The Accounting Historians Journal
December 2000
Volume 27, Number 2

The Birmingham Publishing Company
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Birmingham Alabama 35233.

ACCOUNTING HISTORIANS JOURNAL
Semiannual Publication of The Academy of Accounting Historians
Volume 27, Number 2 December 2000

CONTENTS

Main Articles

A Social Network Analysis of the Founders of Institutionalized Public Accountancy — Thomas A. Lee
Accountability and Rhetoric during a Crisis: Walt Disney’s 1940 Letter to Stockholders — Joel H. Amernic and Russell J. Craig
Building the Canadian Chartered Accountancy Profession: A Biography of George Edwards, FCA, CBE, LLD, 1861-1947 — Alan J. Richardson
Anson O. Kittredge: Early Accounting Pioneer — George C. Romeo and Larissa S. Kyj
The Role of Depreciation and the Investment Tax Credit in Tax Policy and their Influence on Financial Reporting during the 20th Century – Beth B. Kern
Biblical Basis of Forty-Year Goodwill Amortization — Hugo Nurnberg
Publishing Patterns in Specialist Accounting History Journals in the English Language, 1996-1999 — Garry D. Carnegie and Brad N. Potter

Review of Books

A Retrospective Glance – Cheryl S. McWatters