Finding Aid for Vernon K. Zimmerman Papers, 1945-1996 | University of Illinois Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Vernon K. Zimmerman Papers, 1945-1996

ID: 9/1/22

Primary Creator: Zimmerman, V. K. (Vernon Kenneth) (1928-)

Extent: 8.3 cubic feet

Arrangement: By subject and chronological or alphabetical thereunder.

Date Acquired: 09/25/1997

Subjects: Accountancy, Accountancy Department, Auditing, Faculty Papers, International Accounting, International Programs, International Relations, Peace Corps, Photographs, Tehran Research Unit, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)

Formats/Genres: Announcements, Financial Records, Papers, Sound Recordings

Languages: English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish;Castilian, Japanese

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Papers of Vernon K. Zimmerman (1928-96), Professor of Accountancy (1961-92), Dean of College of Commerce and Business Administration (1971-85), Director of the Center for International Education and Research in Accounting (1965-96), includes correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, faculty meeting minutes, biographical records, theses, newsletters, teaching materials, newspaper clippings, press releases, announcements, postcards, photographs, family photographs, audiocassettes, videocassettes, travel diaries, weekly planners, publications, and speeches concerning the College of Commerce and Business Administration, the Center for International Education and Research in Accounting, international accounting and relations, accounting history, exchange programs, consulting, accountancy courses, conferences, biographical information concerning A. C. Littleton, university committees, accounting associations, American Accounting Assocation (1961-89), Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants (1959-89), International Journal of Accounting, Busey Bank Board of Directors, National Bank of Urbana Board of Directors, Illinois Power Board of Directors, Peace Corps (1962), Army Audit Agency (1956-62), Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities (MUCIA), Touche Ross Foundation (1976-82), American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (1968-91), Chinese University Development Project (1987-89), Bangladesh Management Education and Training Project (1984-89), and AID Tunisia Project (1967-78). Major correspondents include Norton M. Bedford, Edwin Joe DeMaris, Paul Garner, Paul Green, H. Peter Holzer, A. C. Littleton, Robert K. Mautz, Joseph W. McGuire, C. A. Moyer, and Arthur R. Wyatt.

Subject/Index Terms

Accountancy
Accountancy Department
Auditing
Faculty Papers
International Accounting
International Programs
International Relations
Peace Corps
Photographs
Tehran Research Unit
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)

Administrative Information

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Acquisition Source: Vernon Zimmerman's Office

Other Note: 9 pages.

Other URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/0901022.pdf

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Biographical Materials],
[Series 2: Publications],
[Series 3: Conferences and Lectures],
[Series 4: Teaching Materials],
[Series 5: Committees and Associations],
[Series 6: Correspondence],
[Series 7: College of Commerce and Business Administration File],
[Series 8: International Programs and Consulting],
[Series 9: Weekly Planners],
[Series 10: Audiovisual Materials],
[All]

Series 2: Publications

Box 2

Sub-Series 1: Vernon K. Zimmerman Publications

Folder 9: A Survey of British Accounting Theory - Masters Thesis, 1949
Folder 10: British Backgrounds of American Accountancy - Ph.D. Thesis, 1954
Folder 11: Audit Reports, 1959-69
Folder 12: "Public Accounting in a Socialistic-Oriented Society" - Vernon K. Zimmerman and H. Peter Holzer, 1961
Folder 13: Accounting Theory: Continuity and Change - A. C. Littleton and Vernon K. Zimmerman, 1962
Folder 14: "A Statement of Basic Accounting Postulates and Principles" - Group Study: Drafts, 1964
Folder 15: Accounting and its Uses - Vernon K. Zimmerman and Robert K. Mautz (Unfinished), 1966-70
Folder 16: "The Long Shadow of a Scholar," 1967
Folder 17: Vernon K. Zimmerman Publications, 1970-78
Folder 18: International Accounting, Chapter 1 - "Introducing the International Dimension of Accounting," 1984
Folder 19: "Current Issues in International Accounting," 1989
Folder 20: "Vereingte Staaten von America, Besonderheiten der Bilanz und Erfolgesrechnung"

Sub-Series 2: Accountancy Department Publications

Folder 20: Masters Thesis Proposals, 1959
Folder 21: Accounting in Communist China - Vincent King, 1966
Folder 22: "A Study of Accounting Information for Investment Decisions" - Sheng-Der Pan