Steeple construction on Hammerschmidt Chapel, 1959

The Rudolf G. Schade Archives, located on the lower level of the A.C. Buehler Library, is open to faculty, students, staff, and other researchers. All researchers must follow specific procedures ensuring preservation of records, in order to retain use privileges:

• All researchers using archival materials must work under the direct supervision of a member of the Library staff. Under no circumstances will researchers work alone.
• Researchers, whether faculty, students, staff from other departments, or others, may not remove materials from the Archives at any time.
• Researchers will register and provide identification via the Researcher Information form before using materials. A copy of the Archives Reference/Access policy will be available to all researchers.
• Researchers will store briefcases, coats, and other large items in a designated space in the Archives or Library;
• Researchers may use one manuscript box at a time and may remove one file folder at a time from the box; they must take care to retain the order of papers within the file folder.
• Researchers will handle papers with care, being careful not to lean on, or write on top of archival materials.
• Researchers may use laptop computers for note-taking; if researchers take handwritten notes, they must use pencils.
• Researchers may not use cameras in the Archives.

Research is done by appointment only. Questions may also be asked by email to Elaine Fetyko Page. If requesting by email, please include the following information:

• Name
• Relationship to the College (faculty/staff, student, alumni, other)
  • If alumni, dates attended or graduated
• Email address, mailing address if requesting information to be sent
• Topic of research question
• If the information provided by the Archives is to be used in a publication, please indicate in the email.

To make an appointment, or for any questions regarding the College Archives, please contact:

In naming the Archives, Elmhurst College remembers the life of Rudolf G. Schade (1908-2000), professor of history, archivist, and great friend to Elmhurst College. He was regarded by many as “the greatest institutional presence the College has ever known.”