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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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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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1939-10
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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
Year:
1939-10
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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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