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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Early Identification students, 1979

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Year: 1979

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Description Photograph of students from IIT's Early Identification Program (and possibly one instructor or staff member). From a contemporaneous press release: "The eight-week program is sponsored by IIT for bright high-school seniors interested in engineering, and includes team projects, visits to Chicago company and plant locations, and counseling on how to interview for jobs and apply for… more

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Early Identification Program students with rocket, Chicago, Illinois, 1976

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Year: 1976

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Description Photograph of students from IIT's Early Identification Program watching the launch of a mode rocket. From attached caption: "A model rocket zooms into space as Early Identification Program students at the Illinois Institute of Technology watch their team effort take off successfully. The eight-week program is sponsored by IIT for bright high-school seniors interested in engineering, and… more

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