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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Henry Heald, Clarence Clarke, Fred Rogers, Dr. Linton Grinter, James Cunningham, and Alex Bailey after signing the merger agreement between Armour Institute and Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois, October, 1939
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Henry Heald, Clarence Clarke, Fred Rogers, Dr. Linton Grinter, James Cunningham, and Alex Bailey after signing the merger agreement between Armour Institute and Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois, October, 1939
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1939-10
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Photograph of Armour Institute of Technology president Henry T. Heald with (left to right) Clarence L. Clarke (co-Director of the Lewis...
Show morePhotograph of Armour Institute of Technology president Henry T. Heald with (left to right) Clarence L. Clarke (co-Director of the Lewis Institute from 1938-1940, Dean of Lewis after the merger), Fred A. Rogers (co-Director of the Lewis Institute from 1938-1940), Dr. Linton E. Grinter (Head of the Armour Institute's Civil Engineering department and IIT's first vice-president), James D. Cunningham (Chairman of the Board at Armour) and Alex D. Bailey (Chairman of the Lewis Institute Board), after the signing of the merger agreement between Lewis and Armour in October, 1939. After the merger, Heald served as IIT's first president. Photographer unknown.
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Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999
James Cunningham, Henry Heald, and Alex Bailey after signing the merger agreement between Armour Institute and Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois, October, 1939
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James Cunningham, Henry Heald, and Alex Bailey after signing the merger agreement between Armour Institute and Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois, October, 1939
Date
1939-10
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Photograph of Armour Institute of Technology president Henry T. Heald with James D. Cunningham, Chairman of the Board at Armour and Alex D....
Show morePhotograph of Armour Institute of Technology president Henry T. Heald with James D. Cunningham, Chairman of the Board at Armour and Alex D. Bailey, Chairman of the Lewis Institute Board, after the signing of the merger agreement between Lewis and Armour in October, 1939. After the merger, Heald served as IIT's first president. Photographer unknown.
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Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999