SEC Historical Society virtual museum

The SEC Historical Society's virtual museum and archive is an open door to the history of the regulation of the capital market system from the 20th century to the present. Its collection is built and exhibited independent of any oversight from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Founded in 1999, the SEC Historical Society is a non-profit organization and receives no funding from the public sector. Read the Society's most recent Annual Report.



The museum and archive's comprehensive collection includes:

• Timeline: Linking regulatory developments against U.S. and world events from 1930 to the present.
• Galleries: A unique search function within the museum, providing an alternate way to access all museum material on a particular subject. Current Galleries look at insider trading, international financial regulation and eras in SEC history.
• 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.