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.
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.
This collection consists of articles, reprints, brochures and other printed and typescript material that had been collected into Informational Kits by the Washington Water Power Company. Kits numbered 1-7, 9-10 are included. The kits were created in response to controversy over local water rights and public versus private control of hydroelectric power in Washington State at that time.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
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Washington Water Power Company Informational Kits, 1947-1954 (Cage 91)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
This collection was donated by the Washington Water Power Company in 1954.
Washington Water Power Historic Technical Drawings Collection, circa 1900-1972
Washington Water Power Company Papers, 1888-1965
Washington Water Power Company Newsletters Collection, 1965-1987
Huntington Family Papers, circa 1921-1950
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