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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Henry Heald, 1937

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Year: 1937

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Description Portrait of Dean Henry T. Heald taken the year he was named as Acting President of Armour Institute of Technology after the resignation of Dr. Willard E. Hotchkiss. Heald would be named President of Armour Tech shortly after, and remained President of Armour Tech and, later, Illinois Institute of Technology, until 1952. Photograpger unknown.

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President Thomas L. Martin, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois

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Year: 1974 to 1987

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Description Photograph of Illinois Institute of Technology President Thomas L. Martin, who served as President from 1974 to 1987. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.

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Choir Practice in Carr Chapel, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 1953

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Year: 1953

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Description Photograph of the Armour Research Foundation choir rehearsal at the Chapel of St. Savior, (also known as Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of Saint Savior). Photographer unknown.

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James Cunningham, Henry Heald, and Alex Bailey after signing the merger agreement between Armour Institute and Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois, October, 1939

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Year: 1939-10

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Description Photograph of Armour Institute of Technology president Henry T. Heald with James D. Cunningham, Chairman of the Board at Armour and Alex D. Bailey, Chairman of the Lewis Institute Board, after the signing of the merger agreement between Lewis and Armour in October, 1939. After the merger, Heald served as IIT's first president. Photographer unknown. more

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Henry Heald, Clarence Clarke, Fred Rogers, Dr. Linton Grinter, James Cunningham, and Alex Bailey after signing the merger agreement between Armour Institute and Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois, October, 1939

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Year: 1939-10

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Description Photograph of Armour Institute of Technology president Henry T. Heald with (left to right) Clarence L. Clarke (co-Director of the Lewis Institute from 1938-1940, Dean of Lewis after the merger), Fred A. Rogers (co-Director of the Lewis Institute from 1938-1940), Dr. Linton E. Grinter (Head of the Armour Institute's Civil Engineering department and IIT's first vice-president), James D.… more

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