The Development of the AMerican Public Accounting Profession: Scottish Chartered Accountants and the Early American Public Accountancy Profession (Routledge New Works in Accounting History)

The book presents a series of researched biographies of professional accountants who immigrated to the United States and developed their careers there in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. This volume is a tribute to the efforts of a relatively small group of Scots who helped to establish and nurture American public accountancy at a time when demand for its services greatly exceeded the ability of native-born accountants to provide them. This Book Presents A Unique Series Of Research Biographies Of Professional Accountants Who Immigrated To The United States And Developed Their Careers There In The Late Nineteenth, And Early Twentieth, Century. Until Now, Little Has Been Written About The Positive Impact Of Immigrant Professionals On American Life.--jacket. 1. The First Migrant -- 2. The Mobile Scot -- 3. Propensity To Migrate -- 4. Departure And Arrival Cities -- 5. The Us Public Accountancy Profession -- 6. Overview Of The Scottish Chartered Accountancy Migrants -- 7. The Immigrants. T. A. Lee. Covers The Period From 1875 To 1914. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [150]-155) And Index. Presenting a series of biographies of professional accountants whose immigration and subsequent careers in the US greatly influenced the early American public accountancy profession, this volume is a tribute to the efforts of a relatively small group of Scots who helped to set up and nurture American public accountancy