The Federal Reserve system origin, n71075

The Federal Reserve system origin, n71075 is a short film from 1950 released on 16mm. It is held in the IUL Moving Image Archive collection.

Explains the purpose and operation of the Federal Reserve System, tracing from its inception during the 1907 financial panic the idea of banking insurance and the steps in instituting it on a national scale. Acknowledges, through dramatized scenes, t...

The Federal Reserve system origin, n71075
Release date	1950
Running time	0:22:36

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71075

Summary

Explains the purpose and operation of the Federal Reserve System, tracing from its inception during the 1907 financial panic the idea of banking insurance and the steps in instituting it on a national scale. Acknowledges, through dramatized scenes, the farsighted leadership of Woodrow Wilson and Carter Glass. Defines such terms as deposit liabilities, reserves, bank portfolios, rediscounted paper, and elastic currency, using animated diagrams.

Physical Format

1 Film (0:22:36)

16mm

IUL Genres

Educational

Historical

IUL Subject

Federal Reserve banks

Banks and banking, Central -- Law and legislation -- United States

Monetary policy -- United States -- History.

Full Original Title

The Federal Reserve system: origin, purposes, and functions