CONFIDENCE RESTORED:
The History of the Tenth District's Federal Reserve Bank
By Tim Todd
This book offers a richly detailed look at the history of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Learn about its past through accounts of the leaders and innovations that shaped its development to what the Bank is today.
| FOREWORD | PAGES 4 - 5 | |
| INTRODUCTION | PAGES 6 - 9 | |
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DETERMINATION & ACHIEVEMENT | PAGES 10 - 65 “The building at 1 Memorial Drive is a testament to the determination of Kansas City.” Explore earliest stages of the Federal Reserve Bank and how, with perseverance and sheer determination, the people of Kansas City were able to obtain a location for their town. |
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CONSTRUCTION & GROWTH | PAGES 66 - 107 “The new Federal Reserve Bank building … will be more truly the financial heart of the Southwest than anyone imagined…” said a Kansas City Journal article about the 925 Grand Avenue building constructed for the Bank’s headquarters in 1921. Travel through the formative years of the Tenth District Bank, including the construction of the Bank’s first headquarters at 925 Grand Avenue. Learn more about the architecture and construction of the building through photos that detail it from inception to its opening ceremony. |
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BRANCHES OF THE TENTH DISTRICT | PAGES 108 - 129 Read about how the Branches came to be located in Omaha, Oklahoma City and Denver and what their contribution means for the Tenth District. |
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PRESIDENTS OF THE TENTH DISTRICT | PAGES 130 - 173 “The position of president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has proven to be one of the most stable leadership positions in the entire Federal Reserve System… The most telling sign of their success is perhaps that, nearly a century after the Bank’s founding, so few have held the job.” Follow a detailed history of leadership in the Tenth District punctuated by quotes from newspaper accounts and photographs. |
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ONE MEMORIAL DRIVEPAGES 174 - 193 “…To serve our nation, this great city of Kansas City, and the other great cities and towns in the heart of America…” Explore some of the unique features of the Bank’s building at 1 Memorial Drive, including design features and a glimpse inside the four-story cash vault. |
CREDITS | PAGES 194 - 201 |
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| INDEX | PAGES 202 - 207 | |
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