College sports

Description of the Collection

Four pieces of athletic clothing, a embroidered gold letter sweater with "AIT 36," a black and gold sports jersey with gold "A" on front and "7" on back and pin reading "A," a long-sleeve black pullover sweater with gold "A"; reads "A J Jimgles" on inside seam at bottom and a gold jacket with black trim with a "AIT" and "31" in gold; label in pocket reads Chicago Uniform & Cap Co., 5/9/1930."

Description of the Collection

Materials related to Armour Institute of Technology and Armour Mission, mostly published materials: programs, serials, reports, bulletins, and essays. Includes information on student life and events, commencements, courses, and academics. Lesser amounts of administrative materials on budgets, school planning, and board of trustees minutes.

Description of the Collection Materials produced by or related to the Department of Athletics. The following folders: 1) 2003 Fall Sports Schedules, 2003-2004 Fall/Winter Sports Schedule, athletics and physical education brochure, Education in Action: Athletics and Recreation at IIT 2) Basketball Schedule, 1947- 1948; notice for the Annual Summer Sports Club; thirteenth annual Illinois Tech Relay Games, 1941; fourteenth annual Illinois Tech Relay Games, 1942; nineteenth annual Relay Games, 1950; notice for IIT's...

Description of the Collection

Baseball circa 1952-1960 signed by Sonny Weissman and John Schommer, coach and Director of Athletics at Armour Institute of Technology. The baseball belonged to Eugene Kreml, a 1937 graduate of Armour Institute. Apparently signed for Kreml years later as an alumnus. Baseball could not have been signed by Schommer any later than 1960 as he died in January of that year.

Description of the Collection Collection of personal materials relating to the academic career of Constantine Lisciani while an undergraduate at Armour Institute of Technology and a recap of his professional career. Items include the following: Identification card No. 628 admitting Lisciani to athletic events for the year 1935-1936, issued by Armour Tech Athletic Association; commencement week activities booklet, 1936; commencement program, 1936; grade reports (ct = 8), 1933-1936; transcript of grades, 1958; two letters...

Description of the Collection Unprocessed materials received from the Office of Alumni Relations temporarily arranged into 7 series. Some 35 mm slides were processed Oct. 30, 2003 as noted below. The balance of the collection remains unprocessed. 35 mm slides processed Oct. 30, 2003: two sets of slides (found in carousels) labeled "College Bowl." One set is apparently of the CBS Radio Network college bowl program held in (Oct.?) 1981. Images are of studio shots apparently before, during, and after the broadcast. The...

Scope and Contents

The bulk of the collection consists of IIT sports news releases, including some team schedules. One folder contains miscellaneous posed and action photographs of teams and athletes.