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037. Buildings and Campus

 Record Group
Identifier: 037

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Aerial photographs, 1951-1961

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.11
Description of the Collection Four aerial views of campus and the surrounding area: 1) Black and white aerial view of campus and surrounding area, roughly Michigan Ave. to Canal St., 31st St. to Pershing. Dated 1951, image predates construction of Dan Ryan Expressway, and includes Wentworth Gardens, old Comiskey Park, the Mecca building, and original Armour Institute complex. A two square block area to the east of State St., later to be developed as McCormick Village (student housing complex) is outlined. ...
Dates: 1951-1961

Alschuler Campus Plan brochures, 1940

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.16
Description of the Collection

Printed brochure published by Illinois Institute of Technology showing the "Campus Plan" (buildings and grounds design) done by architect Alfred S. Alschuler. The campus development proposal included buildings to be used by IIT and Armour Research Foundation.

Dates: 1940

Alumni Memorial Hall blueprints, 1945

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.50
Description of the Collection

Three pages of blueprints (27 x 41") for the Navy Building (later, Alumni Memorial Hall) by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Holabird & Root. Drawings are identified as First Floor Framing, drawing S2; 2nd Floor Framing, S3; and Roof Framing Plan, S4. All are dated 5/17/1945 and are identified as revisions of commission number 7774.

Dates: 1945

Campus Building blueprints, 1947-2005

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.47
Description of the Collection

16 sets of architectural drawings, blueprints, and plat maps.

Dates: 1947-2005

Campus Buildings films, 1963-1972

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.48
Description of the Collection

Three 16mm silent reel-to-reel films on 3.5" diameter spools (ca. 5 minutes each), identified as follows: 1) Paper labels on spool: 1972-Color; Campus Buildings 2) Paper label on canister: Anscochrome (color) AND Conway [Conway may identify the filmographer.] 3) On box: Order 54912/ R. Luoma; Campus. Date stamp on box is July 1965 [Note: Ralph Luoma was IIT campus photographer ca. 1963.]

Dates: Majority of material found within 1963-1972

Campus Maps collection, 1950-1971

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.46
Description of the Collection

Register of Illinois Tech campus maps: Date (No. of copies in IIT Archives) Ca. 1950 (1) 1968-1969 (3) 1969 (1) 1970 (2) Ca. 1970? (1) 1971 (2)

Dates: 1950-1971

Campus Models and Plans photographs, 1940-1990

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.17
Description of the Collection

76 photographs of architectural models, sketches, plans, drawings, etc. of the South State Street campus of Illinois Institute of Technology. An oversize folder holds 4 large images.

Dates: 1940-1990; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1965

Campus Space Inventory collection, 1968

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.53
Abstract

This collection is unprocessed. If you would like to request that a detailed inventory of this collection be made available, please contact the IIT Archives.

Dates: 1968

Carr Chapel and Wishnick Hall structure reports, 2001-2003

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.20
Description of the Collection

Two reports completed by McClier (Chicago), contatining findings on the conditions of two Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed buildings on the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology: Carr Memorial Chapel (Restoration Assessment, 2001) and Wishnick Hall (Historic Structure Report, 2003).

Dates: 2001-2003

East Map Case Materials collection, 1892-1988

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.27
Content Description

This collection includes drawings, plans, blueprints, and other materials stored in the East Map Case. These materials are not all from the same source, nor are they a coherent collection by any factor other than that they are all stored together. See folder listings for an inventory of the items in this collection.

Dates: 1892-1988

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