Federal Reserve Collections
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, and in our Special Collections. On December 23, 1913, the Federal Reserve System, which serves as the nation's central bank, was created by an act of Congress. The System consists of a seven member Board of Governors with headquarters in Washington, D.C., and twelve Reserve Banks located in major cities throughout the United States.
Related Topics:- Annual Reports of Federal Reserve Banks and Board of Governors (16 items)
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (50 items)
- Nominations of Federal Reserve Board Chairmen and Members (20 items)
- Publications from the Board of Governors (95 items)
- Public Statements of Federal Reserve Board Chairmen (12 items)
- Public Statements of Federal Reserve Board Members and Chairmen (77 items)
- Federal Open Market Committee (21 items)
- Federal Reserve Act (62 items)
- Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (14 items)
- Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (20 items)
- Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (10 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 (89 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 (15 items)
- Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (13 items)
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (37 items)
- Public Statements of Presidents of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (9 items)
- Humphrey-Hawkins (Monetary Policy Oversight) Hearings (2 items)
- Reserve Bank Organization Committee (30 items)
For the Establishment of the National Monetary Commission: Report [to Accompany S. 1559]
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Senate Report No. 431, to accompany S. 1559, 81st Congress, 1st session, favorably recommends that the bill for the establishment of a National Monetary Commission should pass. The National Monetary Commission would be directed to investigate current requirements and methods covering the matters of legal reserves of banks, eligible deposits against such reserves, open market operations of the Federal Reserve banks, adequacy of eligible paper other than Government obligations, specie reserves, foreign-exchange fluctuations, and other factors. Statements from Thomas B. McCabe, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury, are included.
OCLC:
28009228
Citation:
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency, ([year]), For the Establishment of the National Monetary Commission: Report [to Accompany S. 1559], [issue title/date], accessed Jun 20, 2013 from FRASER, http:fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=287
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Formative Period of the Federal Reserve System (During the World Crisis)
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A personal narrative by W. P. G. Harding, former Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, and a key figure in the early years of the Federal Reserve System. He outlines the functions of the Federal Reserve Banks and the laws and principles under which they have been conducted.
OCLC:
1515883
Citation:
Harding, W. P. G., ([year]), Formative Period of the Federal Reserve System (During the World Crisis), [issue title/date], accessed Jun 20, 2013 from FRASER, http:fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=208
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Half century of Federal Reserve policymaking
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Imprint: Philadelphia, PA: Federal Reserve Bank, 1965.
Date:
1965, Federal Reserve Bank
Citation:
Anderson, Clay, 1965, Half century of Federal Reserve policymaking, from Meltzer, A History of the Federal Reserve Volume 1, 1913-1951, accessed Jun 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/meltzer/record.php?id=4066
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House Banking and Currency Bill: Also Comparative Print Showing the Changes Suggested by the Amendment Submitted to the Senate by Mr. Owen, Also the Changes Suggested by the Amendments Intended to be Proposed by Mr. Hitchcock to H.R. 7837, an Act to Provide for the Establishment of Federal Reserve Banks, to Furnish an Elastic Currency, to Afford Means of Rediscounting Commercial Paper, to Establish a More Effective Supervision of Banking in the United States, and for Other Purposes
Description:
Comparative print of bill to provide for the establishment of Federal Reserve Banks.
SUDOC:
Y 1.1/3:63-242
OCLC:
22536574, 56572737
Citation:
United States. Congress. Senate, ([year]), House Banking and Currency Bill: Also Comparative Print Showing the Changes Suggested by the Amendment Submitted to the Senate by Mr. Owen, Also the Changes Suggested by the Amendments Intended to be Proposed by Mr. Hitchcock to H.R. 7837, an Act to Provide for the Establishment of Federal Reserve Banks, to Furnish an Elastic Currency, to Afford Means of Rediscounting Commercial Paper, to Establish a More Effective Supervision of Banking in the United States, and for Other Purposes, [issue title/date], accessed Jun 20, 2013 from FRASER, http:fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=779
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Inventory of the Carter Glass Papers at the University of Virginia
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An inventory of those material in the collection that relate to the Federal Reserve System, compiled in 1954 under the supervision of E. A. Kincaid; index compiled under the supervision of Francis L. Berkeley. Prepared for the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve Sysetm and the Brookings Institution.
Date:
July 1958,
Citation:
Berkeley, Francis L. (Francis Lewis), Brookings Institution. Archives, Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System, Kincaid, Elbert A. (Elbert Alvis) and University of Virginia. Library, 1958, Inventory of the Carter Glass Papers at the University of Virginia, from Brookings Institution: Papers from the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve, accessed Jun 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/brookings/16809_carterglass.pdf
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Loans to Industry: Report [to accompany S. 3487]
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House Report No. 1719, to accompany S. 3487, 73rd Congress, 2nd session. This report recommends that the bill, relating to direct loans for industrial purposes by Federal Reserve banks, should pass, with amendments. The amendments include several amendments to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act.
