Palmer Chiropractic Archives

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Our mission is to preserve and make accessible materials detailing the history of the Palmer College of Chiropractic, the wider chiropractic profession and related health care fields for today and future generations.

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween from the !! 🎃👻💀

👻 Ghost of West Hall, spotted in 1993

🎃 The Chiropractor journal covers, 1937, 1942, 1945

10/30/2026

On this day, Oct. 30th 1887, Lyndon Lee, D.C. is born in Brooklyn, New York.

Lyndon Lee, D.C., was a graduate of the Palmer School of Chiropractic and was instrumental in the fight for chiropractic legislation in the state of New York.

10/29/2026

Today, October 29th is National Cat Day! 🐱 🐈 🐈‍

Pictured is a cat in a fancy hat! Abundant Living, Volume 43, Number 11, 1967.

10/28/2026

🚨 Newly digitized! 🚨

The International Review of Chiropractic (ICA Review), Volume 3, Issues 7 - 12, 1948 are now keyword searchable and available on our digital collections! (Link in bio)

10/27/2026

Grab a Palmer Halloween button before spooky season is over! 👻🎃🦇

We have them available in the main library and in our Archives Reading Room !

10/27/2026

October 26th is National Pumpkin Day! 🎃

The Chiropractor and Clinical Journal, October 1937 cover is pictured. We hope it inspires you to go out and find your own pumpkin to decorate with this fall season!

10/26/2026

Today, October 26th is National Tennessee Day!

In 1923, the state of Tennessee successfully passed chiropractic licensing law to officially legalize chiropractic in that state.

We have some early journals and other resources which document the history of chiropractic in Tennessee. Come to to view!

10/23/2026

Happy Graduation Day!! 🎓

Photos from the October 2006 Palmer College of Chiropractic graduation ceremony, 20 years ago!

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10/23/2026

Come visit the Quad Cities Archives Fair this Saturday, October 24th, 2026!

Join Palmer Archives at this year’s host site, the Putnam Museum, 1717 12th St., Davenport, IA 52804. Free and open to the public!

From 1-4pm you can visit tables from various archives, libraries, and museums from around the Quad Cities area. Visit tables to learn about the specialized collections housed at these organizations.

Don't miss the special presentation, "Strange Objects: Celebrating the Wonderfully Weird Objects from the Putnam Collections," featuring fascinating stories behind some of the museum's most unusual artifacts at 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM!⠀

You may even win a door prize of swag from local history organizations! Palmer Archives will be handing out free buttons, stickers, bone pens, and bookmarks.

We hope to see you there!👋

10/21/2026

Today, October 21st is National Back to the Future Day! ⏰ ⚡️✨

B.J. Palmer takes us on a time travel journey, going back and then forward in time, to see how Palmer and the Chiropractic profession has changed over time!

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Davenport, IA
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