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Description of the Collection Black & white, silent film identified as "IIT 1956-1957" with images of Illinois Institute of Technology campus and buildings. Original format is 16 mm film; physical surrogate available in BetaCamSP. See staff for access to MP4 video file. Internal evidence very strongly suggests that most of the film was shot in the spring of 1957. Example: I.D. students showing their projects to instructors at mid-point in the film include some who graduated from IIT in mid-1957 (Maureen...

Description of the Collection "IIT at Work" and "IIT Women and Biology, Campus Aerial," two 16 mm films produced by Illinois Institute of Technology, are primarily about science programs at IIT, with classroom and lab scenes. The films were likely produced as recruiting tools. "IIT Women and Biology, Campus Aerial" is actually two films (one reel). The films date from the late 1940s or 1950s. They are black and white and silent. The first film shows female students in lab...