About the Virtual Museum and Archive

Welcome to the virtual museum and archive of the history of financial regulation, providing access to primary materials on the creation and growth of the regulation of the capital markets from the 20th century to the present.

The museum opened on June 1, 2002 as an entirely virtual archive; there is no physical repository. The virtual museum and archive is free and accessible worldwide at all times.

The museum's 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.
• Programs: Broadcast live on www.sechistorical.org, and preserved in video (limited), audio/MP3 and edited transcript formats.
• Oral Histories: Available in video (limited), audio/MP3 and edited transcript formats.
• Photos.
• Film, Radio and Television.

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Building the Virtual Museum and Archive

Visitors are welcome to recommend material to be added to the collection by contacting the Executive Director. The Executive Director is solely authorized to add and remove material in the museum; the Board of Trustees has no say in the building of the museum.

Material should not be sent without permission from the Executive Director. Material will be accepted only if:

• It relates to the purpose of the virtual museum and archive.
• It is original, and not available through other online sources.
• It builds on the collection and does not duplicate what is already accessioned.

All donors of material, including participants in oral histories interviews and programs, are required to sign a release. No material will be added to the collection until the signed release is received.