Tag: Banking

March 21, 2019

Book Excerpt! Banking on Freedom: Black Women in U.S. Finance Before the New Deal (introduction and chapter 2)

“Shennette Garrett-Scott’s compelling and highly original account demonstrates that, for black people, banks were more than financial institutions. In the hands of black women, capital accumulation, credit, and insurance became community building practices, mutual aid, strategies for collective survival, and...

March 20, 2015

A Genealogy of Morgan Stanley

Read the chapter on Morgan Stanley from GENEALOGY OF AMERICAN FINANCE, by Robert E. Wright and Richard Sylla.

March 19, 2015

Charles Royce's Foreword to Genealogy of American Finance

Read Charles M. Royce’s foreword to GENEALOGY OF AMERICAN FINANCE.

March 18, 2015

An Overview of the Big 50 Banks

Read “Overview of the Big 50,” a set of introductory infographics from GENEALOGY OF AMERICAN FINANCE, by Robert E. Wright and Richard Sylla.

March 17, 2015

A Brief History of Banking in the United States

Read “A Brief History of Banking in the United States,” the introduction to GENEALOGY OF AMERICAN FINANCE, by Robert E. Wright and Richard Sylla.

June 5, 2014

Images from Capital of Capital: Money, Banking, and Power in New York City

The following are some examples of the extraordinary images and historical documents from Capital of Capital: Money, Banking, and Power in New York City, 1784-2012, by Steven H. Jaffe and Jessica Lautin: New Yorkers were familiar with paper money before...

June 3, 2014

Interview with Jessica Lautin, Co-Author of Capital of Capital

“Banks are not a monolith; and their functions have been extraordinarily diverse—worthy of both ire and praise.”—Jessica Lautin The following is an interview with Jessica Lautin, co-author of Capital of Capital: Money, Banking, and Power in New York City, 1784-2012...