RIT news release scrapbooks

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: RITArc-0295

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

RIT news release scrapbooks contain press releases issued by the Office of Communications. The department also compiled the scrapbooks. Each binder concerns one subject, including academic affairs, calendars, colleges, co-ops, development, finance and administration, institutional advancement, and student affairs.

Dates

1989-1990

Creator

Rochester Institute of Technology. Office of Communications (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Biographical / Historical

The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) can trace its origins to the founding of the Rochester Athenaeum in 1829. After joining with several different Rochester institutions during the 19th century, the Athenaeum finally merged with the Mechanics Institute (founded in 1885) in 1891 to form the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (RAMI). RAMI changed its name to the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1944 to better reflect the university's role in the field of technical education.

RIT was originally located in the city of Rochester, NY. Due to the rapid growth in enrollment and programs following World War II, it became increasingly clear that the school would have to expand. Emil Muller, an RIT graduate, helped the university obtain 1300 acres of farmland in the suburb of Henrietta. Ground was broken on November 2, 1964 and by September 1968 the first classes were held. The Henrietta campus now contains well over 200 buildings with 12 colleges including the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.