037. Buildings and Campus

 Record Group
Identifier: 037

Staff Only

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Alschuler Campus Plan brochures, 1940

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.16
Description of the Collection

Printed brochure published by Illinois Institute of Technology showing the "Campus Plan" (buildings and grounds design) done by architect Alfred S. Alschuler. The campus development proposal included buildings to be used by IIT and Armour Research Foundation.

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

Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Savior collection, 1952-2007

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.03
Description of the Collection

Two items related to the Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Saviour: 1) Flyer with brief information about Carr Chapel; probably issued as a publicity piece shortly after the building was opened in 1952. 2) Article by Margaret M. Grubiak, "Educating the Moral Scientist: The Chapels at I.I.T. and M.I.T.," published in ARRIS: Journal of the Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians (volume 18, 2007) (entire volume on file; gift of Margaret Grubiak)

Dates: 1952-2007
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Mies & Modernism: The IIT Campus Tour

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.18
Description of the Collection Mies & Modernism: The IIT Campus Tour, a 57-page tour training manual for docents who provide walking tours of the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. The manual has general information about Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the architecture program at IIT, the campus master plan and landscaping, as well as detailed architectural information about specific buildings. Also included is information about architects other than Mies who designed IIT buildings, campus outdoor sculptures, a...
Dates: 2001
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Life Sciences Building blueprints, 1965

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.49
Description of the Collection Blueprints produced by the Browne-Morse Company of Muskegon, Michigan (outfitters of buildings with laboratory furniture and equipment of their own manufacture and design) of proposed work for the Life Sciences Building at the Illinois Institute of Technology (under dates September 16 through December 29 of 1965). Drawings bear numbers 61634 through 61803 (with some numbers covering multiple sheets), for 179 sheets total. The drawings include not only floor plans from the Life Sciences...
Dates: 1965
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Savior, IIT

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.01
Description of the Collection

Presentation-style book apparently prepared and published by the Mies van der Rohe Society of IIT under the title "Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Savior, IIT," for presentation to donors supportive of the chapel's restoration. Contains ten pages of color photographs of the chapel's interior a brief history of the chapel. The final page reads "Thank you from the Mies van der Rohe Society and the IIT Community."

Dates: 2010
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Aerial photographs, 1951-1961

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.11
Description of the Collection Four aerial views of campus and the surrounding area: 1) Black and white aerial view of campus and surrounding area, roughly Michigan Ave. to Canal St., 31st St. to Pershing. Dated 1951, image predates construction of Dan Ryan Expressway, and includes Wentworth Gardens, old Comiskey Park, the Mecca building, and original Armour Institute complex. A two square block area to the east of State St., later to be developed as McCormick Village (student housing complex) is outlined. ...
Dates: 1951-1961
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

W. Ronald Johnson slides, 1955

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.62
Description of the Collection Thirty-four 35mm color transparency slides, ca. 1955, documenting buildings and street scenes on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. Includes views of Gunsaulus Hall and apartment buildings, Crown Hall, Carr Chapel, landscaping, parking lots, historic buildings, research buildings (possibly the Association of American Railroads), classroom buildings, etc. All are exterior shots, most are long distance views, and some are images apparently taken from the upper stories of the...
Dates: 1955
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Campus Building blueprints, 1947-2005

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.47
Description of the Collection

16 sets of architectural drawings, blueprints, and plat maps.

Dates: 1947-2005
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

John Crerar Library blueprint, 1961

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.19
Description of the Collection

Blueprint Sheet (31" x 47") by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill of first floor (i.e., upper level) plan of The John Crerar Library (later the Paul V. Galvin Library). Job number 5763; drawing number A-2. Scale 1/8" = 1'-0".

Dates: 1961
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Lohan Master Plan and McCormick Tribune Campus Center posters, 2002

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.05
Description of the Collection

Two color posters, (21 x 32") depicting early concept drawings of: 1) Lohan Master Plan with landscaping; 2) McCormick Tribune Campus Center.

Dates: 2002
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

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