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Puget Sound Power and Light Company records, 1868-1987

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Puget Sound Power and Light Company
Title
Puget Sound Power and Light Company records
Dates
1868-1987 (inclusive)
Quantity
273.73 cubic feet (257 boxes)
34 packages
1 oversize tube
Collection Number
2068, 2250, 5689
Summary
Records of the Puget Sound Power and Light Company
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

See terms of access in individual accessions below.

Some records are stored offsite; advance notice is required for use.

Request at UW

Additional Reference Guides
Languages
English
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Historical Note

Puget Sound Power and Light Company is a private utility which served the Puget Sound region and formerly served Seattle as well. It was incorporated in 1912 as Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company with the consolidation of Seattle Electric Company, Seattle-Tacoma Power Company, Puget Sound Power Company, Pacific Coast Power Company (Washington), and Whatcom County Railway & Light Company. The present name was adopted in 1919. The company reorganized after the Public Utiltiy Holding Company Act was passed in 1935. Predecessor companies include: Cascade Power Company, 1927-1931; Central Washington Gas company, 1913-1923; Montesano Light & Waster Company, 1905-15; Mountain Spring Company, 1893-1913; Mutual Electric Light & Power company, 1919-1923; North Coast Power Company, 1915-1924; Northwest Electric & Water Works, 1914-22; Olympia Light & Power Company, 1892-1923; Pacific Coast Power Company, 1899-1912; Pacific Northwest Traction Company, 1909-1930; Puget Sound Power Company, 1902-1912; Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company, 1912-1925; Seattle Cataract Company, 1899-1909; Seattle Electric Company, 1899-1930; Seattle Tacoma Power Company, 1903-1912; Snoqualmie Falls & White River Power Company, 1902-1912; Snoqualmie Falls Power Co., 1898-1907; Tacoma Cataract Company, 1899-1906; Tacoma Industrial Company, 1902-1912; Union Electric Company, 1892-1899; Washington Coast Utilities, 1916-1924; Washington Electric Company, 1927-1934; Washington-Oregon Corporation, 1910-1915; Western Washington Power Company, 1912-1927. In April, 1997 the name was changed to Puget Sound Energy.

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Content Description

Correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, legal documents, clippings, ephemera. Included are records of the companies consolodated with and acquired by Puget Sound Power and Light Company.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Preferred Citation

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged into 6 accessions:

  • Accession No. 2068-001, Puget Sound Power and Light Company records, 1931-1960
  • Accession No. 2250-001, Puget Sound Power and Light Company records, 1868-1953
  • Accession No. 2250-002, Puget Sound Power and Light Company records, 1915-1987
  • Accession No. 2250-003, Puget Sound Power and Light Company records, 1929-1964
  • Accession No. 2250-004, Puget Sound Power and Light Company records, 1937-1938
  • Accession No. 5689-001, Detailed Exhibits of the Seattle Electric Company, Part II, 1913

Preservation Note

Some records are stored offsite; advance notice is required for use.

Processing Note

Partially processed.

Photographs that form part of this collection were relocated to the Puget Sound Power and Light Company photograph collection, VM Collection 269.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Accession No. 2068-001: Puget Sound Power and Light Company records, 1931-1960

    8 cubic feet (8 boxes)

    Arrangement: Arranged as received.

    Scope and Content: Files of Frank McLaughlin, Puget Sound Power and Light Company, 1931-1960. Many of the files concern rivalry with Seattle Lighting Department and subsequent sale, also prospective merger with Washington Water Power Company.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

    Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

    Acquisition Info: Donor: Puget Sound Power and Light Company, Bellevue; December 19, 1972.

  • Accession No. 2250-001: Puget Sound Power and Light Company records, 1868-1953 (bulk 1890-1951)

    261 cubic feet (256 boxes, 34 packages, 1 oversize tube)

    Arrangement: Arranged as received.

    Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, reports, subject files, financial reocrds, clippings, ephemera, legal documents. Included also are records of its predessor companies and companies which it acquired.

    View inventory/container list for this accession

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

    Acquisition Info: Donor: Puget Sound Power and Light Company, Bellevue; March 22, 1974.

  • Accession No. 2250-002: Puget Sound Power and Light Company records, 1915-1987

    3.42 cubic feet (4 boxes)

    Arrangement: Arranged as received.

    Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, reports, subject files, financial reocrds, clippings, ephemera, legal documents. Included also are records of its predessor companies and companies which it acquired.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

  • Accession No. 2250-003: Puget Sound Power and Light Company records, 1915-1987

    1 cubic foot (1 box)

    Arrangement: Arranged as received.

    Scope and Content: Lists, financial records, testimony, 1940 sales report, newsletters, clippings, tributes to Frank McLaughlin, president of PSP&L 1929-1964.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

  • Accession No. 2250-004: Puget Sound Power and Light Company records, 1937-1938

    1 vertical file

    Arrangement: Arranged as received.

    Scope and Content: "Greater Washington Hour" - 8 radio scripts, including numbers 57, 119, 139, 143, 200, 206 and 252.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

  • Accession No. 5689-001: Detailed Exhibits of the Seattle Electric Company, Part II, 1913

    .028 cubic feet (1 box)

    Scope and Content: Bound notebook of the Seattle Electric Company detailing Seattle's electrical distribution system, including poles, substations and overhead wires; documents estimating the value of tracks owned by the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company, over which Puget Sound Electric cars were operated; and detailed specifications for passenger cars operated by Puget Sound Electric. All sections contain snapshots documenting electrical systems or passenger cars. Contains only "Part II" of a presumably larger collection.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • Puget Sound Energy
  • Puget Sound Power and Light Company--Archives
  • Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company
  • Seattle (Wash.), Dept. of Lighting
  • Seattle (Wash.), Mayor
  • Seattle Electric Company
  • United States. Bonneville Power Administration
  • Washington Water Power Company


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