Harold Bretz collection, 1957-2000
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 development, building construction, properties razed and campus streetscapes. Also, images of Camp Armour, the university's civil engineering surveying camp in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin.
Dates
- Creation: 1957-2000
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1957-1986
Creator
- Bretz, Harold, Mr. (Person)
Language of Materials
Records are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Available for Research
Biographical Note
Harold Bretz was an Illinois Institute of Technology faculty member, 1957 to 1986 and Associate Dean of the Graduate School, (ca. 1969 - 86). From 1958 - 1963, Bretz acted as Camp Administrator at Camp Armour, IIT's civil engineering camp on Upper Trout Lake, Wisconsin. He lived in campus faculty housing, apartment 701 Cunningham Hall.
Full Extent
2 Series
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Was formerly 2000.013 and 2003.009
Processor
Catherine Bruck, University Archivist February 17, 2000; April 24, 2000
Subject
- Commons Building (Chicago, Ill. : South Wabash Avenue) (Organization)
- Camp Armour (Wis.) (Organization)
- Bretz, Harold, Mr. (Person)
- Deakins, Clarence (Person)
- Title
- Guide to Harold Bretz collection, 1957-2000
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Part of the Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections Repository