Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Washington Water Power Company Informational kits
1947-1954
Cage 91
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Creator
- Washington Water Power Company
- Title
- Washington Water Power Company Informational kits
- ID
- Cage 91
- Date [inclusive]
- 1947-1954
- Extent
- .5 linear feet of shelf space, 1 box
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Articles, brochures and other printed materials related to the public power controversy in Washington State.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description] Washington Water Power Company Informational kits, 1947-1954
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Washington State University Libraries Pullman, WA
Biography/History
Washington Water Power Company, an investor-owned electric utility company based in Spokane, WA, was founded 1889. In addition to its primary business as a public utility, Washington Water Power also operated other business enterprises in Spokane, including streetcar lines and Natatorium Park, a public amusement park. In 1998, the company name was changed to Avista Corporation. [source: Guide to the Washington Water Power Company Papers (Cage 297)]
In the 1950s, a planned dam of Hells Canyon on the Snake River sparked controversy over local water rights and public versus private control of hydroelectric power. [source: Gillian Little. Review of Brooks, Karl Boyd, Public Power, Private Dams: The Hells Canyon High Dam Controversy. H-Energy, H-Net Reviews. December, 2006.]
Scope and Content
This collection consists of: articles, reprints, brochures and other printed and typescript material related to the politics of the public power controversy in Washington State.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in a single series.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections 2013
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated by the Washington Water Power Company in 1954.
Related Materials
Related Material
Washington Water Power Company Papers (Cage 297)
Washington Water Power (Avista Corp.) Historic technical drawings collection (Cage 754)
Huntington Family Papers (Cage 4864)
Names and Subjects
Subject(s)
- Electric utilities -- Northwest, Pacific -- Political activity
- Businesses and Corporations
- Politics and Politicians
- Water and Water Rights
Detailed Description of Collection
| box | folder | |||
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Washington Water Power Informational Kit #1 undated |
1 | 1 | ||
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Washington Water Power Informational Kit #2 1947-1951 |
1 | 2 | ||
|
Washington Water Power Informational Kit #3 1948-1953 |
1 | 3 | ||
|
Washington Water Power Informational Kit #4 undated |
1 | 4 | ||
|
Washington Water Power Informational Kit #5 1952-circa 1954 |
1 | 5 | ||
|
Washington Water Power Informational Kit #6 undated |
1 | 6 | ||
|
Washington Water Power Informational Kit #7 1950-1951 |
1 | 7 | ||
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Washington Water Power Informational Kit #9 1951-1952 |
1 | 8 | ||
|
Washington Water Power Informational Kit #10 1953-1954 |
1 | 9 | ||