History of the Fed

The Helena Branch—A Historical Perspective

75th Anniversary—1921-1996

• 1996 Marked the 75th Anniversary of the Helena Branch

85th Anniversary—1921-2006

• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• Campaign to Establish the Helena Branch
• Becoming Part of the Community and Banking Industry (1921-1940)
• The War Years and Postwar Modernization (1941-1960)
• Transformation and Expansion (1961-1980)
• The Challenges of the Early Electronic Age (1981-1996)
• The Accelerated Pace of Change in the Federal Reserve and the Banking Industry (1996-2006)
• Appendices [237K PDF]
  • Appendix A: Presentation of Facts, Figures and Arguments
  • Appendix B: Original Helena Branch Services
  • Appendix C: Helena Branch Managers
  • Appendix D: Minneapolis Fed Leaders
  • Appendix E: Helena Branch Board of Directors
  • Appendix F: Helena Branch Operations Volumes

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