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Special Collections and University Archives research at Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago: Applied Health Sciences

Information on using Special Collections and University Archives at UIC-Chicago Library of the Health Sciences

Applied Health Sciences historical resources

This page contains rare books and archival collections relating to the history of applied health sciences, focused primarily in Chicago. To view these materials, please make an appointment. We are open Monday - Friday from 10 am to 4 pm on the third floor of UIC's Health Sciences Library.

Archival Resources - Disability and Human Development

MSSCHE21 - Adrian Scheltes collection

  • 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 handicapped people generally. The photographs are of blind people working in a variety of jobs.
  • Digital collection link

Archival Resources - Biomedical and Health Information Sciences

MSMILL24 - Medical Illustrations collection

  • This collection contains medical illustrations by a variety of medical illustrators, including Terry Watkinson and Judith Glick.

MSPECK18 -  Paul Peck Collection of Medical Art

  • Paul Norman Peck, PhD. (1907-1982) was an influential medical illustrator who compiled numerous anatomy, pathology, and surgery atlases during his career while teaching medical illustration and earning citations and commissions. Peck served as a chief medical artist in the Surgeon General’s Office and in the Army Institute of Pathology during World War II. He taught other medical illustrators both while in the service and as a civilian, teaching at New York University, Hunter College, Pratt Institute, and the Institute of Adult Education.
  • Digital collection link

Archival Resources - Occupational Therapy

MSIOTA88 -  Illinois Occupational Therapy Association (ILOTA) records

  • This collection documents the history of the Illinois Occupational Therapy Association (also known as IOTA or ILOTA) and occupational therapy in Illinois.

Rare books - - Disability and Human Development

Below are some rare book titles about disability and human development held in Special Collections and University Archives.

Rare books - Biomedical and Health Information Sciences

Below are some rare book titles about biomedical and health information held in Special Collections and University Archives.

Rare books - Occupational Therapy

Below are some rare book titles relating to occupational therapy held in Special Collections and University Archives.