This collection is a sub-subgroup (Board) of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry records, RS 498. The Board of Public Accountants operates within the Professional and Occupational Licensing Bureau, which falls under the Employment Standards Division of DLI. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Labor and Industry records.

This collection consist of two volumes of minutes from the Committee on Accountancy of the University of Montana . The topics covered in the minutes include the approval/denial of applications for examination and granting of certificates; administered laws regulating the practice of public accounting, administered examinations, and issued certificates of competency (Passed, Conditioned, Failed); naming of committee members; reviewed statewide public accountancy situation; formulation, approval and adoption of new committee rules and regulations; and relevant laws and house bills; including Chapter 39 of the Session Laws of 1909, House Bill No. 93, Chapter 46 (Substitute Senate Bill No. 193), Amendment to CPA Statute (Chapter 90, Senate Bill No. 111).