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Alternative Monetary Standards 9 items view description
Discussions and debates regarding the use of various monetary standards, including gold and silver standards.
Alternative Monetary Standards - Bibliographies 17 items view description
These bibliographies were created ca. 1956 by the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System.
Annual Reports 23 items view description
A collection of historical annual reports issued by the Federal Reserve System and other entities.
Audio and Visual Resources 29 items view description
Audio clips, videos, photographs, graphic charts, and other illustrations.
Banking History 38 items view description
Documents relating to the banking history of the United States. Also includes statistical publications and historical directories of banks.
Banking Laws and Legislation 36 items
Banking Reserves 15 items view description
Documents, bibliographies, and statistical releases related to banking reserves.
Banking Reserves - Bibliographies 7 items view description
These bibliographies were created ca. 1956 by the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System.
Books 42 items view description
Various titles of the monographs contained in the FRASER collection.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Publications 25 items view description
Posted publications from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Business Cycles 11 items
Business Cycles - Bibliographies 76 items view description
These bibliographies were created ca. 1956 by the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System.
Central Bank History, United States 11 items view description
Collections of publications that document the history of central banking in America.
Central Bank History, United States - Bibliographies 8 items view description
These bibliographies were created ca. 1956 by the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System.
First and Second Banks of the United States 12 items view description
This collection features bibliographic materials or secondary source materials relating to the First and Second Banks of the United States. Primary source materials relating to the banks are available in digitized versions at http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/banks/
National Monetary Commission 64 items view description
This commission was created by the Aldrich-Vreeland Act in 1908 in reaction to the Panic of 1907. It studied the history of central banking in the United States, as well as the central banks of Europe. The 30 reports issued by the commission became the basis for the Federal Reserve Act of 1913.
Classroom Materials 10 items view description
Primary Source classroom materials for Economic Education
Annual Reports of Federal Reserve System 13 items
Congressional Documents 228 items view description
Congressional hearings, reports and other publications from the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Joint Economic Committee of the United States Congress.
Congressional Inquiries 3 items
Monetary Policy Oversight Hearings (Humphrey - Hawkins) 2 items view description
Under the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978 (also referred to as the Humphrey-Hawkins Act), the Federal Reserve must submit a report on the economy to Congress by February 20 and July 20 of each year. Following submission of the report, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is typically called to testify before the House and Senate committees charged with monetary policy oversight.
Nomination Hearings 21 items view description
Nomination hearings, conducted in the Senate, for Chairmen and Members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and other officials.
Data and Statistical Publications 110 items view description
Data Publications, as well as Statistical Releases from several sources such as the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and government agencies such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Data Publications 93 items view description
Data publications from several sources, such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Department of Commerce.
Statistical Releases 23 items view description
Statistical Releases from several sources, such as the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Depressions & Panics 78 items view description
General materials on economic depressions and panics, as well as specific collections related to the Great Depression and the Panic of 1907.
Depressions & Panics - Bibliographies 33 items view description
These bibliographies were created ca. 1956 by the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System.
Great Depression 31 items
Panic of 1907 10 items
Discount Window 27 items view description
Contains publications that discuss the use, effect, or possible changes to the mechanics of the discount window. For discussions of individual discount window actions, please check the minutes of the FOMC, Board of Governors, and the OMIC reports.
Employment/Unemployment 31 items view description
Hearings, speeches, data publications, and other documents relating to employment and unemployment.
Employment/Unemployment - Bibliographies 12 items view description
These bibliographies were created ca. 1956 by the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System.
Energy 20 items view description
Documents relating to energy consumption, legislation, crises and alternative energy sources.
Federal Reserve Collection 44 items view description
A wide variety of types of documents that relate to the history and function of the Federal Reserve System. Additional items can be found within the Related Topics below.
Annual Reports of Federal Reserve Banks and Board of Governors 16 items
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 72 items
Nominations of Chairmen and Members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 19 items view description
Nomination hearings, conducted in the Senate, for Chairmen and Members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Publications from the Board of Governors 39 items view description
Selected publications produced by the Board of Governors or its committees.
Public Statements of the Chairmen and Members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 22 items view description
These statements include speeches and Congressional testimony given by various Members and Chairmen of the Board of Governors. Most were issued as press releases by the Board of Governors.
