NTE2cg879.xml Guide to the Washington Water Power Company Newsletters Collection 1965-1987 Washington Water Power Company Newsletters Collection Finding aid prepared by Cheryl Gunselman Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2017 Finding aid encoded by Doug Lambeth. 2017 Finding aid written in English. English. Finding aid based on DACS 2nd Edition ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections Cage 879 Washington Water Power Company Washington Water Power Company Newsletters Collection 1965-1987 0.25 Linear feet of shelf space 1 Box Newsletters published for residential customers by Washington Water Power Company, an investor-owned electric and gas utility company based in Spokane, Washington. Collection materials are inEnglish

Washington Water Power Company, an investor-owned electric utility company based in Spokane, Washington, 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. Effective in 1999, the company name was changed to Avista Corporation.

This is a collection of Washington Water Power Company newsletters for residential customers, dated 1965-1987. During that time span, the newsletter had various titles: Family Gazette, WWP Family Gazette, Washington Water Power Gazette, and Gazette. The issues contain brief articles, columns on domestic topics such as household hints, cookery, and home maintenance, and WWP company advertisements.

This collection is arranged in a single chronological sequence.

This collection is open and available for research use.

Copyright restrictions apply.

[Item Description]

Washington Water Power Company Newsletters Collection, 1965-1987 (Cage 879)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Jan Scholl donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2017 (MS.2017.20).

James Feller and Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection in 2017.

Washington Water Power Company Informational Kits, 1947-1954 (Cage 91)

Washington Water Power Company Papers, 1888-1965 (Cage 297)

Washington Water Power Historic Technical Drawings Collection, circa 1900-1972 (Cage 754)

Huntington Family Papers, circa 1921-1950 (Cage 4864)

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Washington Water Power Company -- Records and correspondence Avista Corp. -- Records and correspondence Avista Corp. Electric utilities -- Washington (State) -- History -- Sources Gas companies -- Washington (State) -- History -- Sources Public Utilities Water and Water Rights Spokane Washington (State)