Overview
Course materials, speeches, articles and correspondence of HBS Professor of Accounting Thomas H. Sanders.
Dates
- Creation: 1918-1953
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Some materials may be stored offsite; access requires advance notice. HBS Archives collections require a secondary registration form, please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
5.75 linear feet (2 boxes, 4 volumes, 1 oversize folder)The Thomas H. Sanders Papers document his work as a Professor of Accounting at Harvard Business School and his outside work with various organizations including the National Association of Cost Accounting and on the federal Re-Negotiation Committee during World War II. The collection also contains various speeches and articles by Professor Sanders pertaining to the field of accounting. Types of materials in the collection include correspondence, course materials, meeting minutes, articles, speeches, notes, memos, and other research material.
Biographical Note:
Thomas H. Sanders was born in Briefly Hill, England in 1885. He received both his Bachelor of Commerce (1905) and his Masters of Commerce (1914) from the University of Birmingham, England. He taught in Japan for six years before coming to Harvard University, where he earned his PhD in Economics and Business (1921).
Professor Sanders began teaching courses in accounting at Harvard Business School in 1921. He was also active in several professional organizations including serving as the president of the National Association of Cost Accounting (1931-1932) and as the director of research at the American Institute of Accountants (1939-1941). During World War II, Professor Sanders served with many government agencies as an accounting adviser and consultant, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the War Production Board, the price adjustment boards of both the Navy and War Departments and the Maritime Commission.
Professor Sanders retired from teaching at Harvard Business School in 1952 and died a year later in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Series Outline
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series I. Correspondence, Teaching, and Subject Files, 1928-1953
- Series II. Writings and Speeches, 1918-1949
Physical Location
ARCFA
Processing Information
Processed: January 2008
By: Dominique Tremblay
- Title
- Sanders, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry), b. 1885. Thomas H. Sanders Papers, 1918-1953: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Baker Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00056
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.
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