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Brigham Young University. Department of Accounting

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1952 - 1983

Administrative History

The Department of Accounting (1952-1983) was an instructional unit at Brigham Young University. The department taught courses in accounting practice, commercial law, auditing, and related topics.

The Department of Accounting was established in 1952 in a reorganization of the earlier Department of Accounting and Business Administration. Initially part of the College of Commerce, it was placed in the College of Business in 1959. In 1983 the unit was reorganized as the School of Accountancy.

Department chairs included Robert J. Smith (1952-54), Joseph F. Bentley (1955-1956), H. Verlan Andersen (1957-1958), Robert J. Smith (1959-1961), Bryce E. Orton (1962-67), Karl M. Skousen (1968-1969), Leon W. Woodfield (1970-1971), Karl M. Skousen (1971-1975), Leon W. Woodfield (1975-1976), and K. Fred Skousen (1976-1983).

Citation:
Department of Accounting records, 1968-1979

Brigham Young University organizational history, via WWW, July 8, 2020 (Department of Accounting; est. 1952 in College of Commerce; previously known as Department of Accounting and Business Administration; department chairs, Robert J. Smith (1952-54), Joseph F. Bentley (1955-1956), H. Verlan Andersen (1957-1958), Robert J. Smith (1959-1961), Bryce E. Orton (1962-67), Karl M. Skousen (1968-1969), Leon W. Woodfield (1970-1971), Karl M. Skousen (1971-1975), Leon W. Woodfield (1975-1976), and K. Fred Skousen (1976-1983); taught courses in accounting practice, commercial law, auditing, and related topics; moved to College of Business in 1959; renamed School of Accountancy in 1983)

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Accounting records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1378
Scope and Contents

Contains records on graduating students in the department spanning from 1968 to 1979.

Dates: 1968-1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

School of Accountancy and Information Systems departmental records, 1978-1995

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5305 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains faculty files and department meeting minutes. Materials date from between 1978 and 1995.

Dates: 1978-1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / School of Accountancy and Information Systems records

School of Accountancy and Information Systems records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5305
Scope and Contents

Contains budgets, audits, memorandums, letters, reports, faculty files and department meeting minutes from the School of Accountancy. Dated 1976 to 1995.

Dates: 1976-1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

School of Accountancy budget records, 1979-1987

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5305 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains budgets, audits, and memorandums from the School of Accountancy. Materials date from between 1979 and 1987.

Dates: 1979-1987
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / School of Accountancy and Information Systems records

Gerald B. Warnick research paper on accounting at Brigham Young University

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231012672]
Identifier: UA 394
Scope and Contents

Research paper on the history of the Accounting Department at Brigham Young University.

Dates: 1962
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

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