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Public Accounting in the United States from 1913 to 1928

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2012

James Don Edwards
James Don Edwards
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Associate Professor of Accounting at Michigan State University
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Abstract

In the years between 1913 and 1928 public accounting evolved from a relatively obscure and limited practice to full maturity as a respected and flourishing profession. The present article deals with these years in some detail, expanding a shorter survey published in the Business History Review in June, 1956. The period from 1928 to 1951 is dealt with in detail in an article in the December, 1956, issue.

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Business History Review , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , Spring 1958 , pp. 74 - 101
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Copyright © The President and Fellows of Harvard College 1958

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