An investigation of some major aspects of the budgeting, accounting and purchasing practices of representative medium-sized public libraries in the Los Angeles area

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AN INVESTIGATION OF SOME MAJOR ASPECTS OF THE BUDGETING, ACCOUNTING AND PURCHASING PRACTICES OF REPRESENTATIVE MEDIUM-SIZED PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA

A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the School of Government The University of Southern California

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science in Public Administration

by Elmer Wallace Cavette June

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UMI Number: EP64449

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T h i s thesis, w r i t t e n by

Elmer Wallace Oavette u n d e r the d i r e c t i o n o f h ..is F a c u l t y C o m m it te e , a n d a p p r o v e d by a l l it s m e m b e r s , has been presented to a n d accepted by the C o u n c i l on G r a d u a t e S t u d y a n d Research in p a r t i a l f u l f i l l ­ m e n t o f the r e q u ire m e n ts f o r the degree o f

Master of Science in Public Admini strat ion

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June, 1942 •.....

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