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 Aug. 1, 2020]

• Governance documents approved by the Trustees of the BHC

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

    • Documents under consideration

[There is no document being discussed at the moment]

• Archives: reviewed and approved documents pre-August 2020

  • 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]