Campus Development, 1943-1993 | Northern Illinois University

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Collection Overview

Title: Campus Development, 1943-1993

Predominant Dates:1967-1989

ID: RHC/UA/48/

Extent: 4.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 00/00/1992

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Campus Development records date from 1943 and contain building, remodeling and renovation records for various campus buildings. Also included are long range building and land acquisition plans for DeKalb and NIU. Records are arranged alphabetically according to the building or specific project. Researchers interested in the development of the NIU campus should also see the building files held in the Quick Reference Collection. The University Archives also holds a number of blueprints and plans in its Audio-Visual Collection [UA 11], and an inventory to those materials is available. Additional campus development records may be found in the President’s Papers [UA 4]. The Oral History Series “Town-Gown Relations” in Collection [UA 53] also contains some insights on the development and growth of the campus. Photographs of the campus and buildings are also available, which may be located through a subject index.

Administrative Information

Repository: Northern Illinois University

Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions on access to the records.

Acquisition Source: Personnel from the Office of the Vice-President for Finance and Planning

Acquisition Method: Personnel from the Office of the Vice-President for Finance and Planning donated the Campus Development Records to the University Archives in 1992.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3A],
[Box 3B],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Box 6],
[Box 7],
[All]

Box 1

Folder 1: A & P Store, 1981-1983
Folder 2: Altgeld Auditorium, 1986-1989
Folder 3: Altgeld Hall, 1986-1989
Folder 4: Anderson Hall, 1984-1985
Folder 5: Anderson Tennis Courts, 1985
Folder 6: Burch House, 630 Lincoln Terrace, 1975
Folder 7-8: Business Building, 1989-91
Folder 9: Campus Tours, 1989
Folder 10: Capital Projects; ISL forms, Build Illinois, Board of Regents (B.O.R.), Fiscal Year 1989-Fiscal Year 1991
Folder 11: DeKalb, City of, 1981-1991
Folder 12: DeKalb, City of: Planning, 1972, 1989-1990
Folder 13: Dorland Building, 1986
Folder 14: DuSable Hall, 1980-1981
Folder 15: Eagle Food Store, 1987
Folder 16: Engineering School, Sycamore, 1983-1986, 1991

Box 2

Folder 1: Evans Field House, 1959, 1980-81, 1985-86
Folder 2: Fitzgerald House, 620 Locust Street, 1978
Folder 3: Floor to Ceiling, 1990
Folder 4: Folgate House, 146 Carroll Avenue, no date
Folder 5-6: Gabel Hall, 1973-1986
Folder 7: Gilbert Hall, 1981
Folder 8: Graham Hall, 1981-1985
Folder 9: Grant Towers Residence Hall-North, 1981
Folder 10: Grant Towers Residence Hall-South, 1981-1982
Folder 11: Hazardous Waste, 1986-1987
Folder 12: Holmes Student Center: Rehabilitation, 1988-1989
Folder 13: Holmes Student Center: Remodeling, 1978-1988
Folder 14: Huskie Stadium, 1977-1986
Folder 15: Huskie Stadium: Console Relocation, 1979-1983
Folder 16: Huskie Stadium: University Box, 1983
Folder 17: Jacobs House, 429 Garden Road, 1977-1981
Folder 18: Jensen Apartments, 140 Carroll Avenue, 1980-1984

Box 3A

Folder 1: King Commons, 1989-1991
Folder 2: Kishwaukee Hall, 1977-1990
Folder 3: Knetsch Building, 2201 Number First Street, 1986-1987
Folder 4: Knetsch House, 515 Garden Road, 1981
Folder 5: Land Acquisition, 1985-1987
Folder 6: Lease Project, 1988-1989
Folder 7: Library Facilities Planning Committee I, 1984-1986
Folder 8: Library Facilities Planning Committee II, 1986-1987
Folder 9: Library, Proposal, Master Plan, 1970-1982
Folder 10: Lincoln Residence Hall, 1982, 1987
Folder 11: Long Range Planning, 5 year plans, 1980

Box 3B

Folder 1: Campus Development Plans, (1943-1993)
Folder 2-3: Chamber of Commerce - College Expansion Committee, 1954-1956

Box 4

Folder 1: Long Range Planning, 1964-1983
Folder 2: Lowden Hall, 1977-1986
Folder 3: Lowden Hall Moves, 1982
Folder 4: Market Survey, 1985
Folder 5: McMurry Hall, 1975-1982
Folder 6: Montgomery Hall, 1956-1986
Folder 7: Music Building, 1972-1987
Folder 8: Neptune Central Residence Hall, 1980, 1982
Folder 9: Neptune North Residence Hall, 1982-1985
Folder 10: Nursing School, 1987
Folder 11: Physical Plant Building, no date
Folder 12: Pottenger House, 520 College View Court, 1984
Folder 13: Psych-Math Building, 1966, 1980-1987
Folder 14: Recreation Building, 1982
Folder 15: Research Parks, 1961-1985

Box 5

Folder 1: Sasaki Master Planning Effort, 1964, 1986
Folder 2: Security and Communications Building, 1979-1984
Folder 3: Space Utilization, 1967-1988
Folder 4: Speech and Hearing Clinic, 1978-1980
Folder 5: Stevenson Food Service Building, Fire Damage, 1982
Folder 6: Stevenson Towers Residence Hall-North, 1981-1983
Folder 7: Stevenson Towers Residence Hall-South, 1981
Folder 8: Still Gymnasium, 1977, 1980
Folder 9: Still Hall, 1978
Folder 10: Superior Street, Chicago, Art Gallery, (includes photos & slides), 1984
Folder 11-12: Swen Parson Library/Hall, 1969-1984
Folder 13: College of Law Equipment, 1981-1982
Folder 14: College of Law Equipment: College of Law Remodeling, 1979-1982, 1990
Folder 15: College of Law Equipment: Drapes, 1981-1982
Folder 16: College of Law Equipment: Signs, 1981-1983

Box 6

Folder 1: Technology Commercialization Center, 1985-1986
Folder 2: Telephone/Security Bldg., Remodeling I, 1986-1987
Folder 3: Transportation Study, City of DeKalb and NIU, 1979
Folder 4: University Apartments, 1983-1986
Folder 5: University Plaza Dormitories, 900 Crane Drive, Appraisal, 1968
Folder 6: Visual Arts Building, 1976-1986
Folder 7: Watson Hall, 1980-1981
Folder 8-9: Williston Hall, 1974-1980
Folder 10-11: Wirtz Hall, 1975-1987
Folder 12: Wirtz House, 305 Normal Road, 1980-1990
Folder 13: Wirtz/McMurry Bridges, 1980
Folder 14: Women's Center, 1989-1990
Folder 15: Zulauf Hall (Watson East), 1976, 1984

Box 7

Oversize 1: Montgomery Arboretum, Scrapbooks, 1959-1966

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