The Lewis Annual collection includes yearbooks from the Lewis Institute from 1906-1940. The yearbooks document the academic and social life of the school. They include photographs and descriptions of faculty, students, clubs, societies, and athletics, as well as students' illustrations and literary contributions. The Lewis Institute was a technical and professional college that served the greater Chicago area from 1896 to 1940 before merging with Armour Institute of Technology to form Illinois Tech.