A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (Museum of Osteopathic Medicine)

In phase two of this project, the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine will inventory over 14,400 records representing many rare and unique items and leading to the creation of one comprehensive online inventory system with the ultimate goal of maintaining intellectual control over the entire collection. The museum is the primary repository of materials documenting the origins, growth, and practice of osteopathic medicine, an American form of medicine founded in 1874 by Andrew Taylor Still. The collection began in 1934 and contains over 30,000 historical items including art, documents, photographs, osteopathic artifacts, osteopathic journals, books, and textiles dating from the early 1800s to 2001. The inventory project will significantly improve collection stewardship, patron access, retrieval processes for staff assisting researchers, and expand use of the collection now and into the future.