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

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

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

W. Ronald Johnson collection, 1952-1956

 Collection
Identifier: 038.01.35
Description of the Collection Film and scrapbook made by W. Ronald Johnson concerning Illinois Institute of Technology ca. 1951-1955 when he was a student there. The film was made in May, 1997 using historic images primarily from the IIT student yearbooks (1951 - 1955) and photos taken by Johnson during those years, except as noted below. Video details in particular Delta Tau Delta and Fire Protection Engineering program, those in which the narrator participated. Film includes segments on the history of IIT, the...
Dates: 1952-1956
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

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