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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Unknown Illinois Institute of Technology student and instructor with a wire recorder used in a public speaking class, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1947-1950

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Year: 1947 to 1950

Contributors Lucas, Joseph J., Jr.

Description Photograph of an unknown Illinois Tech student and an intsructor from Illinois Tech's Language and Literature department (possibly named Stitzel) with what appears to be a combined wire recorder and phonograph used in a public speaking class. The recorder does not appear to be an Armour Research Foundation recorder. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. 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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