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Audio Tapes collection, 1970

 Collection
Identifier: 039.01.19
Description of the Collection

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."

Dates: 1970

Crerar Library records, 1957-1984

 Collection
Identifier: 025.03.03
Description of the Collection Bulks with copies of memos, correspondence and reports concerning IIT's decision to a joint library venture and eventual dissolution of agreement with The John Crerar Library. Minor amounts of statistical and financial information is included, as is one annual report for Crerar (1975/76). Name appearing most frequently is Sidney A. Guralnick, IIT Provost and V. P. Folder listing: Merger Proposals, 1957-1959/Folder 1: Includes correspondence to John T. Rettaliata. Merger Proposals,...
Dates: 1957-1984

Helen Stevens papers, 1947-1950

 Collection
Identifier: 001.03.01
Description of the Collection Miscellaneous items generated or collected by Helen Stevens who was a faculty member at Illinois Institute of Technology in the 1950s in the Language, Literature, and Philosophy Department. Materials include fragmentary academic papers from her classes, including quizzes, teacher evaluations, class notes, and memos. Subjects of primary interest include a quiz on "Language in Thought and Action" by S. I. Hayakawa and essay exams by Richard Clow and Harold W. Howell on "Theory of Radar." Also,...
Dates: 1947-1950

IIT President's Reports, 1939-2020

 Collection
Identifier: 024.02.02
Description of the Collection Annual reports on the state of the University; include information on trustees, faculty, awards, finances, academic programs, and campus activities, particularly development of campus facilities and buildings in the 1950s and 1960s. Reports normally include information on Institute of Gas and Armour Research Foundation activities. Some later years are combined with the annual report of IITRI. Beginning 1940, reports prior to 1940 will be found with Armour Institute of Technology and Lewis...
Dates: 1939- 2020

Institutional Planning Committee collection, 1961-1964

 Collection
Identifier: 039.01.30
Description of the Collection

Materials related to the activities of the Committee on Institutional Planning at Illinois Institute of Technology beginning in 1961.

Dates: 1961-1964

John T. Rettaliata collection, 1965-2005

 Collection
Identifier: 024.05.01
Description of the Collection

Materials pertaining to John T. Rettaliata, president of IIT from 1952 until 1973. These include: 1) A color photograph (8" x 10") of Rettaliata in retirement, ca. 2005. 2) Reception and Dinner honoring Rettaliatas retirement, held May 3, 1973 3) printed copy of "Better Buildings, Better Industrial Design, and Better Cities," an address by Rettaliata at the Chicago Club, June 4, 1954

Dates: 1965-2005

John T. Rettaliata dedication collection, 2010

 Collection
Identifier: 024.05.10
Description of the Collection

Remarks on the Legacy of President John T. Rettaliata by Sidney A. Guralnick delivered at the dedication of Rettaliata Gallery Lounge in Hermann Hall on Sept. 25, 2010. 6-page document.

Dates: 2010

John T. Rettaliata enrollment slides, 1947-1959

 Collection
Identifier: 024.05.04
Description of the Collection Five lantern slides. Four show graphs of undergraduate, graduate and total enrollments at Illinois Institute of technology (Chicago) for day, evening, and combined programs, 1947 - 1959. Slide 1 Day enrollment Slide 2 Evening enrollment Slide 3 Total enrollment Slide 4 Combined graphs Slide 5 is a campus site plan being an aerial view of campus and surrounding area. The campus area has been highlighted and colored indicating "Old buildings in use" and "New construction completed". Image...
Dates: 1947-1959

John T. Rettaliata Office Files,1955-1973

 Collection
Identifier: 024.05.05
Description of the Collection

Believed to be the office files of Illinois Institute of Technology President John T. Rettaliata.

Dates: 1955-1973

John T. Rettaliata papers,1954-1973

 Collection
Identifier: 024.05.03
Description of the Collection Mostly typescripts of speeches by John T. Rettaliata during his presidency at Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago), on campus and external. Small amount of biographical materials - cirriculum vita, press releases, news clippings, etc. including 1947 press release concerning civilian service to U. S. Navy during WWII. Also, his handling of students protests campus sit-in following the Kent State shootings, Rettaliata's 20th anniversary as president and his resignation. One headshot...
Dates: 1954-1973

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