What is the Academy of Accounting Historians?

The Academy of Accounting Historians is an organization created for scholars who have devoted themselves to accounting history. The organization was established in 1973, it was birthed as a result of an initiative of Gary John Previts. The American Accounting Association is a not-for-profit organization. the formation of the organization was as a response to interests of scholars. Previts formed a steering committee that saw to the formation of the organization. The steering committee held her first meeting during the annual meeting of the American Accounting Association in 1973. The led to the creation of Academy of Accounting Historians.