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Explore the SEC Historical Society’s in-depth Exhibitions, short-form Spotlights, and Tributes honoring notable individuals.

  • Exhibitions
  • Spotlights
  • Tribute
  • Exhibition
The Institution of Experience: Self-Regulatory Organizations in the Securities Industry, 1792-2010

Oversight

Opened December 1, 2010
  • Exhibition
The Imperial SEC? – Foreign Policy and the Internationalization of the Securities Markets, 1934-1990

SEC Grapples with Internationalization

Opened December 1, 2008
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The Bright Image: The SEC, 1961-1973

Chairman Casey

Opened December 1, 2007
  • Exhibition
431 Days: Joseph P. Kennedy and the Creation of the SEC (1934-35)

Private Man in Public Eye

Opened December 1, 2005
  • Exhibition
The Enforcement Division: A History

Crisis – The Crucible for Change

Opened September 1, 2020
  • Exhibition
The Richard C. Adkerson Gallery on the SEC Role in Accounting Standards Setting

In Recognition

Opened December 1, 2012
  • Exhibition
The Institution of Experience: Self-Regulatory Organizations in the Securities Industry, 1792-2010

Pilot Operation

Opened December 1, 2010
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In the Midst of Revolution: The SEC, 1973-1981

In Recognition

Opened November 1, 2009
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The Imperial SEC? – Foreign Policy and the Internationalization of the Securities Markets, 1934-1990

Removal of IET

Opened December 1, 2008
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The Bright Image: The SEC, 1961-1973

Chairman Budge

Opened December 1, 2007
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431 Days: Joseph P. Kennedy and the Creation of the SEC (1934-35)

The Kennedy Legacy

Opened December 1, 2005
  • Spotlights

The FINRA Donation: Primary Sources on the Creation of the National Association of Securities Dealers

Opened October 29, 2025
  • Exhibition
The Enforcement Division: A History

2008 – 2016

Opened September 1, 2020
  • Exhibition
The Richard C. Adkerson Gallery on the SEC Role in Accounting Standards Setting

Glossary of Terms

Opened December 1, 2012
  • Exhibition
The Institution of Experience: Self-Regulatory Organizations in the Securities Industry, 1792-2010

Introduction

Opened December 1, 2010
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In the Midst of Revolution: The SEC, 1973-1981

Reagan and the Politics of De-Regulation

Opened November 1, 2009
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The Imperial SEC? – Foreign Policy and the Internationalization of the Securities Markets, 1934-1990

Balance of Trade Deficit and IET

Opened December 1, 2008
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The Bright Image: The SEC, 1961-1973

Growing Political Concerns

Opened December 1, 2007
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431 Days: Joseph P. Kennedy and the Creation of the SEC (1934-35)

Breaking the Log Jam

Opened December 1, 2005
  • Spotlights

Work of a Lifetime: Louis Loss and the Federal Securities Code

Opened September 9, 2025
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The Enforcement Division: A History

A Familiar Pattern

Opened September 1, 2020
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The Richard C. Adkerson Gallery on the SEC Role in Accounting Standards Setting

Looking Forward

Opened December 1, 2012
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The Institution of Experience: Self-Regulatory Organizations in the Securities Industry, 1792-2010

Governing a New Market

Opened December 1, 2010
  • Exhibition
In the Midst of Revolution: The SEC, 1973-1981

Federal Securities Code Project

Opened November 1, 2009
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