The R.J. Chambers collection: An “Archivist’s” revelations of 20th century accounting thought and practice

Accounting Historians Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 145-166

  Dean, Graeme W ^a   Wolnizer, Peter W ^a   Clarke, Frank L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 84978792144     PISSN: 01484184     EISSN: 23274468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/0148-4184.33.1.145     Document Type: Article

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