Because they have yet to pass national legislation protecting the chiropractic profession, Japanese DCs are in a similar situation that U.S. DCs faced. We were fortunate enough to be able to pass chiropractic licensure state by state. The DCs in Japan must accomplish this nationally, which has proved to be an extremely difficult task. And in spite of their efforts, Japanese DCs are currently faced with two chiropractic professions.
The First Century of the Science, Art & Philosophy of CHIROPRACTIC
Here are four areas where you can make a difference in preserving the profession's past:
1.
a. Determine from the administration of your alma mater how a donation will support and/or encourage historical research at the college.
b. Determine who at your college may be doing historical research (see AMER. J. CHIRO. MED. 1990 (March), Chiropractic History 1989 (December) & 1990 (July).
c. If the results of a & b (above) are positive, make a donation to your alma mater or another chiropractic college.
2.
a. Join the ASSOCIATION FOR THE HISTORY OF CHIROPRACTIC (AHC), and receive a subscription to Chiropractic History, the AHC's journal.
b. Attend the annual AHC historical conference (this year at Parker College of Chiropractic, June 2, 1990, Dallas).
3.
a. Make a donation to the CHIROPRACTIC HISTORICAL FUND of the NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCH (NICR).
4.
a. Contribute old books, journals, legal and clinic records, advertisements, correspondence and equipment to a chiropractic college archive (e.g., PALMER COLLEGE/Davenport, LOGAN COLLEGE in St. Louis.)
Here's where to get started:
Archives of the Logan College of Chiropractic,
1851 Schoettler Road,
Chesterfield, Missouri 63017
(314-947-8755)
Archives of the Palmer College of Chiropractic,
1000 Brady Street,
Davenport, Iowa 52803
(319-326-9600)
Association for the History of Chiropractic,
(William S. Rehm, D.C., president),
4920 Frankford Avenue,
Baltimore, Maryland 21206
(301-488-6604)
Chiropractic History
(Russell W. Gibbons, editor),
207 Grandview Drive,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15215
(412-782-0171)
National Institute of Chiropractic Research,
(Paul J. Osterbauer, D.C., Research Administrator),
P.O. Box 80317,
Phoenix, Arizona 85060
(602-224-0296)