrator participated. Film includes segments on the history of IIT, the...
Dates: 1952-1956
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

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