Illinois Tech History

Illinois Tech was created in 1940 by the merger of Armour Institute and Lewis Institute. Located on the west side of Chicago, Lewis Institute, established in 1895 by the estate of hardware merchant and investor Allen C. Lewis, offered liberal arts as well as science and engineering courses for both men and women. At separate meetings held by their respective boards on Oct. 26, 1939, the trustees of Armour and Lewis voted to merge the two colleges. A Cook County circuit court decision on April 23, 1940 solidified the merger.

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IIT 1956-1957

moving image

Year: 1956 to 1957

Contributors Illinois Institute of Technology

Description Black-and-white, silent film identified as "IIT 1956-1957" with images of Illinois Institute of Technology campus and buildings, classroom scenes, and students working in laboratories. Extended sequences feature architecture and Institute of Design students with models of their work and students dining in the Commons Building. Original format is 16mm film. Exact date of filming is… more

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Desktop Analog Hybrid computing system in a lab, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1971-1975

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Year: 1971 to 1975

Contributors

Description Photograph of an EAI (Electronic Associates, Inc.) Desktop Analog Hybrid computing system in a classroom lab. The computer was issued ca. 1967. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate.

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IIT film, ca. 1975

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Year: 1975

Contributors Sharp, Charles Dee

Description Film (color and sound) of Illinois Institute of Technology campus and classroom scenes with shots of Chicago. Per Sharp, the film was made around 1975, most likely produced at the request of the President's Office. Credits read, "A Film by Charles Dee Sharp, Produced at ID." Sharp taught filmmaking at the Institute of Design from 1965 to 1980. more

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