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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Aqua Hawk

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Year: 1977

Contributors Keller, Keith

Description Aqua Hawk documents the creation of a concrete canoe by Civil Engineering students at Illinois Institute of Technology for a race sponsored by the American Concrete Institute. The film shows the different stages of the construction of the canoe, named the Aqua Hawk, and its eventual competition at a regional race held near Champaign, Illinois on April 24, 1976. Directed by Illinois Tech student… more

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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 Linden, ca. 1980s

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Year: 1980 to 1987

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Description Photograph of Henry R. Linden, who taught at Illinois Institute of Technology from 1954 until 2009. Linden received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Illinois Tech in 1952. Linden also served as president of the Institute of Gas Technology during his time on the Illinois Tech campus, organized the Gas Research Institute, and served as a federal energy consultant. Photographer unknown. Date of… 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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