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Design Direction, Book 1
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1946
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Design Direction was Mary Henry's 1946 thesis for her graduate degree at the Institute of Design. The project, completed in collaboration with...
Show moreDesign Direction was Mary Henry's 1946 thesis for her graduate degree at the Institute of Design. The project, completed in collaboration with Emerson Woelffer, was based on a class for beginning students taught by Woelffer at ID. The course consisted of 18 exercises exploring the basic elements of design, each of which is represented in Henry's Design Directions. Book 1 consists of the design exercises themselves, Book 2 contains the textual component of the project.
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
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Mary Henry at the Institute of Design, Chicago, Illinois, 1945-1946
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1945-1946
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Photograph of Mary Henry working on a metal sculpture as a student at the Institute of Design in 1945 or 1946. Inscription on verso reads ...
Show morePhotograph of Mary Henry working on a metal sculpture as a student at the Institute of Design in 1945 or 1946. Inscription on verso reads "Mary Henry at the Institute of Design in Chicago - Oak + Rush Streets - 1945-1946. I am constructing a metal sculpture in Nathan Lerner's workshop." Photographer unknown. The color in this photograph appears to be blue ink that has bled onto the photo from another source.
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
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The Snow Cruiser
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1939
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Cover of a glossy magazine published by the Armour Research Foundation on the Snow Cruiser Antarctic Expedition. The Snow Cruiser was designed...
Show moreCover of a glossy magazine published by the Armour Research Foundation on the Snow Cruiser Antarctic Expedition. The Snow Cruiser was designed by Armour Research Foundation Scientific Director Thomas C. Poulter, constructed by ARF, and taken on Richard Byrd's third Antarctic expedition.
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Kemper Library William H. Hyde, Jr. records, 1943-1971
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Outlet Shed Penn Yan NY
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2020
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Digitally modified photograph of a pier, river, and wooden structure taken by photographer Howard LeVant in Penn Yan, NY as part of his...
Show moreDigitally modified photograph of a pier, river, and wooden structure taken by photographer Howard LeVant in Penn Yan, NY as part of his Painting Technique series. Title supplied by Howard LeVant.
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Howard LeVant papers, 1950-2020
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Paul V. Galvin Library plaza during renovation, including canopy, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1985
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1985
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Photograph of the plaza adjacent to the main entrance of Paul V. Galvin Library, including the steel-beam canopy installed and shortly removed...
Show morePhotograph of the plaza adjacent to the main entrance of Paul V. Galvin Library, including the steel-beam canopy installed and shortly removed during the library's renovation in 1985. The canopy was designed by architect Robert Nevel, project head for Mekus/Johnson, Inc., and was dismantled within weeks of its installation after protests from administrators, faculty, and students at Illinois Tech's College of Architecture Photographer unknown.
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Galvin Library building renovation collection, 1985
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Illinois Institute of Technology Fraternity Row, South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1950s
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1950-1959
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Color slide showing a section of the west side of the 3200 block of South Michigan Avenue. A number of the greystone buildings visible served...
Show moreColor slide showing a section of the west side of the 3200 block of South Michigan Avenue. A number of the greystone buildings visible served as Illinois Tech fraternity houses, including, at the far left of the photograph, Brown Hall, the Delta Tau Delta House, and the Phi Kappa Sigma house. At the far right of the photograph, the buildings are believed to include the Alpha Sigma Phi house, the Triangle House, and the Pi Kappa Phi house. These buildings were all demolished between ca. 1959-1963 as the block was cleared for the construction of new Illinois Tech dormitories. Photographer unknown, possibly a member of the university's Department of Public Relations. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Dan Ryan collection, ca. 1891-1989
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Siegel Hall under construction, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1951
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1956
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Photograph of Siegel Hall under construction. Siegel Hall, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is located at 3301 South Dearborn Street, and...
Show morePhotograph of Siegel Hall under construction. Siegel Hall, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is located at 3301 South Dearborn Street, and was constructed in 1956-1957. The building was formerly known as: Electrical Engineering and Physics Building (ca. 1957), and the Lewis Building (planned name, never officially used). Also visible are S.R. Crown Hall, the Institute of Gas Technology, Armour Research Foundation Metals Research Building II, Keith School, and Armour Research Foundation Chemistry Research Building. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Photographer unknown.
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Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999
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Demolition of the Armour Research Foundation building at 55 East 33rd Street, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1975
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1975
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Photograph of the demolition of the Armour Research Building located at 55 East 33rd Street (Wabash Ave & 33rd St) on the Illinois Institute...
Show morePhotograph of the demolition of the Armour Research Building located at 55 East 33rd Street (Wabash Ave & 33rd St) on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. The building, built in 1920s, originally housed the Huber and Huber Motor Express trucking terminal. The building was acquired by the Armour Research Foundation in 1949, and renovated in the 1950s. It housed various ARF activities in the subsequent decades, including Physics and Chemistry research, before housing the Institute for Psychological Services in the years immediately prior to its demolition in 1975.
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Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999
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Siegel Hall foyer, looking out to Main Building and other campus buildings, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1962-1968
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1962-1968
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Photograph of the view from the foyer of Siegel Hall, looking west. Main Building is visible at center, also shown are Crerar Library, the...
Show morePhotograph of the view from the foyer of Siegel Hall, looking west. Main Building is visible at center, also shown are Crerar Library, the Physics Building/Chapin Hall, and Machinery Hall. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999
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