Brookings Institution: Papers from the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System
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In partnership with the Brookings Institution, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is digitizing the archival collection of the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve. The collection consists of over 50 linear feet of documents gathered or generated between 1954 and 1958. The Brookings Institution Archive organized these materials into 13 separate sections. For more information about the Committee, please see About the Project.
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May 23 This document summarizes biographic information about the district Bank directors and chairmen, Bank presidents, and Board members who served the Federal Reserve System between 1914 and 1954 - http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/chfrs/record.php?id=17100
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Transcripts and Memoranda
This is a collection
assembled by the Committee between 1954 and 1955 to provide background for the work of the
Committee, and identify areas for further study. It consists of unedited notes from various
interviews with former and working Federal Reserve personnel and others important to the history
of the Federal Reserve System, visits to repositories, and Federal Reserve Banks.
Federal Reserve Time File
This chronological
reference file, compiled between 1954 and 1956, provides information on federal government
and Federal Reserve System staff and their actions between 1893 and 1956. Organized by
year, the file contains brief information on policy actions by the Board of Governors,
as well as summaries of hearings, legislation, and litigation affecting the System.
Persons' File-Biographical Data
This
reference file contains biographical data for government officials, Federal Reserve
Board members, Federal Reserve Bank officers and directors, members of Federal Reserve
System committees, economists, scholars, and other persons who could write or contribute
to a comprehensive history of the Federal Reserve System or other topics within the
scope of the grant proposal.
Economists' File
This file contains
biographical and career data on economic specialists. It was compiled to aid the
Committee in its search for possible writers of and contributors to the history
of the Federal Reserve. It is organized by the economist's primary field of
interest, as found in the American Economic Review of the mid-1950s.
Additional biographical information for individuals in this file may also be found
in the Persons' File-Biographical Data.
Federal Reserve Banks and Branches File
This reference file lists the executive and directing bodies of Federal Reserve Banks
and their Branches from 1914 to 1956. It also provides information regarding the
library facilities and file supervisors. Additional biographical information for
individuals in this file may also be found in the Persons' File-Biographical Data.
Federal Reserve Board and Advisory Council File
This file identifies members and major staff officers of the Federal Reserve Board and
its advisory council from 1914 to 1956. It also includes an incomplete listing of
major U.S. Treasury officials. Additional biographical information for individuals
in this file may also be found in the Persons' File-Biographical Data.
Register of Papers
Compiled by the Committee staff between 1954 and 1956, this collection documents
the contents and location of collections of public and private papers deemed by the Committee to be relevant to the history of the Federal Reserve System. It should be
noted that the locations listed are as of the date the file was created and no attempt has been made to determine their current whereabouts.
Bibliographical files
This collection of 3x5 cards constitutes a catalog of published and unpublished materials
concerning the Federal Reserve System and related developments in domestic and international finance. Two documents,
"Guide to Files of Bibliographic Cards"
and
"Explanatory Note on Aim and Organization of Bibliography,"
may assist you in using the collection.