This collection contains archival materials related to students and student life at Illinois Tech, including university athletics, clubs and associations, Greek societies, and extracurricular activities.
Photograph of Illinois Institute of Technology's baseball team in front of Keating Sports Center. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed... Show morePhotograph of Illinois Institute of Technology's baseball team in front of Keating Sports Center. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of students building a snowman on present day Siegel Field, north of S.R. Crown Hall on the Illinois Tech campus. Date of... Show morePhotograph of students building a snowman on present day Siegel Field, north of S.R. Crown Hall on the Illinois Tech campus. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Provided caption: "Brookfield Zoo's red-tailed hawk Tommy sizes up two of his Illinois Institute of Technology foster parents, IIT varsity... Show moreProvided caption: "Brookfield Zoo's red-tailed hawk Tommy sizes up two of his Illinois Institute of Technology foster parents, IIT varsity swimming team co-captains John Pottle (left), Berkeley, Illinois, and Steve Gannon, West Chicago. IIT's varsity swimming team, whose mascot is the Scarlet Hawk, recently raised $100 to adopt the hawk, under Brookfield Zoo's animal adoption program which supports exhibits and services for the public." Show less
Staged photograph of two rowers in a boat and a "swimmer" in Ogden Field. The field, which was derisively nicknamed "Ogden Bog" by the... Show moreStaged photograph of two rowers in a boat and a "swimmer" in Ogden Field. The field, which was derisively nicknamed "Ogden Bog" by the students, was the home of the Armour Institute and Illinois Tech track and football field. Hermann Hall was built on the site of Ogden Field, and The Bog, Illinois Tech's student recreation and dining center, was named after the former athletic venue. This photograph was printed in the 1955 installment of The Integral, Illinois Tech's yearbook. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of O. Gordon Erickson conducting the Illinois Tech orchestra at the American Power Conference's All Engineers Dinner in 1952. The... Show morePhotograph of O. Gordon Erickson conducting the Illinois Tech orchestra at the American Power Conference's All Engineers Dinner in 1952. The university's glee club also performed. Photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of an unidentified student and Civil Engineering professor John Cornelius Penn fishing at Camp Armour on Upper Trout Lake near... Show morePhotograph of an unidentified student and Civil Engineering professor John Cornelius Penn fishing at Camp Armour on Upper Trout Lake near Boulder Junction, Wisconsin. Camp Armour was the site of a six-week fieldwork course for Civil Engineering students. Show less
Photograph of the Illinois Tech women's volleyball team in front of Keating Hall ca. 1986. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown... Show morePhotograph of the Illinois Tech women's volleyball team in front of Keating Hall ca. 1986. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Civil Engineering professor John Cornelius Penn at Camp Armour on Upper Trout Lake near Boulder Junction, Wisconsin. From... Show morePhotograph of Civil Engineering professor John Cornelius Penn at Camp Armour on Upper Trout Lake near Boulder Junction, Wisconsin. From attached caption: "Presiding genius of Camp Armour, which has always bene regarded by undergraduates of Armour College of Engineering as something like Illinois Tech's spiritual capitol, is tall, solid, serene John Cornelius Penn, 10120 Lafayette Avenue, professor of civil engineering, a graduate of Armour in '05. A famous surveyor, Professor Penn is here shown sharpening his axe preparatory to leading a troupe of his students of surveying into the woods for a day of work in the field. The late Alfred E. Phillips, whose name is memorialized by the hall named for him, founded Camp Armour." Show less
Photograph of students building a snowman on present day Siegel Field, north of S.R. Crown Hall on the Illinois Tech campus. Date of... Show morePhotograph of students building a snowman on present day Siegel Field, north of S.R. Crown Hall on the Illinois Tech campus. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of student protests outside of Perlstein Hall on Illinois Institute of Technology's campus following the fatal shooting of four... Show morePhotograph of student protests outside of Perlstein Hall on Illinois Institute of Technology's campus following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970. Show less
Photograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with President John T. Rettaliata regarding... Show morePhotograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with President John T. Rettaliata regarding student protests that occurred on IIT's campus following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970. Show less
Photograph of student protests outside of Perlstein Hall on Illinois Institute of Technology's campus following the fatal shooting of four... Show morePhotograph of student protests outside of Perlstein Hall on Illinois Institute of Technology's campus following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970. Show less
Photograph of student protests outside of Perlstein Hall on Illinois Institute of Technology's campus following the fatal shooting of four... Show morePhotograph of student protests outside of Perlstein Hall on Illinois Institute of Technology's campus following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970. Show less
Photograph of student protesters gathered outside of President John T. Rettaliata's office in Perlstein Hall on Illinois Institute of... Show morePhotograph of student protesters gathered outside of President John T. Rettaliata's office in Perlstein Hall on Illinois Institute of Technology's campus. Student protests took place following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970. Show less