Member of
Description
Photograph of Provost Sidney Guralnick presenting the IIT Hall of Fame medal and plaque to Benny Goodman. Goodman attended Lewis Institute in 1923 as a high school sophomore while also playing the clarinet in a dance hall band. The legendary orchestra conductor and jazz musician received an honorary LL.D. degree from IIT in 1968. Photographer unknown. Date listed is approximate.
Date Created
1980
Language
Type
Subject
Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986
Lewis Institute (Chicago, Ill.)--Alumni and alumnae
Halls of fame
Awards
Local Identifier
0360401-UU2-07-001
Department
Digital origin
reformatted digital
Persistent Link
Rights Statement
Archival Collection
Physical Location
036.04.01, Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999, Box UU-2, Folder 7, University Archives and Special Collections, Paul V. Galvin Library, Illinois Institute of Technology.
