Commencement ceremonies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:

Lewis Collens collection, 1990-2005

 Collection
Identifier: 024.10.01
Description of the Collection

Assorted materials pertaining to IIT President Lew Collins: 1) A microcassette of an interview with Collens on the topic of "2010," conducted for the Fall 2005 IIT Magazine on August 20, 2005. 2) A folder with: Year end report, 1990-1991; Year end report, 1993- 1994; Program from the Centennial Convocation and Inauguration, 1990; Holiday Cards, 2003 and 2004

Dates: 1990-2005

Mies van der Rohe commencement speech, 1958

 Collection
Identifier: 006.06.06
Abstract Recording also includes a talk (unrelated to the Mies address) given by Dr. Paul of the University of Chicago Medical School on heart health; ca. 30 minutes long. Talk was possibly delivered at the Museum of Science and Industry, date unknown. The program was part of a "Sunday afternoon lecture series," perhaps sponsored by Illinois Institute of Technology. Transcription of audio tape, Acc. No. 1998.159 Unknown speaker: "Illinois Institute of Technology Graduation Saturday night, Jan. 25,...
Dates: 1958

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

Ralph G. Owens papers, 1936-1976

 Collection
Identifier: 004.01.05
Description of the Collection

Papers of Ralph G. Owens, who served on the Illinois Institute of Technology's Engineering Division faculty and as Dean of Engineering. This collection includes information about university intiatives, campus planning and engineering faculty and students circa 1942-1976.

Dates: 1936-1976; Majority of material found within 1936-1976

Robert Negele collection, 1943-1945

 Collection
Identifier: 038.01.34
Description of the Collection

Miscellaneous printed materials relating to fraternities, jazz and golf collected by Robert Negele when he was a student at Illinois Institute of Technology in the mid-1940s. The collection also includes a commencement program and booklet about IIT's honor system.


  1. See photo in "Artifacts" drop file
Dates: 1945

School of Applied Technology Commencement collection, 2013-2015

 Collection
Identifier: 010.05.01
Description of the Collection

Includes a video of the School of Applied Technology commencement ceremony, held in the Keating Sports Center, May 18, 2013. The speakers include Dean C. Robert Carlson and students Michael Kelly, Michelle Cox-Horton, and Kerry Lee. The second video is of the School of Applied Technology commencement ceremony, held in Keating Sports Center on May 16, 2015. The speakers include student Sydney Hardwick and Dean C. Robert Carlson.

Dates: 2013-2015

Speech: Chicago-Kent commencement, June 11, 1989

 File — Box 1, Folder: 33
Content Description From the Collection:

Office files from two of IIT's presidents, Meyer Feldberg (1987-1989) and Lewis Collens (1990-2007). Contents fall into physical series such as correspondence (personal and corporate), fundraising, and events.

Dates: Other: June 11, 1989

Speech: Chicago-Kent Commencement, Feldberg, June 5, 1988

 File — Box 1, Folder: 22
Content Description From the Collection:

Office files from two of IIT's presidents, Meyer Feldberg (1987-1989) and Lewis Collens (1990-2007). Contents fall into physical series such as correspondence (personal and corporate), fundraising, and events.

Dates: Other: June 5, 1988

Speech: Commencement, Feldberg, December 19, 1987

 File — Box 1, Folder: 17
Content Description From the Collection:

Office files from two of IIT's presidents, Meyer Feldberg (1987-1989) and Lewis Collens (1990-2007). Contents fall into physical series such as correspondence (personal and corporate), fundraising, and events.

Dates: Other: December 19, 1987

Speech: Commencement, Feldberg, May 15, 1988

 File — Box 1, Folder: 21
Content Description From the Collection:

Office files from two of IIT's presidents, Meyer Feldberg (1987-1989) and Lewis Collens (1990-2007). Contents fall into physical series such as correspondence (personal and corporate), fundraising, and events.

Dates: Other: May 15, 1988

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