THE TICKER CONNEC TING TO COLLEC TIONS
Museum Displays “Out of the Vault” Exhibit at
Schwab IMPACT 2018 Conference in Washington, DC
By Sarah Poole, Collections Manager
exhibits. “Out of the Vault” was on display
in the “The Exchange,” a central exhibit
hall for attendees to connect, learn and
refresh during the conference.
Museum President David Cowen
offered tours of the exhibit, giving visitors
greater insight into the significance of the
artifacts on display and helping to connect
financial history to present-day finance.
David also had the opportunity to give a
private tour to Janet Yellen, former Chair
of the Board of Governors of the Fed-
eral Reserve, who gave a keynote address
at IMPACT. Dr. Yellen will receive the
Whitehead Award for Distinguished Pub-
lic Service and Financial Leadership at the
Museum’s 2019 Gala.
This traveling exhibit was sponsored by
BNY Mellon.
The Museum displayed “Out of the
Vault,” a traveling exhibition of more than
40 highlights from its permanent collec-
tion, at the Schwab IMPACT 2018 Con-
ference, which was held at the Walter E.
Washington Convention Center, in Wash-
ington, DC, from October 28-31. “Out of
the Vault” showcased some of the most
unique, interesting and historical artifacts
in the Museum’s collection, many of which
have never before been on public display.
Featured objects included some of the
nation’s founding financial documents,
such as Alexander Hamilton’s Report on the
Public Credit—considered to be the eco-
nomic equivalent of the US Constitution—
as well as the 1792 George Washington
bond, which was signed by President
Washington and is believed to bear the first
use of the dollar sign on a US federal docu-
ment. Many artifacts were signed by Amer-
ican political and business leaders from the
18th century through today, while others
highlighted technological innovations that
transformed the financial services industry.
Together, these objects represented more
than 225 years of American financial his-
tory and achievement.
IMPACT is an annual conference for
independent registered investment advi-
sors and independent record keeper cli-
ents of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. It is
considered the premier benchmark event
for the RIA industry, with world-class
keynote speakers, education sessions,
networking opportunities and industry
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