ICAEW - Accounting History Gateway and Accountants’ Directory for 1877

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has created an Accounting History Gateway. The gateway was developed

as an easy access point to historical materials available from, or about, the Institute. One of these historical documents is the Accountants’ Directory for 1877 compiled by Alfred Harper and published by Williams & Strahan. The directory provides a snapshot of the membership of the first professional bodies for accountancy. Professional bodies were established in Edinburgh and Glasgow (1853) and Aberdeen (1866). These were followed by the Incorporated Society of Liverpool Accountants (1870), the Institute of Accountants (1870), Manchester Institute of Accountants (1871) and the Society of Accountants (1872). Another society was established in Sheffield during 1877, but this falls after the compilation date for this edition of the directory.

ICAS: 150 Years and still counting - A Celebration

The 2004 publication ICAS: 150 Years and still counting - A Celebration marks the 150^th anniversary of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). It provides an appropriate and readable insight into the history and character of the Institute. The variety and format of the recollections and reflections afford the opportunity to go “behind the scenes” to see how the ICAS has developed over the years. View the Highlights (4 pages), and download the full Research Report (234 pages).

ICAS - more than 30 years of dedicated research

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) is the world’s first professional body of accountants, receiving its Royal Charter in 1854. It was the first to adopt the designation “Chartered Accountant” and the letters CA. The ICAS is committed to supporting and encouraging high quality research that is timely, relevant and useful to the accounting profession in an international or UK perspective. Research is funded by The Scottish Accountancy Trust for Education and Research (SATER), which focuses on research that is relevant to the public interest and the accountancy profession or business. To encourage dissemination of research findings, a Publications Catalogue and the majority of Research Publications (containing research dating back to 1982) are available to download free-of-charge from the ICAS website. To be notified of new research publications, interested parties can subscribe to an e-news service by e-mail (research@icas.org.uk).

PricewaterhouseCoopers - A Firm History

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the world’s largest accountancy firms, was created in 1998 through the merger of two firms, Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand. Each firm has historical roots going back about 150 years to 19th century Great Britain (explore PwC's First 100 Years in Canada). The collection of PwC archival materials, donated to Columbia University in August 2000, traces the rise of both firms to become major worldwide professional services powerhouses through mergers and business expansion. To learn more about these extensive archives, visit the Archival Collections at the Columbia University (in the City of New York) Rare Book and Manuscript Library online. The Archival Collections provide access to descriptions and finding aids for more than 3,500 archival collections in six Columbia University Libraries repositories. These collections include personal papers, institutional records, corporate archives, architectural drawings and much more.