PricewaterhouseCoopers records, 1891-2000.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers records, 1891-2000.

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The collection is clearly divided into two record groups: Price Waterhouse & Co. archival materials and Coopers & Lybrand archival materials. The documents from the offices Price Waterhouse & Co. materials include original company documents, accounting books, and other records created by Price Waterhouse or the firms that have subsequently merged with it. The group further contains papers of George O. May, (led the company from 1911 to 1926), files from the office of Herman W. Bevis (led the company from 1961 to 1969), company publications and library of book related to accounting. This group also includes the files of historical research conducted by Winthrop Group for Centennial of Price Waterhouse in America (1990), oral history tapes and transcripts, videos and digital materials. Coopers and Lybrand materials include original company documents, accounting books, and other records created by Lybrand, Ross Brothers & Montgomery, Coopers Brothers and other firms that have subsequently merged to form Coopers and Lybrand. A large collection of printed materials contains first editions, manuals, broshures and periodicals. Also included are files and audio recordings of James Mahon (LRB & M National Director of Practice Development), and files from the office of Catherine "Millie" McGovern, C & L manager and event coordinator. Numerous audiovisual materials include photos, video documentaries and oral history records. This record group also includes historical research conducted by the Business History Group for CL centennial (1998).

148 linear feet (98 record cartons and 4 flat boxes)

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7279659

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Mahon, James Joseph, 1912-

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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

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PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the world's top accountancy firms, has been created in 1998 by the merger of two companies - Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand - each with historical roots going back some 150 years to the 19th century Great Britain. The collection of PWC archival materials, donated to Columbia University in 2000, traces the rise of both companies to major worldwide professional services powerhouses through mergers and business expansion. In the189...

Lybrand, Ross Bros. & Montgomery

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