Description of the Collection 8 rolls of movie film with similar titles/markings suggesting they all concern the demolition and razing of the Student Union Building (formerly, Armour Mission), ca. 1962. 1. Wrecking of old Student Union (2 tapes of this title); Color; Silent; 3" d.; ca. 5 min. Perforated number 0-726545609 2. Wrecking of old Student Union (2 tapes of this title); Color; Silent; 3" d.; ca. 5 min. Perforated number 0-726545612 3. Wrecking of Old Student Union Building; 16mm; 3½" d.; ca. 5 min. 4. Student...

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Two ¼" magnetic reel-to-reel audio tapes on 7" reels. One, as identified on the box: "IIT - JTR [John T. Rettaliata] Student Meeting May 8, 1970." The other is identified on the box as "IIT Department Meetings."

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Three DVDs of IIT's 2011 commencement cememonies, held on May 14, 2011. 1) Opening Ceremonies; 2) Armour College of Engineering Academic Unit Ceremony; and 3) College of Architecture Commencement Ceremony

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 Eleven minute promotional video entitled "Illinois Institute of Technology: Progress in Mind." Promotional videotape produced by Rich Goodman Productions, probably for IIT's office of Public Information or Admissions. Overview of major IIT programs for prospective students and trustee orientation. Includes Lew Collens, Center for Excellence in Polymer Science, Professor Henry Linden, Robert A. Pritzker, Professor Vivian Weil, Director IIT Ethics Center, Leonard McGee, President GAP Community...

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Materials related to investiture ceremonies for faculty. Contains the following folders: 1) invitation and programs for an Investiture Ceremony held on May 28, 2009 2) DVD of Investiture Ceremony of Eunice E. Santos for the Ron Hochsprung Endowed Chair in Computer Science held Tuesday April 14, 2015 3) DVD of Investitute Ceremony for John G. Georgiadis, Ph.D. for the Robert A. Pritzker Endowed Chair in Engineering; held Friday March 27, 2015 in the Engineering 1 Auditorium

Description of the Collection The Millennium Project was a special edition of TechNews issued on Dec. 6, 1999. The collection includes the two 24-page newsprint sections that constituted the issue, which includes essays and images related to the history of IIT and spotlights numerous people associated with the university. The collection also contains two copies of the CD-ROM version of the Project, a printed invitation to the reception honoring the "People of the Millennium," and a poster with cover images of the Project...

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DVD of the 2011 University Convocation, held in the Hermann Hall Ballroom on August 17, 2011.

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Un-edited, raw video on DVD of the ribbon-cutting event that was held for the IIT wind turbine unit at Illinois Institute of Technology on July 20, 2011. Participants include: Hamid Arastoopour (of WISER); Mohammad Shahidehpour (Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation); Brian Connor (U.S. Departmnet of Energy); Alan Hays (Viryd); Michael Polsky (Invenergy); and Terry Frigo (IIT).