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Robert I*HMM Oven
COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Register of Papers
Processed* MA
1/23/56
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The papers of Robert ^Iftf* Ow«ttf b«uik«r» MMtMf
,
U, S. Senator froa Oki^iosa, w t t presented to the i-ibrar/ of Congress
by S&n&tor Ov«n*
Linear feet of shelf sp&ce occupied*
ApproxiBiite nuiaber of iteues
2 ehelTes
2,600
17 containers
the paper* ar« opf to students* and MQT be used under
Library restrictions*
So dedication of literary right to Senator Owen's col*
lection exists.
Robert
©wen
II
B l o g r t p h l c a l Hote
Bern, Lynchburg,
IB 77
A,M«# Washington a ad li©« Univeralt^r
Began p r a c t i c e of law
1335-33
{*• 8, Indian Agent for Five Civilised Tribes
XS99$ Dec. 31
Married Dais©7 ^« HeBter
I
and President, f i r s t Jifttionrd
of Muskogee
0-4900
Democratic Nbtlone.1
Um 3» i>e>nfetor frctt Oklehoas - d r a f t e r of
Federfel Rdverv® Act
1907-25
Practiced i6w a f t e r retireiaent froei Senate
1947,
19
Author of:
Died
The federfcl Reserve Act,
19X9,
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¥&s ¥ao in Meric*, 1943-50* vol. II, Karqui*.
Robert Lethem Oven
III
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Description of Series
The small oollection of Oven ^.-perB i s disappointing in
i t consists j&ostiy of papers collected &fter Mr# Owen retired
the Senate, &nd ffeil to sairror his vork Uier«»
The papers show Mr* Oven's continuing interest in monetary
&nd the functioning of the Federal He^enr« Bo«rdf togetlier
vith tarov-bftoks to toe old erguaent &s to who was prisiferily r c le for Hit ptalift oC tne Federal Reserve Act,
file© ere now bein^ re*crreiaged« Correspondence ia
for the period 1932-33* but earlier pftptrt vouid b<5 mort v»lu^ble
Stoatr bwm*i records vt^re l e f t in tM Senate Office Building.
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