Uncurrent Events
History doesn’t repeat, but it sometimes rhymes. These articles explore and explain historical topics through primary and secondary source documents in FRASER.
Uncurrent Events: Women of the FOMC
April 25, 2024Revisit our coverage of the Women of the FOMC with this 2024 update, featuring the newest women to join the committee and more historical pioneers. Read more
Uncurrent Events: Historic Coin Production and the US Mint
April 12, 2023Learn how early American coinage evolved in its design and production, and how the US Mint got its start. Read more
Uncurrent Events: The Great Inflation
September 13, 2022Browse FRASER’s historical resources documenting the U.S. “Great Inflation” of the 1970s and the Fed’s policy responses. Read more
Uncurrent Events: More Women of the FOMC
August 10, 2022Learn more about the women who have served as Reserve Bank presidents and members of the Board of Governors. Read more
Uncurrent Events: Women and American Currency
June 8, 2022From Martha Washington to Maya Angelou, explore the past, present, and future of the representation of women on American currency. Read more
Uncurrent Events: Women of the Treasury, Past and Present
March 9, 2022The Department of the Treasury was the first federal agency to implement a hiring initiative for women. Find out more about the roles of women in the history of the Treasury in this guest post by Treasury librarians. Read more
Uncurrent Events: The Reconstruction Finance Corporation
February 9, 2022During 1932-1933, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation served as the discount lending arm of the Federal Reserve Board. Learn more about the history and functions of the RFC. Read more
Uncurrent Events: Coin Availability Disruptions, Past and Present
December 10, 2021Explore the history of the 1951 coin shortage with this analysis of the causes and effects of the disruption, and the response of the Federal Reserve. Read more
Uncurrent Events: The Bank Holiday of 1933
May 12, 2021Henry Ford, a run on gold, and a fireside chat: The chain of events during the Great Depression that sparked the Bank Holiday of 1933. Read more
Uncurrent Events: Women’s Firsts in FRASER
March 8, 2021FRASER recognizes five women who were first in their leadership roles: Nellie Tayloe Ross, Elizabeth Duncan Koontz, Carmen Rosa Maymi, Juanita M. Kreps, and Nancy Teeters. Read more
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