www.sechistorical.org

About the Museum and Archive

Welcome to the SEC Historical Society's unique virtual museum and archive, providing an open door to financial regulatory history, and celebrating the 10th anniversary of its founding in 2012.

Since opening on June 1, 2002, this independent and objective resource provides access to primary materials on the creation and development of the regulation of the capital markets from the 20th century to the present.

The museum and archive's comprehensive collection includes:

• Timeline: Linking regulatory developments against U.S. and world events from 1930 to the present.
• Galleries: Permanent exhibits within the museum, providing access to materials from throughout the collection on a particular topic.
• Papers: Letters, speeches, memos, telegrams and reports, many not accessible through other online sources.
• Photos: Historic and current images of people significant to financial regulation.
• Oral Histories: Remembrances, available in audio, MP3 and edited transcript formats, from people who helped create and continue to shape the financial regulatory system.
• Programs: A variety of original programs - including Fireside Chats, the Society's Annual Meeting, The Best of NERA, etc. - offering historic perspective on current regulatory issues. Broadcast live on www.sechistorical.org, and preserved in audio, MP3 and edited transcript formats.

The museum and archive also provides Links to other Web sites related to the history of financial regulation.

New materials are added to the museum and archive each month.

Use the Search function to find what you are looking for.

Learn more about how the collection of the museum and archive is built, and how the SEC Historical Society ensures that the collection remains objective, authoritative and current.

The museum and archive, along with the Society, receives no funding from the public sector. Please consider a gift today.