Draft of National College of Naturopathic Medicine catalog
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a photocopy of a draft course catalog for the National College of Naturopathic Medicine for the years 1956 through 1958. There are multiple handwritten edits throughout the document. The catalog includes an explanatory note about naturopathy, a roster of the college's board and faculty, a calendar for the 1956-1957 academic year, information about admission and tuition, and lists of courses and required textbooks.
Dates
- 1956
Creator
- National College of Naturopathic Medicine (U.S.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative History
The National College of Naturopathic Medicine was founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1956, offering four-year courses for a degree of doctor of naturopathy, a field of alternative medicine. Initially located at 2150 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, it later relocated to 510 SW 3rd Avenue and then to 11231 SE Market Street. In 2006, it changed its name to the National College of Natural Medicine, and by 2016 was named the National University of Natural Medicine. As of 2009, it was one of four accredited naturopathic schools in the United States.
Sources: Articles in the Oregonian, 1956-2016.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Draft of a course catalog for the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, a naturopathic college founded in 1956 in Portland, Oregon. The draft includes handwritten edits.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Brian Lee Altonen, March 1996 (Lib. Acc. 22631).
Creator
- National College of Naturopathic Medicine (U.S.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the draft of National College of Naturopathic Medicine catalog
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jeffrey A. Hayes
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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