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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis collection (N 81), Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.
As one of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks, "the Minneapolis Fed carries out a variety of Federal Reserve System functions, including operating a nationwide payments system, distributing the nation's currency and coin, supervising and regulating member banks and bank holding companies, and serving as a banker for the U.S. Treasury." The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis was incorporated on May 18, 1914.
Historical information taken from the
The collection contains a presentation volume, photographs, plans and perspectives of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, which was under construction from 1968-1972 and designed by Gunnar Birkerts.
The building was superceded by a new structure in 1997, but the original remains standing in 2005.
An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the Manuscripts Division.
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