VISIT:
Harry Ruppel Memorial Library and H.E. Nutt Archives at VanderCook College of Music
DATE & TIME:
11/06/2026
11 AM - 12:30 PM (please arrive 10 minutes early to allow for parking)
You will be asked to sign in at the front desk when you arrive.
ADDRESS:
3140 South Federal Street
Chicago, IL 60616-3731
PHONE:
(312) 225-6288
TRANSPORTATION:
CTA Red Line: Sox-35th
CTA Green Line: 35th-Bronzeville-IIT
METRA Rock Island District Line: 35th St. - Lou Jones
Visitor Parking at IIT: https://www.iit.edu/cbsc/parking/visitor-and-event-parking
FOOD NEARBY:
Stix n Brix Pizza Cafe
218 W 33rd St, Chicago, IL 60616
Jimmy Johns
3506 S State St, Chicago, IL 60616
ABOUT VCM:
Founded in 1909 in the city of Chicago, IL, VanderCook College of Music is the nation’s only institution solely devoted to preparing music teachers in a conservatory-like atmosphere. VanderCook’s campus is on the grounds of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), in two buildings designed by the architect Mies van der Rohe.