Research Resources

Missouri Digital Heritage website is hosting Dr. Andrew Taylor Still's Unpublished Papers. Made available through a State of Missouri LSTA grant. Check it out here!

The Museum has a large variety of historic books, osteopathic journals, photographs, documents, and other materials available for research use.

Researchers may work on-site in the reading room or write to the Museum with specific reference queries. (Due to limited staff, the Museum is unable to undertake extensive research projects on behalf of researchers.) Researchers planning to use the reading room must call ahead for an appointment.

Finding Aids/Collections Listing

• Email research request policy and procedures
• Written research request policy and procedures
• ICOH weekend policy

The Museum also offers a variety of image reproduction services, including photocopies, photographic reproductions, and scanned images. The staff works closely with researchers to meet the specific format needs of different projects. View our Research Center Image Collection here. Contact the Curator or Curatorial Research Assistant (museum@atsu.edu) for information and fees.

• Reproduction copy & research fees
• Photocopy request form
• Scanned document request form

Permission to examine materials does not include permission to publish them. Rights to publish must be requested in writing. Similarly, permission to use Museum collections, including publication, should not be construed as endorsement of the user's point of view or manner of presentation.

Hourly research fee:

Staff research fee: $15 per hour (minimum of one hour charge)

Requests for staff research at the International Center for Osteopathic History requires payment of a $15 research fee* for one hour of research time in advance. Send check or money order along with the museum copy permission forms or photo usage forms via the U.S. mail, or you may contact the ICOH at museum@atsu.edu or 660. 626.2359. Ask for Curator or Curatorial Assistant during business hours to arrange payment by credit card or Pay Pal. You may also submit credit card information via our secure website by clicking here.

*Additional charges for research time will be billed to the patron at the end of service along with any copy, scanning or usage fees that were incurred. Most research request requires a minimum of 2 to 2 ½ hours of staff time. See reproduction fees on this site.

You may submit requests by emailing the Museum at museum@atsu.edu, by regular U.S. Mail or by calling us at 660.626.2359. We will respond either by email or U.S. mail in the order that requests are received.

HISTORICAL RESEARCH MEMBERSHIP FEE:

$95 One-Year Membership* (Non-tax deductible):
 Researchers:  If you’re unsure which fee option best suits your needs (hourly or yearly) please contact the Museum at museum@atsu.edu  or call us toll-free (866) 626-2378 x 2359.
In addition to providing access to our Online Finding Aids at http://www.atsu.edu/museum/collections/research_tools.htm and any information already provided on the Museum’s web page, membership includes:

• ONE YEAR of research assistance from the International Center for Osteopathic History (ICOH)
• SIX MONTHS of access to our online Early Journals and Osteopathic Books:  http://www.atsu.edu/museum/journals/index.htm
•  a one-year membership to the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine (SM)
•  A subscription to the Museum’s bi-annual newsletter

Please Note: Since only a very small portion of our collection is currently available online, our research fee includes staff time spent locating information and providing personal assistance.
*Does not include charges for copies, scanning and usage.  These additional charges will be billed to you per request and must be paid in advance. 

Reproduction copy & research fees

The ICOH specializes in osteopathic historical research up to 1979.  Items after this date may be requested through the A.T. Still Memorial Library http://www.atsu.edu/library/ or your local library. The ICOH staff is happy to request articles for researchers via Interlibrary Loan from outside resources. However, while there is no charge for the ordering/processing of such requests, researchers must reimburse the ICOH for any additional third-party charges. (Currently these charges average from $16-50 per article.)  

We accept all major credit cards, checks, Pay Pal or money orders. Researchers outside the U.S. must pay with a credit card. You may submit payment information via our secure website by clicking here.

Submit your request or questions by e-mailing the Museum at museum@atsu.edu, or by calling toll-free 866-626-2878 x 2359, regular mail, Fax 660-626-2984.