Pennsylvania Power & Light Company Records
Date: 1853-1955
Collection abstract: The records of the Pennsylvania Power & Light Company (PP&L) document the history of the gas and electric utility industry in eastern Pennsylvania in the years between 1853 and 1955. The collection includes both the administrative and operating records of more than 1100 companies that merged to form the PP&L system. The firms represented in the collection include electric companies, manufactured and natural gas companies, steam heating, water supply, street railway, bus, traction, coal mining and coal dredging, real estate and holding companies. These records document the economic and technical development of the utility industry against the background of the political and social environment of eastern Pennsylvania.
Collection size: 459 linear feet
Access: The collection is open for research. A paper finding aid with a detailed description about the contents of this collection is available on-site at the Hagley Library Manuscripts and Archives Department.
Additional information/related collections:
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company Photograph Collection (1984.210)
Accession number: 1552
Contact: Ask Hagley or 302-658-2400 ext 330 for more information
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