Institute of Design

The Institute of Design collections held by the University Archives and Special Collections contain a variety of materials which reflect the history of the school since its founding as the New Bauhaus of Chicago by László Moholy-Nagy in 1937. They include academic catalogs, class and school activities announcements, biographical materials, student work, exhibit catalogs, announcements of student and alumni professional activities, essays, speeches, periodical articles, photographs, scrapbooks and news clippings by and about the school and its members. Materials found within the Institute of Design collections pertain to institutional history; with few exceptions, University Archives and Special Collections does not hold the personal papers or creative output of former faculty of the Institute of Design or its predecessor schools.

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Title: Benjamin de Brie Taylor, 1970s
Date: 1973-1979
Description: Benjamin de Brie Taylor was Director of the Institute of Design at IIT from 1973 to 1975, and remained on the faculty at ID until 1987. Date...
Show moreBenjamin de Brie Taylor was Director of the Institute of Design at IIT from 1973 to 1975, and remained on the faculty at ID until 1987. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Title: Benjamin de Brie Taylor, 1970s
Date: 1973-1979
Description: Benjamin de Brie Taylor was Director of the Institute of Design at IIT from 1973 to 1975, and remained on the faculty at ID until 1987. Date...
Show moreBenjamin de Brie Taylor was Director of the Institute of Design at IIT from 1973 to 1975, and remained on the faculty at ID until 1987. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Title: Systems and Systematic Design: Tracing the Evolution of Design Methodology at the Institute of Design, 1965-2010: Slides
Creator: Owen, Charles L.
Date: 2010-10-28
Collection: Charles L. Owen presentation, 2010

Title: László Moholy-Nagy at the Institute of Design, Chicago, Illinois, 1944
Date: 1944
Description: Photograph of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy at the Institute of Design (or possibly the School of Design before it was renamed the Institute of Design in...
Show morePhotograph of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy at the Institute of Design (or possibly the School of Design before it was renamed the Institute of Design in 1944). Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Biographical files collection, 1900-2014

Title: Unbreakable wooden springs, ca. 1942
Creator: Halbe, Milton
Date: 1942
Description: Photograph of a design for unbreakable wooden springs, possibly designed by Glenn Foss. Superimposition of two photographs shows the...
Show morePhotograph of a design for unbreakable wooden springs, possibly designed by Glenn Foss. Superimposition of two photographs shows the deflection of weight. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Franczyk, Brian, Oral History Interview, 2011
Creator: Franczyk, Brian, Walker, Dale, Kuruna, Daniel
Date: 2011-05-01
Description: Video interview with Brian Franczyk, who received an BS in Design from the Institute of Design in 1979. Franczyk recounts his experience as an...
Show moreVideo interview with Brian Franczyk, who received an BS in Design from the Institute of Design in 1979. Franczyk recounts his experience as an undergraduate student under Arthur Siegel. Running time is 9:40 minutes.
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Collection: Institute of Design Photography Oral History Project, 2011

Title: "Sommerisms" memoir of Fred Sommer, 2011
Creator: Sessions, Richard
Collection: Institute of Design Photography Oral History Project, 2011

Title: Porett, Thomas, Oral History, 2011
Creator: Porett, Thomas, 1942-
Date: 2011
Description: Thomas Porett, who received an MS in Photography from the Institute of design, provides an audio-recorded account of his experience at the...
Show moreThomas Porett, who received an MS in Photography from the Institute of design, provides an audio-recorded account of his experience at the school and as a student under Aaron Siskind; Porett also describes his own photography with the interviewer. The identity of the interviewer in this recording is unknown.
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Collection: Institute of Design Photography Oral History Project, 2011

Title: Newman, Marvin, Written History, 2011
Creator: Newman, Marvin E.
Date: 2011-04-06
Description: Marvin Newman, who received an MS in Photography in 1952 from the Institute of design, provides a written account of his experience as a...
Show moreMarvin Newman, who received an MS in Photography in 1952 from the Institute of design, provides a written account of his experience as a student under Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan.
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Collection: Institute of Design Photography Oral History Project, 2011

