IN THIS ISSUE
4 The Ticker
The Museum partners with the New York Public Library on a new nine-part financial education series for adults .
4 Message to Members
By David Cowen , President and CEO
5 Connecting to Collections
Museum Acquires FDR Letter
By Sarah Poole , Collections Manager
7 Educators ’ Perspective
Hold the Onions , Please ! The Short History of Onion Futures
By Brian Grinder and Dan Cooper
40 Book Review
Lady Charlotte Guest : The Exceptional Life of a Female Industrialist , by Victoria Owens
Reviewed by Gregory DL Morris
ON THE COVER
Top : Thomas Lawson talks on the phone in his office , 1904 ; Bottom : Keith Gill , aka “ Roaring Kitty ,” speaks to his followers on YouTube , February 19 , 2021 . Both men had a tremendous influence on groups of small , individual investors and spurred financial frenzies — more than 100 years apart . See related article , page 18 .
DEPARTMENTS
Top : Library of Congress / Bottom : SOPA Images
TRUSTEES
Peter A . Cohen , Chair Andover National Corporation
Andrea de Cholnoky , Co-Vice Chair Golden Seeds
Karen Seitz , Co-Vice Chair Fusion Partners
Robert Muccilo , Treasurer Consolidated Edison
Alvi Abuaf Motive Partners Private Equity
Gregory Bauer Moody ’ s
Marcy Cohen ING Americas
David J . Cowen , President / CEO Museum of American Finance
Sanford Crystal Crystal & Company
Lawrence A . Cunningham The George Washington University
John P . Davidson III OCC
Peter Davis EY
Charles Elson , Advisory Trustee University of Delaware
Eileen Fahey Fitch Ratings
Adam Goldstein Vettery
Martha Clark Goss American Water Works
Cory Gunderson Protiviti
Bradford Hu Citi
Carol Kaimowitz Retired Insurance Executive
Myron Kandel CNN
Glenn Kaufman Kaufman Family LLC
Ranch Kimball Glorious Cahoots Capital Partners
Mitti Liebersohn Avison Young
Consuelo Mack WealthTrack
Joseph Mecane Citadel Securities
Elizabeth O ’ Melia S & P Global Ratings
Chris Perry Broadridge
Brad Peterson Nasdaq
Verne O . Sedlacek Financial Services Executive
Mark Shenkman Shenkman Capital Management , Inc .
David L . Shuler itBit
Maria Smith Smith Affiliated Capital ( SAC )
Richard Sylla New York University
Saul Van Beurden JPMorgan Chase
Charles Wait The Adirondack Trust Company
John E . Herzog , Chairman and Trustee Emeritus
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