Institutional history
A record reaching back to the early twentieth century.
The university archive traces the origins of its constituent schools through the work of Frederick W. Collins and allied institutions in naturopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic, physiotherapy, and therapeutic education.
Selected milestones
History, in the archive’s own timeline
- 1905
The university’s current homepage dates its first constituent institution to 1905.
- 1911
The United States School of Naturopathy was founded, according to the university archive.
- 1916
The archive describes the First National University of Naturopathy name as emerging from the United States School and its amalgamated colleges.
- 1920s–1930s
Degrees, letters, reports, and school documentation preserved in the archive date from this period.
Read the founder’s record
Discover the biographical information and historical material preserved about Dr. Frederick W. Collins.
Meet Frederick W. Collins