This book, first published in 1988, analyses the early development of the US public accounting profession. It gathers in one place writings contemporary accounts, recollections and historical studies that portray the early decades of the profession. It is a key book for students of the early development of the US accounting profession.
1. Directory of Early American Public Accountants A.C. Littleton
2.
Recollections of the Early Days of American Accountancy, 1883-1893 James T.
Anyon
3. The CPA Movement and the Future of the Profession of the Public
Accountant in the US George Wilkinson
4. The Genesis of the CPA Movement
George Wilkinson
5. Organization of the Profession in Pennsylvania George
Wilkinson
6. Reminiscences of Early Days of the Accounting Profession in
Illinois, Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants
7. The Emergence
of Public Accounting in the United States, 1748-1895 James Don Edwards
8.
Public Accounting in the United States, 1896-1913 James Don Edwards
9.
Heritage of the American Accounting Profession Mary E. Murphy
10. Accounting
Practice at the Turn of the Century John L. Carey
11. Early Developments in
American Auditing C.A. Moyer
12. Early Days of the Firm and the Profession
William Sutherland
13. Prelude to the Modern Age Gary John Previts and
Barbara Dubis Merino
14. The Meaning of Public Accountant Norman E. Webster
15. Early Movements for Accountancy Education Norman E. Webster
16. Early
University Education in Accountancy Jeremiah Lockwood
17. The Growth of
Accounting Instruction Since 1900 C.E. Allen
18. Some Early Accountancy
Examiners Norman E. Webster
Stephen A. Zeff
