The Academy of Accounting Historians, established in 1973,
[ Edward N. Coffman, Alfred R. Roberts and Gary John Previts]
A history of the Academy of Accounting Historians 1973-1988
'' Accounting Historians Journal'' 16:2 (1989). Retrieved 2015-08-18. is a non-profit organization of scholars of accounting history.
History
The organization was formed at the initiative of
Gary John Previts, then of the
University of Alabama
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, who in 1973 wrote to various academics to ascertain their interest in establishing an organization devoted to accounting history scholarship. Having received a number of expressions of interest in contributing to the formation of the organization, Previts formed a
steering committee
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. The group held its first meeting during the course of the 1973 annual meeting of the
American Accounting Association, held that year at
Laval University
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People
* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne
* Laval (surname)
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* Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxe ...
in
Quebec City
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, Canada. Previts was elected as the Academy's first president. Later that year, the Academy was formally incorporated as a non-profit organization, under the laws of the
State of Alabama.
[
The Academy sponsors two publications, the '' Accounting Historians Journal'', established in 1974, and the '' Accounting Historians Notebook'', established in 1978.]University of Mississippi
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Libraries
Digital records of the ''Accounting Historians Notebook''
Retrieved 2015-08-26.
References
External links
Official AAH website
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Accounting organizations
Scientific organizations established in 1973
History organizations based in the United States
1973 establishments in Alabama