Soldiers--Education, Non-military (U.S.)

Description of the Collection Six typed chronologies containing timelines of institutional histories of Armour Institute of Technology (1892 - 1940), Lewis Institute (1896-1940) and Illinois Institute of Technology (1940 - present). Each covers a different time range and each was apparently compiled from different sources, though much of the information is repeated and consistent from one chronology to the next. While many of the events concerning IIT and its predecessors and affiliates listed in these...

Description of the Collection Two documents relating to the World War II Naval career of Martin Perry Anderson, including: Certificate of appointment of Anderson to the rank of Lieutenant (Junior Grade) in the Naval Reserve of the United States, March 13, 1943. Signed by Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy. A "Report of Duty" document for Lieut. Anderson, dated January 15, 1944, from the Navy V-12 Unit, Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago), detailing the percentages of time (with descriptions of responsibilities) he...