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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CBS News interviews Ralph Peck  in lab, Chicago, Illinois, 1975
Gwendolyn Brooks receiving an honorary degree at from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1968
Tree planting on campus, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1980s
Tree planting on campus, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1980s
IIT logo with model of Chicago, Illinois, 1980s
Binaural research experiment, Parmly Foundation for Auditory Research, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1946-1960
Assistant to Dr. Daniel Graupe demonstrating a computerized arm prothesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1980s
Dr. Daniel Graupe and an assistant using a computerized arm prothesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1980s
Josephine Mehlberg, ca. 1960
Sidney Guralnick, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1970s
Dr. Paul Torda, ca. 1960s
Food Engineering equipment, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1960s
Professor W. Rudolph Kanne with his electrostatic generator (atom smasher), Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1941
A Home for Tomorrow exhibit, Hermann Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 1969
Choir Practice in Carr Chapel, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 1953
Teacher and students in Home Economics class, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 1970s
Student sewing in Home Economics class, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 1970s
Looking at "IIT in the Media Eye" clippings, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, ca. 1980

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