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Staff Picks: Marriner Eccles
January 11, 2021From his role in the nation’s recovery after the Great Depression to his role in shaping the Federal Reserve, learn more about the contributions of Marriner Eccles to modern economic policy Read more
Uncurrent Events: Epidemics, Pandemics, and the Economy
March 23, 2020As many schools and universities move to online learning in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, FRASER hopes these historical primary and secondary source resources from our collection and those of our partners and colleagues will be useful. Economic (and … Read more
Librarian Life: FRASER Reveals the Compelling History of Prices and Wages
February 12, 2020How much did that cost then? Learn about how FRASER provides important context for historical prices and wage data. Read more
Uncurrent Events: The Woman-Power Behind the “Woman in Industry Service”
March 4, 2019Before there was a Women’s Bureau, there was the WWI-era Woman in Industry Service. Read about the accomplishments of this Department of Labor division and its director, Mary Van Kleeck. Read more
Staff Picks: The Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company
February 20, 2019Learn about the short-lived first major bank for African Americans and its records that provide a unique record of their lives just after the Civil War. Read more
Librarian Life: Preserving the Financial Crisis Timeline
February 6, 2019During the financial crisis, the St. Louis Fed created a timeline to capture the events and the policy responses. FRASER staff preserved that timeline and those documents. Read more
Staff Picks: The Merchants’ Magazine and Commercial Review
August 8, 2018A brief look at The Merchants’ Magazine and Commercial Review and its creator, Freeman Hunt. Read more
Staff Picks: Darryl R. Francis
July 11, 2018Learn more about the St. Louis Fed’s 7th president Darryl R. Francis and his role during the Great Inflation of the second half of the 20th Century. Read more
Staff Picks: Federal Reserve Research Publications
March 7, 2018A short history of the Federal Reserve Banks’ Reviews, from their introduction in the Federal Reserve Bulletin to standalone magazine-style publications to more academic content. Read more
Staff Picks: The “Division of Negro Economics,” 1918-1921
February 21, 2018Learn about the history of a trailblazing WWI-era office of the department of labor and its researchers of African American economics. Read more
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