RIT t-shirt collection
Scope and Contents
The RIT t-shirt collection contains the following:
- Academic Support Center, circa 1985-2007
- Anatomy of a Proper RIT Haircut (T-shirt designed by RIT art and design students in response to a remark by RIT President Al Simone that he could tell the engineering students from the art students by their haircuts.)
- Art House, 2003
- The Big Bash, 1988
- The Big Bash, 1989
- Brick City Homecoming, 2005
- Corporate Challenge, 2007
- English Language Center, circa 1993-2007
- FYE (First Year Enrichment), 2005
- Football, undated
- Homecoming, 1990
- School of Printing, undated
- R.I.T. Dark Marks Quidditch team, 2011-2013
- R.I.T. Baseball
- I Bleed Orange
- Spring Fest 2012
- “Catch the Spirit Orientation Staff” Orange Polo
- “2nd Annual RIT Community Dog-Walk” Green T-Shirt
- “1st Annual RIT Community Dog-Walk” White T-Shirt (2013)
- “Catch the Spirit Orientation Staff” Black windbreaker Jacket
- "Spring Festival” White T-Shirt (2009)
- “RIT Women’s Center: V-Day Until the Violence Stops” White T-Shirt (2007)
- "S15sters: Delta Phi Epsilon: Beta Upsilon Chapter 15 Year Celebration” White T-Shirt (2010)
- “V-Day Until the Violence Stops. The Vagina Monologues. RIT/NTID White T-Shirt Black and Red text
- “No Voice Zone” Blue T-Shirt with White Text and Graphics
- "RIT Women’s Center Lighting the Way” Purple T-Shirt
- “Catch The Spirit myRIT Orientation Black T-Shirt
- "Where the Hell is RIT" (circa 1980)
- RIT Hockey "Blackout Night" (3 November 2017)
- RIT Community for Nuclear Awareness t-shirt (1982, donated by Jean A. Douthwright)
Dates
- Creation: 1982-2013
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. As of 2011, RIT has over 17,000 students and more than 200 student clubs and organizations.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 File box)
Language
English
Overview
The RIT t-shirt collection consists of shirts promoting events, departments, and student activities.
Arrangement
T-shirts are arranged in order as received.
Physical Location
C.S. South, East wall, Shelf 79 Carton 1
Other Finding Aids
In addition to this finding aid, an inventory is available below. For more information, please contact the RIT Archive Collections.
RIT t-shirt collection
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number(s):
2005:029, 2007:005, 2007:024, 2007:056, 2007:094, 2007:105, 2007:106, 2013:030, 14:020, 2015:066, 2015:089, 2017:072, 2017:073
RIT t-shirts were accessioned at various times by different sources. See Archivist for more information.
Accruals
Future accruals are expected.
Processing Information
Finding aid created by Amy Vilz in November 2011.
- Title
- RIT t-shirt collection
- Status
- Published
- Subtitle
- RIT Archives
- Author
- Amy Vilz
- Date
- 16 November 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the RIT Archives Repository
