$38K grant to fund transcription of A.T. Still’s personal papers
Posted: January 28, 2009
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (Jan. 28, 2009) – The Missouri State Library Office of the Secretary of State (Library Services and Technology Act Federal Grant Program) has awarded the Still National Osteopathic Museum’s International Center for Osteopathic History and the A.T. Still Memorial Library $38,761 to transcribe and digitize the historical handwritten personal papers of Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., D.O., the founder of osteopathy.
According to Debra Loguda-Summers, museum curator and project director, the museum and library have shared responsibilities for maintaining the historic documents represented by Dr. Still’s papers and have experienced an ever-increasing demand for access to his correspondence, manuscripts, notes, Civil War records, and documents reflecting his philosophy, holistic perception of patients, and his unique, homespun approach to both.
“This grant will allow us to transcribe and place online with the Missouri Digital Heritage database more than 560 pages of Dr. Still’s documents for patrons throughout Missouri and the world,” said Loguda-Summers.
The project, which begins in February, is scheduled to be completed by January 2010. Visit http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/ for more information on the Missouri Digital Heritage Database. This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.