Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1897, Apr. 8 | Born, Lawrenceburg, Ind. |
| 1911-1915 | Attended Manual Training High School, Peoria, Ill. |
| 1915-1917 | Studied at Bradley Polytechnical Institute, Peoria, Ill. |
| 1915-1919 | Employed chiefly at Avery Tractor Co., Peoria, Ill. |
| 1918-1919 | Served in U.S. Army |
| 1919-1920 | Instructor in cabinet and pattern making, Pullman Free School of Manual Training, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1920 | Architectural designer with Kruckemeyer and Strong, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1921-1923 | Studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1924-1926 | Architectural designer, Maginnis and Walsh, Boston, Mass. |
| 1926-1928 | Rotch Traveling Fellowship |
| 1929-1932 | Chief of design, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1930 | Married Eloise Owings |
| 1935 | Opened architectural office of Skidmore & Owings, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1936-1937 | Director of the School of Architecture, Armour Institute, Chicago, Ill |
| 1938 | Adviser to New York's World Fair, New York, N.Y. |
| 1962, Sept. 27 | Died, Winter Haven, Fla. |