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In 2017 the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic (AECC) became the AECC University College, a change in name which denoted new status and an important transition in the institution's development. The AECC University College, formally the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic, is the oldest existing chiropractic school in Europe. Many of the chiropractors who practice in Europe today were trained at the AECC and its graduates have been influential in shaping the chiropractic profession not only within Europe, but also globally. Anthony Metcalfe, a graduate of the AECC, served as president of the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) between 2004 and 2006. The current secretary general of the WFC, Richard Brown, is a graduate of the AECC. This paper provides an overview of the history of the School from its origins to the attainment of university college title. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Excerpts from a semi-structured interview with Dr. Michael Howitt Wilson (1938-2016) provide a basis for understanding the lived experiences of this English clinician who practiced both as a medical doctor and chiropractor. Emergent themes invite the reader to consider positive and negative aspects of tribalism in chiropractic and medicine, the consequences of bold claims by chiropractors on the perceptions of external observers, and approaches to the training of qualified healthcare practitioners in chiropractic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Anglo-European College of Chiropractic (AECC) is the oldest of Europe's chiropractic schools. For more than forty years the college and its faculty have stood at the forefront of European chiropractic education. The AECC has been, and remains, a forward looking institution, striving to provide the very best in chiropractic education, training and research. What follows is a short pictorial history of the school, from its beginnings in the 1960s, to the present day. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, secondary histories available in chiropractic literature did not provide definitive answers to the questions: who were the first Europeans to study chiropractic, and, who were the first chiropractors to practise in Europe? This paper sheds new light on the answers to these questions. Based on the findings of archival research undertaken in the United States during 2004, the authors conclude that four chiropractors: Godfrey Heathcote (England), Marie Nesseth (Norway), C. Rasmussen (Norway), and Elizabeth Van Raders (France), were probably the first Europeans to study chiropractic, in 1906. In the absence of evidence suggesting that any of these individuals established a chiropractic practice in Europe, and evidence to suggest that at least two of them might have practised chiropractic in the United States, it is postulated that another individual, Arthur Eteson, an Englishman, was the first to establish a chiropractic practice in Europe, in about 1908. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article provides information on papers which examine the history of chiropractic in Europe that were published in several journals. They include "Exporting Chiropractic to the World," by Mary A. Chance, "The Founding of the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic," by Susan King and Kenneth J. Young, and "The Gillet Family: Belgian Chiropractic Pioneers," by Glenda Wiese.

This paper presents the findings of a survey of chiropractors registered with the General Chiropractic Council of the United Kingdom (UK) in 2005, undertaken in order to better understand the level of interest and opinions relating to the history of chiropractic. A random sample of 200 chiropractors registered with the General Chiropractic Council, just under 10% of the whole population of chiropractors practising in the United Kingdom at the time, was selected, and each was sent a postal questionnaire. The survey achieved an adequate response rate of 60.5 %. The results of the study suggested significant interest in the history of chiropractic, with 77% of those who responded adequately to the survey expressing interest. The survey high-lighted that despite interest in the history of chiropractic among responders, the vast majority were unaware of the existence of the Association for the History of Chiropractic (AHC), or of its journal, Chiropractic History. Based on the findings of this study, the authors believe that there is a case for further efforts to be made to inform chiropractors in the United Kingdom about the work of the AHC. If this is done, momentum towards preservation and dissemination of information about the history of chiropractic might increase within the study population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Albert Edward Tizard: The First Chiropractor in Wales," by Kenneth J. Young published in the summer 2007 issue.

The article announces that Ann-Liss Taarup has received the 2007 Lee-Homewood Chiropractic Heritage Award for her distinguished contribution toward the advancement of chiropractic.