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The University of Mississippi has the largest archive of historical accountancy materials in the world.

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Explore our Digital Accounting Collection

Our Digital Accounting Collection includes the National Library of the Accounting Profession – which largely consists of the former American Institute of CPAs (AIPCA) Library Historical Collection. The AICPA Library was relocated to the University of Mississippi in 2001. Included in the collection at Ole Miss is the first book on the double entry accounting system, “Summa de Arithmetica,” published in 1494 by Luca Pacioli. In addition, full-text versions of various articles published by governmental agencies, individuals, corporations, societies, and institutions are included in this collection. Other components of the library include articles in the Accounting Historians Journal and Accounting Historians Notebook, published by the Academy of Accounting Historians; publications of the CPA firm Deloitte & Touche and its ancestral components (including Haskins & Sells); and articles from additional historical publications.

Additional Resources

These resources are also available to researchers and historians.

Established in 1987 when the Academy of Accounting Historians selected the university to house the collection that was donated by E. Louis Raverta; includes many items used by P.K. Seidman, who co-authored the classic Legislative History of the Income Tax.

Established in 1992 with materials donated by many EDP auditing pioneers; includes the Michael Cangemi Collection of more than 600 books on information-technology auditing.

Established in 1996 with a collection of rare accounting books donated by Dr. Peter McMickle; houses more than 1,700 volumes, including over 500 from the 19th century and the oldest from 1655.

Established in 1980 when the university obtained a collection of historic media from Michigan State University; additional videotapes were donated by Dr. Robert Jensen; houses more than 600 videotapes on accounting topics as well as audiotapes and other electronic media, including coverage of the congressional investigation conducted by the Dingell Committee in the 1980s.