Special Collections

Brookings Institution:
Papers from the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve

Archival collection on the Federal Reserve System in the mid-1950s.

First and Second Banks of the United States

Original documents from the formation of the First and Second Banks of the United States.

Meltzer, A History of the Federal Reserve Volume 1, 1913-1951

Available source documents cited by the author.

William McChesney Martin Jr. Document Collection

Selected documents from his papers and other related collections.

The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection

Selected documents from his papers.


What's New  

Jan 23 Monetary, Credit, and Fiscal Policies

Collected statements, hearings, and a report on the 1949/1950 study by the Subcommittee on Monetary, Credit, and Fiscal Policies of the Joint Committee on the Economic Report.

Jan 23 Long term economic growth, 1860-1965

This report brings together data from various statistical publications to provide a comprehensive, long range view of U.S. economic growth, from 1860-1965. It was designed a basic research document for economists, historians, investors, teachers, and students.

Jan 20 1931-1932 Hearings on Sale of Foreign Bonds or Securities in the United States

Also known as the Johnson Committee Hearings, these hearings present testimony and data on the sale, flotation, and allocation of foreign bonds and securities by banks, banking institutions, corporations, and individuals.

Jan 12 New Economic Indicators

The December 2011 issue of Economic Indicators is now available.

Jan 05 Speeches of Andrew F. Brimmer: 1966-1974

Andrew Brimmer worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as an economist, then became assistant secretary of economic affairs in the U.S. Department of Commerce. In 1966, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Brimmer to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve; the first African American in that position.

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