Wishing to broaden the students' educational experience and chiropractic perspective at one of the sixteen United States chiropractic institutions, a vision of a museum on its campus began to take shape at Life Chiropractic College West in 2014 with a concept developed by then-president Brian Kelly, D.C., and the college's Board of Regents. Following the appointment of a museum curator and the development of short and long-term plans, a budget was approved that same year. A few months searching San Francisco Bay area antique stores provided the furniture and artifacts needed to replicate the furnshings shown in a photograph of Daniel David Palmer's private office in the Ryan Building, Davenport, Ia., circa 1895.
To encourage donations to the museum, a promotional piece with photographs and descriptions of the replica office were mailed to alumni and distributed to guests at various institutional venues. Artifacts received over the next two years were displayed, expanding the museum from its original 10 x 12 replica office to a near capacity, 1200 square-foot area.
The museum now holds a place in the college's history and philosophy courses and is an interesting tour stop for visitors to the college at graduations, continuing education programs and other campus events.
Author affiliation: Museum Curator, Life Chiropractic College West, Hayward, California, United States
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