Public Statements of the Chairmen of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 11 items view description
These statements include speeches and Congressional testimony given by various Chairmen of the Board of Governors. Most were issued as press releases by the Board of Governors. Some on-the-record interviews with news reporters are also included. However, responses to questions when providing testimony at Congressional hearings are not included in these documents, as they were not prepared statements; the responses are included in the published Hearings issued by Congress. These files do not include every on-the-record interview with reporters. Interviews were not consistently released as press releases by the Public Affairs office at the Board of Governors.
Federal Open Market Committee 20 items view description
Documents relating to the FOMC. Researchers may also want to look at documents from the Shadow Open Market Committee and the Open Market Investment Committee
Federal Reserve Act 57 items view description
Documents related to the Federal Reserve Act and subsequent amendments. For additional resources, see this Legislative History by the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 13 items
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 20 items
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 9 items
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland 8 items
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas 15 items
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City 13 items
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis 17 items
Federal Reserve Bank of New York 88 items
Historical Circulars of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York 1 items
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia 7 items
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 14 items view description
The Richmond Fed is one of 12 Reserve Banks that, including the Board of Governors, encompasses the Federal Reserve System with offices located in Richmond, Baltimore and Charlotte. Our regions include Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, the District of Columbia and most of West Virginia.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco 12 items
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 21 items view description
The Eighth Federal Reserve District is headquartered in St. Louis and has branches in Little Rock, Ark., Louisville, Ky., and Memphis, Tenn. The District includes all of Arkansas and portions of six other states: Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois. See map
Statements and Speeches of the Presidents of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 9 items view description
These collections reflect the print holdings of the Federal Reserve System. They may not include all speeches delivered by the Presidents, although every effort has been made to provide a complete record.
Humphrey-Hawkins (Monetary Policy Oversight) Hearings 2 items view description
Under the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978 (also referred to as the Humphrey-Hawkins Act), the Federal Reserve must submit a report on the economy to Congress by February 20 and July 20 of each year. Following submission of the report, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is typically called to testify before the House committee, or subcommittee, charged with monetary policy oversight.
Reserve Bank Organization Committee 26 items view description
Established by the Federal Reserve Act (38 Stat. 251), December 23, 1913. Composed of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Comptroller of the Currency. Designated the federal reserve cities, divided the United States into federal reserve districts, and supervised the organization of federal reserve banks. Prescribed regulations for the acceptance of the Federal Reserve Act by all national banking associations and participating banks. Discontinued after May 1914.
Government Debt 33 items view description
A historical collection of speeches and hearings on or referring to the federal government debt and the debt ceiling.
Government Securities Market 30 items view description
Speeches, studies, data, and other documents relating to the U. S. government securities market.
Housing 19 items view description
A collection of speeches, hearings, and reports on housing and mortgages.
Home Owners' Loan Corporation 10 items view description
Documents related to the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932. The Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) was a New Deal agency established in 1933 by the Home Owners' Refinancing Act. Its purpose was to enable homeowners hurt by the Depression to avoid foreclosure by providing government supported refinancing. It was only applicable to nonfarm homes, but it also assisted mortgage-holding banks. The HOLC stopped lending in 1936 and ended its operations in the 1960s.
Inflation 20 items
Inflation - Bibliographies 15 items view description
These bibliographies were created ca. 1956 by the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System.
International Economics 14 items view description
This topic includes reports on international trade, finance, and economics.
Bretton Woods Agreement 14 items view description
Documents relating to the Bretton Woods meetings, legislation, and analysis of the results.
Monetary Policy 40 items
Monetary Policy - Bibliographies 71 items view description
These bibliographies were created ca. 1956 by the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System.
St. Louis Bureau for Men 4 items view description
The Bureau For Men, known also as the Bureau for Homeless Men, was organized as the first agency in the United States to provide social services to transient and homeless men. The Bureau's caseload grew immensely during the Great Depression. By late 1932, it provided social services to over 8000 transients.
War Finance 20 items view description
Includes documents related to the War Finance Corporation Act and the Capital Issues Committee of the Federal Reserve Board created by the Act.
War Finance - Bibliographies 45 items view description
These bibliographies were created ca. 1956 by the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System.
Women 42 items view description
A collection of historical documents chronicling the role of women in the nation’s economy and labor force, with statistical reports and other documents coming from sources such as the Census Bureau, the Supreme Court, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the Women’s Bureau.