Research Resources

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
• NCOH weekend policy

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

• Reproduction copy & research fees
• Photocopy 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 National 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 NCOH at museum@atsu.edu or 660. 626.2359. Ask for Curator 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.

Research membership fee:

$95.00 yearly membership (*not including copy, scanning and usage fees)

With a Research Membership you will receive 10 hours (per year) worth of research time from the National Center for Osteopathic History (NCOH)( **after the 10 hour limit, researchers will be charged a additional $15.00 per hour fee), a membership card, the museums bi-annual newsletter and a 10 percent discount on gifts from our online store.

This may be sent in check or money order form along with our copy permission forms or photo usage forms via the U.S. mail or you may contact the NCOH at museum@atsu.edu or 660.626.2359, and ask for the Curator 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 copies, scanning, and usage will be billed to you after each request and will be required to be paid in advance. See our reproduction fees on this website.

**Research hours included: Locating and copying information requested.

You may submit your request 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 the requests are received.