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Historical Sketch of Lewis Institute

The following is a condensed form of an essay written after 1940 by Agness J. Kaufman who served as the Registrar of Lewis Institute for more than 20 years. She also served as the secretary to the school’s director, George Noble Carman. Ms. Kaufman was a graduate of the University of Chicago with a degree in education. This essay was addressed to "Mr. Editor" and perhaps was authored for one of the early publications of Illinois Institute of Technology shortly after the 1940 merger of Lewis Institute and Armour Institute of Technology.
 

Historical Sketch of Armour Institute of Technology

The following is an edited version of an essay published in 1937 in the Armour Engineer and Alumnus written by Walter Hendrcks. Three years later Armour Institute of Technology and Lewis Institute merged to create Illinois Institute of Technology.
 

Armour and Lewis Unite - The Beginnings of IIT

The following essay about the creation of Illinois Institute of Technology was published in December 1939 in the Armour Engineer and Alumnus.
 


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