Governance Documents

The Business History Conference is governed by a set of by-laws and administered by elected officers and a Board of Trustees. A number of committees oversee specific operations. The organization has a long history; in addition to current governance information, listings of past presidents, trustees, and committee members are collected in this section of our website.

• Bylaws  [Adopted as amended August 15, 2024]

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement [Adopted by the Trustees of the BHC on February of 2022]

• Social Media Policy [Adopted by the Trustees of the BHC on December 18, 2023]

  • Documents under consideration

• Archives: reviewed and approved documents pre-November 2023

  • Bylaws 2022-2025 .

  • Bylaws 2020-2022 .

  • By-law amendment draft 14/03/2022 Amendments to Article XIII. Committees and Article XIV. Responsibilities of the Standing Committees 

  • Bylaws 2009 - 2020. 

  • Bylaw amendments to create separate secretary and treasurer positions within the BHC 

  • Summary of Bylaw amendments to create separate secretary and treasurer positions within the BHC 

  • Omnibus (aka Balleisen) amendments summary 

  • Omnibus (aka Balleisen) amendments 

  • Bylaw amendment to cease publication of Business and Economic History [BEH] 

  • Secretary Position Description [Approved by the Trustees August 19, 2020]