OCLC:
28552779
Citation:
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Currency, ([year]), Loans to Industry: Report [to accompany S. 3487], [issue title/date], accessed Jun 20, 2013 from FRASER, http:fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=288
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Meeting of Officers of the Federal Reserve System - Photograph
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Meeting of officers of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C. Officers are grouped by district number with members of the Board of Governors in the front row.
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([year]), Meeting of Officers of the Federal Reserve System - Photograph, [issue title/date], accessed Jun 20, 2013 from FRASER, http:fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=818
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Minutes of Conference with the Federal Reserve Board of the Federal Advisory Council and the Class A Directors of the Federal Reserve Banks
Description:
The meeting was held at Washington, D.C. May 18, 1920. These minutes were presented to the Senate by Carter Glass and order to be printed February 24, 1923.
SUDOC:
FR 1.2:C 76/2
OCLC:
19301337
Citation:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), ([year]), Minutes of Conference with the Federal Reserve Board of the Federal Advisory Council and the Class A Directors of the Federal Reserve Banks, [issue title/date], accessed Jun 20, 2013 from FRASER, http:fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=421
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Official Opinion of Thomas W. Gregory, Attorney General, Issued on November 22, 1915, Regarding the Ability of the Federal Reserve to Eliminate Bank Districts
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This opinion of Thomas W. Gregory, issued on November 22, 1915, regarding the ability of the Federal Reserve to eliminate Bank districts,
from Official opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States : advising the President and heads of departments in relation to their official duties. Vol. 30
OCLC:
7217494
Citation:
United States. Attorney-General, ([year]), Official Opinion of Thomas W. Gregory, Attorney General, Issued on November 22, 1915, Regarding the Ability of the Federal Reserve to Eliminate Bank Districts, [issue title/date], accessed Jun 20, 2013 from FRASER, http:fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=136
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Outline of Federal Reserve Branch Banks Covering Powers, Functions, and Character and Volume of Business Handled
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Outline of powers and functions of Federal Reserve branch banks, prepared by the Division of Reports and Statistics, and the Division of Bank Operations, of the Federal Reserve Board.
OCLC:
22570583
Citation:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), ([year]), Outline of Federal Reserve Branch Banks Covering Powers, Functions, and Character and Volume of Business Handled, [issue title/date], accessed Jun 20, 2013 from FRASER, http:fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=230
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Proposed Plan for Improved Public Information for the Federal Reserve System
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This plan, also known as the "Roos Report," was designed to increase public understanding of the functions, responsibilities and policies of the Federal Reserve System and to enhance public confidence in the System.
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Roos, Lawrence K., ([year]), Proposed Plan for Improved Public Information for the Federal Reserve System, [issue title/date], accessed Jun 20, 2013 from FRASER, http:fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=964
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Reply of the Federal Reserve Board to a Letter from Senator Robert L. Owen Criticising Certain Policies of the Federal Reserve System
OCLC:
21215041
Citation:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) and Harding, W. P. G., ([year]), Reply of the Federal Reserve Board to a Letter from Senator Robert L. Owen Criticising Certain Policies of the Federal Reserve System, [issue title/date], accessed Jun 20, 2013 from FRASER, http:fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=418
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Shadow Open Market Committee Policy Statement and Position Papers
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The Shadow Open Market Committee (SOMC), an independent organization with members from academic institutions and private organizations, was founded by Professors Karl Brunner of the University of Rochester and Allan Meltzer of Carnegie-Mellon. Its first semi-annual meeting was held on September 14, 1973. The original objective was to evaluate the policy choices and actions of the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC). Since 1973, the SOMC has met semi-annually to discuss economic policy.
Additional reports of the committee are available on the Shadow Open Market Committee website.
OCLC:
15373119
Citation:
Shadow Open Market Committee, ([year]), Shadow Open Market Committee Policy Statement and Position Papers, [issue title/date], accessed Jun 20, 2013 from FRASER, http:fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=82
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Statements and Speeches of Paul M. Warburg: June 9, 1916 - The Federal Reserve System and the banks
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Statements and Speeches of Paul M. Warburg
Description:
Address before the New York State Bankers' Association Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Citation:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) and Warburg, Paul M., ([year]), Statements and Speeches of Paul M. Warburg: June 9, 1916, accessed Jun 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/federal reserve history/bog_members_statements/Warburg_19160609.pdf
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Truth About the Federal Reserve System
Description:
Speech in the Senate of the United States
OCLC:
8211956
Citation:
Glass, Carter and United States. Congress. Senate, ([year]), Truth About the Federal Reserve System, [issue title/date], accessed Jun 20, 2013 from FRASER, http:fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=420
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Work of the Federal Reserve Board
Description:
Reprint from the Journal of Political Economy, January 1921.
Citation:
Reed, Harold, ([year]), Work of the Federal Reserve Board, [issue title/date], accessed Jun 20, 2013 from FRASER, http:fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=419
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