Seattle Lighting Department Records (Series II)
Series, 1200-02
- Record Group
- 1200-00
- Dates
- 1920 – 1962
- Extent
- 58 cubic_feet (145 boxes)
- Description
- Series contains correspondence, maps, drawings, news clippings, research, reports, and photographs detailing pre-World War II, wartime, and post-war power production and infrastructure development in Washington State. Power production records focus mainly on hydroelectric generation, while infrastructure records focus on substations and transmission lines connecting various dams and steam plants to high population and developing areas in the Puget Sound region. Many records discuss acquisition and sales of real estate, equipment, and entire electric utility companies that have led to the development of the present-day Seattle City Light we know today. These records were originally acquired by the University of Washington prior to creation of the Seattle Municipal Archives, with this series identified at UW as Accession 33-2.
- Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
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