Institute of Design (Chicago, Ill.)
Organization
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Copy; EIM, undated
File — Box: 5, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
Other: undated
Course materials; IIT , 1961 - 1963
File — Box: 5, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
Other: 1961 - 1963
Letters; Jay Doblin at IIT sourcing Knowledge Box supplies, projectors, 1962
File — Box: 5, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
Other: 1962
Press release; Matrix at the Institute of Design, c. 1962, 1963
File — Box: 5, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
Other: c. 1962, 1963
Reports; EIM for Institute of Design at IIT, c. 1962
File — Box: 5, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
Other: c. 1962
Student writing; Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology (1 of 2), 1962
File — Box: 5, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
Other: 1962
"Tape Communication A" and "C; "To be played in absolute darkness" (2 reels), 1961 - 1962
File — Box: 85 , Item: 9-10
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Records Isaacs’ design work, including studio and process shots, and classroom activity and student work. There are also some personal photographs of Isaacs’ parents, his youth, and his family. Most photos were created by or for Isaacs, although some are copies by photojournalists covering Isaacs for newspapers and magazines. Photographic prints and transparencies make up most of the series, though there are recordings of lectures by and about Isaacs, audio notes, media appearances, and...
Dates:
1961 - 1962
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