Federal Reserve Act of 1913, bulk: 1913-01

The Owen collection is 2.1 cubic feet in size and includes material from 1913-1946, with the bulk falling between the years 1935-1942.

The collection contains general correspondence pertaining to the Federal Reserve Act as well as a series of letters from various prominent Washington personalities. In addition, there are a number of documents published by the Government Printing Office. There is also a bound volume of Owen's speeches covering the years 1908-1914. This small collection supplements a larger collection housed at the Library of Congress. Legislative Records consist of Congressional Record Proceedings for the 60th - 63rd Congresses, 1909-1915; Rules and Manuals of the U.S. Senate; and bound speeches by Owen, 1908-1924. Owen was a firm believer in rule by the people and was instrumental in the change to election of senators by direct popular vote. His speech on that subject is one of many included in the bound volumes.

Senate documents published by the Government Printing Office are found in the National Monetary Commission and the Senatorial Publications materials. Most of these documents are reports regarding banking and currency in European countries and Canada; laws of the U.S. concerning money, banking, and loans from 1778-1909; and hearings on the banking and currency from 1910, 1913, and 1935.