Learning Resource Series: Chapters in the History of Central Banking
This series of accessible, illustrated pamphlets and accompanying classroom lessons covers the history of central banking in the United States, from the first Bank of the United States proposed by Alexander Hamilton in 1790, to the Federal Reserve System of today.
In order to aid in the retrieval of information from this publication, significant tables, charts, and/or articles have been extracted and can be viewed individually or across a span of issues.
Educational resources on FRASER are provided in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and other regional Federal Reserve Banks. Unless otherwise noted, these resources are free and open for individual and classroom use, reuse, retention, and redistribution, within the terms of our Economic Education Permitted Use policy. For questions about specific use cases, please contact us.
2009-2016
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted (InC-EDU)
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/education/teachers/publications
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Learning Resource Series: Chapters in the History of Central Banking. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2009-2016, https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/5958, accessed on December 6, 2025.