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50 Years Bauhaus collection, 1969-1970

 Collection
Identifier: 008.03.04
Description of the Collection

Administrative files of the activities and events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus hosted by Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago) in 1969.

Dates: 1969-1970

A Museum of the Chicago Bauhaus Movement

 Collection
Identifier: 008.06.01
Description of the Collection

"A Museum of the Chicago Bauhaus Movement" by Hans W. Wingler. A pamphlet describing a new archive in Berlin for Bauhaus material.

Dates: 1937-1984

Alain Findeli papers, 1937-1992

 Collection
Identifier: 038.01.09
Description of the Collection Papers of Alain Findeli, Professor of Industrial Design at the University of Montreal (retired 2007), consisting of research files and correspondence amassed in support of his doctoral dissertation, "Du Bauhaus a Chicago: Les Annees d'enseignement de Laszlo Moholy-Nagy" ("From Bauhaus to Chicago: Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's Teaching Years") (1989, University of Paris). This collection includes a copy of Findeli's dissertation. Other primary materials (in copied form) include a copy of Lloyd C....
Dates: circa 1937-1992

Architecture and Campus Building Dedication collection, 1952-2005

 Collection
Identifier: 037.06.04
Description of the Collection Materials pertaining to architecture and Bauhaus-inspired activities at Illinois Institute of Technology, including the university's architecture and design programs. Items included as follows: Program from the October 26, 1952 dedication of the Chapel of Saint Saviour (Carr Chapel) on the campus of IIT, Two sheets of blank letterhead bearing the printed name Mies van der Rohe from Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Chicago office (address and phone on the letterhead are as follows: 230 East Ohio...
Dates: 1952-2005

Beatrice Takeuchi papers, 1943-2000

 Collection
Identifier: 008.01.12
Description of the Collection Materials created by or collected by Beatrice Takeuchi related to her academic program at Institute of Design and her subsequent professional activities as a design educator and creating architectural renderings. Some of the materials were created by others - Takeuchi's fellow students at ID or students she taught at Art Institute of Chicago. While some materials are personal in nature (e.g. correspondence), all relate to ID activities and people. See detailed listing of collection materials...
Dates: 1943-2000

Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond collection, 2004-2007

 Collection
Identifier: 008.06.02
Description of the Collection Records of the Chicago-based group, Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond, being fliers, brochures, invitations, and printed materials related to the group's formation and activities. Materials are arranged chronologically by activity and include, but are not limited to, the following: Organizational Information, 2004 First Website, 2004 News Clippings, 2004 Organizational Meeting, Feb. 8, 2004 Chicago Modernism Show, April 2 - 4,2004 Bauhaus Apprenticeship Institute Tour, April 18, 2004 Hyde Park...
Dates: 2004-2007

Chicago Bauhaus: Past, Present and Future collection, 1974

 Collection
Identifier: 008.03.03
Description of the Collection Materials related to a one-day seminar concerning the Institute of Design, titled Chicago Bauhaus: Past, Present and Future held at Illinois Institute of Technology on May 11, 1974. Includes program information and invitation, tear sheets and press clippings of pre-program publicity, and biographical information about program presenters including the following: Hans M. Wingler (photo included), Gyorgy Kepes (photo included), Konrad Wachsmann (includes photocopy of article from AIA Journal),...
Dates: 1974

Institute of Design posters, 1969-1987

 Collection
Identifier: 008.03.02
Description of the Collection

Two posters related to the Institute of Design: 50 Years Bauhaus, 1969 (2 copies); Institute of Design 50th Anniversary, 1937. The latter piece is mounted and signed by Ivan Chermayeff, who is possibly the designer.

Dates: 1969-1987

Institute of Design records, 1942-2001

 Collection
Identifier: 008.01.02
Abstract This collection is one of three primary collections which document the activities of Institute of Design, IIT's School of Design. The three collections represent official records of the school created and saved as administrative records of the school. The three collections are Acc. No. 1998.031, Acc. No. 2005.017, and Record Group 6.2. __The Record Group number 6.1 has been reserved for collection 1998.031 pending its re-cataloguing with that number. Acc. No. 2005.017 (which is not yet fully...
Dates: 1942-2001; Majority of material found within 1957-2001

Jay Doblin papers, 1946-1988

 Collection
Identifier: 008.02.03
Description of the Collection The Jay Doblin collection is heavily composed of graphic materials and photo prints, much of it generated in support of his “One Hundred Great Product Designs” research (and subsequent books). But it also amply documents the Institute of Design, with files on student projects/theses, various courses (including some syllabi), space station designs from 1986, Ken Isaccs and his Knowledge Box, and clipping files (mainly from Chicago newspapers) on notable ID achievements (especially student...
Dates: 1946-1988

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