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Benny Goodman receiving the IIT Hall of Fame medal and plaque from IIT Provost Sidney Guralnick, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1980
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1980
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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.
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Lois Graham with students, ca. 1980-1985
Year:
1980 to 1985
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Lightfoot, Robert M., III
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IIT film, ca. 1975
Year:
1975
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Sharp, Charles Dee
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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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Mollie Cohen, ca 1960s
Year:
1960 to 1968
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Photograph of Mollie Cohen, a 1924 graduate of the Lewis Institute, and former professor of English at Lewis and, later, Illinois Institute of Technology. At the time of her retirement in 1965, Cohen initiated the student poetry prize, which is now named in her honor. Cohen was honored at the 1968 convocation, which celebrated Illinois Tech's 75th anniversary. This photograph was used in… more
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