Adrian Scheltes collection
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
-
University of Illinois at Chicago,
1750 W. Polk StChicago, ILUSA
- Repository Number
- MSSCHE21
- Creator
- Scheltes, Adrian C., d. 2010
- Title
- Adrian Scheltes collection
- Dates
- 1948-1994, bulk 1948-1955
- Quantity
- 1 box
- Abstract
- The Adrian Scheltes collection contains photographs either taken by or collected by Scheltes while he was the Supervisor of Counsel and Guidance for the Blind from the Illinois Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in the late 1940s and early 1950s. In this position he assisted blind people with learning professional skills to enter the workforce. Scheltes also advocated for black blind people in his work and for eliminating discrimination of the handicapped generally. The photographs are of blind people working in a variety of jobs.
- Language of the Material
- English
Administrative Information
Biography/Profile
Adrian Chester Scheltes was born September 1, 1916 in Chicago. He lost his sight at 21 in an industrial accident. Undeterred, he attended college and graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in education in 1943. He married his wife Lydia in 1947. They traveled often to Hong Kong, France, and Russia among other places.
After his own experience losing his sight, Scheltes wanted to be of use to the community and became the Supervisor of Counsel and Guidance for the Blind from the Illinois Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. In this position he assisted blind people with learning professional skills to enter the workforce. Scheltes also advocated for black blind people in his work and for eliminating discrimination of the handicapped generally.
Scheltes died August 15, 2010.
Scope and Content
The collection contains 81 black and white gelatin silver photographs, 2 newspaper clippings and 4 letters. The materials are from Scheltes' time as Supervisor of Counsel and Guidance for the Blind from the Illinois Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The photographs are of blind people working in a variety of jobs.
Arrangement
The photographs were re-organized with duplicate images placed together and the folders were alphabetized by original job title or organization. The letters accompanied certain photographs and were kept together.
Access Restrictions
Access restrictions -- Available without restriction.
Use/Re-use Restrictions
Use restrictions -- Available without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Adrian Scheltes collection (MSSCHE21), Box #, Folder #, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Illinois Chicago Library.
Acquisition Information
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois Chicago.
Accession No. 2021.008.MS. Acquired 2021-03-10
Processing Information
Described by Megan Keller Young. Released on 2021-06-09.
Indexed Terms
Inventory
- Title
- Accordion player
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Adrian Scheltes speaking to a class
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Arnold Schwinn Co. bicycle assembler
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Association for the Advancement of Negro Blind
- Dates
- 1955
- Title
- Attorney Charles F. Armstrong
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Bartender
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Basketball team with coach
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Blind student and teacher
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Commodity traders Robert Meyer and his father on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange trading floor
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Concert singer Margaret Peterson
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Darkroom technician, Memorial Hospital of DuPage County
- Dates
- 1952
- Title
- Dictaphone operators
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Disk jockey Larry Johnson
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Drill press operators
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Evening class at Tilden High School, shaper machine demo
- Dates
- 1948
- Title
- Flower arranger
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Hospital paging system
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Inland Steel Assemblies worker
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Laundromat owner
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Laundry workers
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Man demonstrating a shaper tool
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Manufacturing workers
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Masseuses
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Men assembling identification tags
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Naval ordnance plant work
- Dates
- 1955
- Title
- Newspaper clips
- Dates
- 1953, 1994
- Title
- Pepsodent assembly line worker
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Piano tuner?
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Refreshment kiosk owner
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Safety class teacher
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Secretarial workers
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Sheriff's Office worker
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Switchboard operators
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Switchboard operator at Elgin State Hospital
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Switchboard operators
- Dates
- 1952
- Title
- Teacher John Pine at Hastings College
- Dates
- 1948
- Title
- Two men with braille typewriters
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Unidentified people
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955
- Title
- Woman playing the piano and reading with a boy
- Dates
- ca. 1948-1955