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Armour Institute film, 1936-1989

 Collection
Identifier: 002.07.03
Description of the Collection Black and white film footage of Armour Institute circa 1936-1939. Primarily shows outdoor events, such as sports and games, in connection with the fraternities' annual Circus Day and Junior Week activities. Shows trophy and banners being awarded and defeated team members being "pantsed." The film also includes some interior scenes of labs and science activities. Brief views of staff, such as President Willard Hotchkiss, Dean Henry Heald, and John Schommer, trustees, and others. Exterior...
Dates: 1936-1989; Majority of material found within 1936-1939

Armour Institute of Technology Class Photo, 1936

 Collection
Identifier: 002.02.07
Description of the Collection

Composite photograph of the members of the graduating class of 1936, Armour Institute of Technology (Chicago).

Dates: 1936

Armour Institute of Technology yearbooks, 1898-1940

 Collection
Identifier: 002.06.07
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the annual student yearbooks at Armour Institute of Technology published between 1898 and 1940. The yearbook was known by three different titles (see series records): Integral, Senior Class Book, and The Cycle. Contents and organization of the yearbooks vary from year to year as student writers, photographers, and editors chose to include or exclude information of students by class year, members of faculty and administration, academic program, extracurricular...
Dates: 1898-1940

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

Henry Holmquest papers, 1928-1987

 Collection
Identifier: 001.04.02
Content Description

Papers and books by Henry Holmquest on a number of topics, most from the 1940s and 1950s. Also contains one schoolbook from Holmquest’s time at Lewis Institute, and a self-created volume of his early publications.

Dates: 1928-1987

Illinois Institute of Technology yearbooks, 1941-2005

 Collection
Identifier: 027.10.13
Description of the Collection Illinois Institute of Technology yearbooks under the titles Polygon, Integral, and Unified.Contents and organization of the yearbooks vary from year to year as student writers, photographers, and editors chose to include or exclude information of students by class year, members of faculty and administration, academic program, extracurricular activities, student organizations, and sports. Generally, earlier yarbooks include more text and image identification, later ones contain...
Dates: 1941-2005

Lewis Annual yearbooks, 1903-1940

 Collection
Identifier: 001.06.01
Content Description

This collection cosists of copies of Lewis Annual, the yearbook of the Lewis Institute, published almost every year of the Lewis Institute's existence. Yearbooks include information on the graduating class, clubs, student organizations, teams, academic departments, photographs and drawings, and sometimes articles about school activities.

Dates: 1903-1940

Maximilian August Zink papers, 1911-1974

 Collection
Identifier: 001.04.01
Scope and Contents Collection mostly includes materials from Zink’s time as a student at Lewis Institute, with some material from alumni activities. Includes several bound and indexed volumes of articles from technical journals presumably collected by Zink (mostly The Architectural Record), class notebooks with assignments and exercises, and some instructional books. Also includes substantial materials related to Daedalian fraternity, including an alumni scrapbook with correspondence, alumni directory, and...
Dates: 1911-1974

Norman Frank Kimball scrapbook, 1908-1912

 Collection
Identifier: 002.05.17
Content Description

Scrapbook assembled by Norman Frank Kimball, a 1912 graduate in Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) from the Armour Institute of Technology. 28 pages filled with photographs, programs, and dance cards, mainly illustrating Kimball's activities as a student at Armour, with some items illustrating his family in Wisconsin. Items date from 1908 through 1912.

Dates: 1908-1912

Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

 Collection
Identifier: 036.04.01
Description of the Collection

127 boxes of photographs of Illinois Institute of Technology campus, events, and people. Most photos are presumed to be taken by Communication and Marketing Office for various campus publications. Subjects and photographers are sometimes identified. The photos are in various formats: prints, negatives, and contact sheets, and some slides and transparencies. Most images are in black and white and most date from 1980 and before.

Dates: 1905-1999; Majority of material found within 1940-1980

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