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 a three-legged race at an unidentified event on the Illinois Tech campus. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date... Show morePhotograph of a three-legged race at an unidentified event on the Illinois Tech campus. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of the tricycle race during the 1970 Spring Thing. Spring Thing, sponsored by the Union Board, occurred during the fall semester,... Show morePhotograph of the tricycle race during the 1970 Spring Thing. Spring Thing, sponsored by the Union Board, occurred during the fall semester, usually in October. The tricycle race, first held in 1968, was a highlight of the annual festivities. Photographer unknown. Show less
Students in Hermann Hall auditorium, probably in a lecture. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is... Show moreStudents in Hermann Hall auditorium, probably in a lecture. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of an unidentified student holding a snowball on the Illinois Tech campus. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is... Show morePhotograph of an unidentified student holding a snowball on the Illinois Tech campus. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Illinois Tech NROTC students at the Military Ball. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.... Show morePhotograph of Illinois Tech NROTC students at the Military Ball. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of an unidentified Illinois Institute of Technology student in a t-shirt and shorts on a snowy day. Photographer unknown. Date of... Show morePhotograph of an unidentified Illinois Institute of Technology student in a t-shirt and shorts on a snowy day. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of students with a kite, likely made for the Amelia Earhart Kite Flying Contest (also known as the Kite Fly), an annual event... Show morePhotograph of students with a kite, likely made for the Amelia Earhart Kite Flying Contest (also known as the Kite Fly), an annual event sponsored by WIIT (later WOUI), the campus radio station. The first Kite Fly occurred in April, 1971. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of a three-legged race on what is now Siegel field, with Crerar (now Galvin) Library in the background. Photographer unknown. Date... Show morePhotograph of a three-legged race on what is now Siegel field, with Crerar (now Galvin) Library in the background. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of students cross-country skiing in front of Hermann Hall on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus in the winter of 1981.... Show morePhotograph of students cross-country skiing in front of Hermann Hall on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus in the winter of 1981. Photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of faculty and students at O'Hare Airport, welcoming the victorious Illinois Institute of Technology College Bowl team back to... Show morePhotograph of faculty and students at O'Hare Airport, welcoming the victorious Illinois Institute of Technology College Bowl team back to Chicago in the spring of 1964. IIT's College Bowl team defeated Worcester Polytechnic and the University of Denver before falling to Whittier College. This photograph is likely from the celebrations on April 26, 1964. Between 70 and 100 celebrants greeted the team on April 26; when they again returned victorious on May 3, the crowd was estimated at 300. IIT's College Bowl team was captained by John Fenley, and also included John Diekelman, George Ritzlin, and Red Weil. Photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of faculty and students at O'Hare Airport, welcoming the victorious Illinois Institute of Technology College Bowl team back to... Show morePhotograph of faculty and students at O'Hare Airport, welcoming the victorious Illinois Institute of Technology College Bowl team back to Chicago in the spring of 1964. IIT's College Bowl team defeated Worcester Polytechnic and the University of Denver before falling to Whittier College. This photograph is likely from the celebrations on April 26, 1964. Between 70 and 100 celebrants greeted the team on April 26; when they again returned victorious on May 3, the crowd was estimated at 300. IIT's College Bowl team was captained by John Fenley, and also included John Diekelman, George Ritzlin, and Red Weil. Photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of unidentified Civil Engineering students singing and playing music at Camp Armour on Upper Trout Lake near Boulder Junction,... Show morePhotograph of unidentified Civil Engineering students singing and playing music 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. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of unidentified Civil Engineering students at Camp Armour on Upper Trout Lake near Boulder Junction, Wisconsin. From attached press... Show morePhotograph of unidentified Civil Engineering students at Camp Armour on Upper Trout Lake near Boulder Junction, Wisconsin. From attached press release: "Students surveying during six-week course at Camp Armour, approximately 400 miles north of Chicago." Camp Armour was the site of a six-week fieldwork course for Civil Engineering students. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of an unknown winner of the Mollie Cohen prize for student poetry and the award's namesake, Mollie Cohen at the Clinton Stryker... Show morePhotograph of an unknown winner of the Mollie Cohen prize for student poetry and the award's namesake, Mollie Cohen at the Clinton Stryker Awards Banquet. Cohen was a 1924 graduate of the Lewis Institute, and former professor of English at Lewis and, later, Illinois Institute of Technology. At the time of her retirement in 1965, Cohen initiated the student poetry prize, which is now named in her honor. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of unidentified Civil Engineering students and Civil Engineering professor John Cornelius Penn at Camp Armour on Upper Trout Lake... Show morePhotograph of unidentified Civil Engineering students and Civil Engineering professor John Cornelius Penn 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. Photographer unknown, possibly Robert Anderson. Date of photograph is unknown, presumed to be 1942. Show less
Photograph of unidentified Civil Engineering students playing music at Camp Armour on Upper Trout Lake near Boulder Junction, Wisconsin. Camp... Show morePhotograph of unidentified Civil Engineering students playing music 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. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less