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

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

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[Box 2],
[Box 3A],
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[Box 5],
[Box 6],
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