Henry T. Heald, University President's papers, 1920-1953

Henry Townley Heald served as Armour Institute of Technology's president from 1937-1940, and oversaw the consolidation of Armour and Lewis Institute. That merger led to the formation of Illinois Institute of Technology in 1940, with Heald serving as IIT's first president. Heald served until 1952, and under his guidance, IIT evolved from a small engineering school to a significant technology center. In addition, he was instrumental in shaping the close relationship between industry and the research done at IIT by adding sixty leading industrialists to the board of trustees. Heald also recruited scholars from all over America and Europe, including Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe who designed and built IIT's landmark campus.

The collection consists of correspondence, memos, reports, and other materials which constitute the administrative files of the of Henry T. Heald in his role as President of Armour Institute of Technology (Chicago), 1937-1940 and as President of Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago), 1940-1952.

1998.281 Henry T. Heald Papers (as Dean of AIT), 1998.186 Armour Institute of Technology Records, 1998.165 Henry T. Heald Collection

Available for Research

Catherine Bruck, University Archivist

was formerly 1998.049

• Subject
  • Architectural drawings (visual works)
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Universities and colleges--Faculty
  • Engineering
  • Universities and colleges--Finance
  • Commencement ceremonies
  • Nonprofit organizations--Illinois--Chicago
  • Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae
• Geographic CoverageBronzeville (Chicago, Ill.)
• Names
  • Illinois Institute of Technology. Board of Trustees
  • Illinois Institute of Technology. Institute of Gas Technology
  • Armour Research Foundation (U.S.)