Title: Institute of Design student Stanley Peters working in the wood workshop, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1945-1949
Creator: Institute of Design (Chicago, Ill.)
Date: 1945-1949
Description: Photograph of Institute of Design student Stanley Peters using a chisel to sculpt wood in the wood workshop. Date of photograph unknown. Date...
Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design student Stanley Peters using a chisel to sculpt wood in the wood workshop. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Jack Waldheim working on a woodcut with a circular saw, Chicago School of Design/Institute of Design, Chicago, Illinois, ca. early 1940s
Creator: Chicago School of Design
Date: 1940-1945
Description: Photograph of student Jack Waldheim working with a circular saw. Waldheim was a student during the time at which the school's name changed...
Show morePhotograph of student Jack Waldheim working with a circular saw. Waldheim was a student during the time at which the school's name changed from Chicago School of Design to Institute of Design, this photograph bears stamps from both institutions on the back, indicating that it likely dates from the Chicago School of Design era (1939-1944). Photographer unknown. Date range indicated is approximate.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Institute of Design sculpture class, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1956-1969
Date: 1956-1969
Description: Photograph of an Institute of Design Sculpture class in S.R. Crown Hall. Possibly pictured at left is Professor Cosmo Campoli. Photographer...
Show morePhotograph of an Institute of Design Sculpture class in S.R. Crown Hall. Possibly pictured at left is Professor Cosmo Campoli. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Exterior view of the New Bauhaus, Marshall Field mansion, Chicago, Illinois
Creator: Humeston, Dariel
Date: 1937-1938
Description: Date estimated ca. 1937, photographer credit taken from original photo.
Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Buckminster Fuller and Evelyn McCermiak (?)
Date: 1948-1949
Description: Photograph of Buckminster Fuller with a student, identified on the rear of the photograph as Evelyn McCermiak (or McCermak). Photographer...
Show morePhotograph of Buckminster Fuller with a student, identified on the rear of the photograph as Evelyn McCermiak (or McCermak). Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range provided is an estimate based on Fuller's tenure at the Institute of Design.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Hugo Weber and two Scandinavian design students, Norway, 1952
Creator: Illinois Institute of Technology
Date: 1952
Description: Two Scandinavian students shown working on a design problem in the machine workshop, taught by Hugo Weber, associate professor from the...
Show moreTwo Scandinavian students shown working on a design problem in the machine workshop, taught by Hugo Weber, associate professor from the Institute of Design. Description taken from press release.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Gyorgy Kepes
Date: 1937-1947
Description: Photograph of Gyorgy Kepes. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Design student building structural model, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1940-1950s
Date: 1937-1955
Description: Photograph of a New Bauhaus or Institute of Design student constructing a structural model. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown....
Show morePhotograph of a New Bauhaus or Institute of Design student constructing a structural model. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Students in a Chicago School or Design or Institute of Design paper cutting class, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1942-1945
Date: 1942-1945
Description: Photograph of students in a paper cutting class at the Chicago School of Design or Institute of Design (the name of the school changed in 1945...
Show morePhotograph of students in a paper cutting class at the Chicago School of Design or Institute of Design (the name of the school changed in 1945). Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Student Barbara Jeanmaire in an Institute of Design paper cutting class, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1945-1949
Creator: Institute of Design (Chicago, Ill.)
Date: 1945-1949
Description: Photograph of Barbara Jeanmaire in a paper cutting class at the Institute of Design. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date...
Show morePhotograph of Barbara Jeanmaire in a paper cutting class at the Institute of Design. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Institute of Design student Elisha Huston sculpting, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1945-1949
Creator: Institute of Design (Chicago, Ill.)
Date: 1945-1949
Description: Photograph of Institute of Design Sculpture Department student Elisha Huston sculpting with a hammer and chisel. Photographer unknown. Date of...
Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design Sculpture Department student Elisha Huston sculpting with a hammer and chisel. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

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