A Foregone Conclusion
The Founding of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
by James Neal Primm

Charcoal drawing of the St. Louis Fed's entrance, by Hugh Ferris

Contents Acknowledgments Foreword Chapter One: The Nineteenth Century Background Chapter Two: Banking Reform 1907 - 1913 Chapter Three: The Establishment of the Eighth Federal Reserve District Download PDF (1.06MB)

Acknowledgements

The works of a half-dozen scholars, and the reminiscences and other writings of the players, national and local, who influenced the content and passage of the Federal Reserve Act and the location of the Eighth District Bank in St. Louis, have been essential to the writing of this book. I am indebted to Thomas Melzer, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, for his sponsorship and friendly support; to the Bank's librarian, Carol Thaxton, for her friendly assistance; and to Ruth Bryant, vice president of the Bank, who gave freely of her time and energy throughout the preparation of the manuscript. I am grateful to Vice President Bryant for assembling the illustrations and photographs which accompany the text. Finally, I want to express my appreciation to Garland Russell, that urbane gentleman whose penetrating questions and observations on the initial draft led to significant improvements in the manuscript. Errors in fact and interpretation, if there are any, are my sole responsibility.

James Neal Primm
St. Louis, June 1989

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