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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50 Years Bauhaus exhibit, S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1969

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Year: 1969

Contributors

Description Photograph of the 50 Years Bauhaus exhibit held at S.R. Crown Hall from August 25, 1969 to September 26, 1969. The exhibit was created by the West German Government to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus in 1919 by Walter Gropius in Weimer, Germany. Illinois Institute of Technology hosted the traveling exhibit in Crown Hall as the exhibit's premier US venue. Photographer… more

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IIT film, ca. 1975

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Year: 1975

Contributors Sharp, Charles Dee

Description 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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