Rocky Mountain Power Company records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0206
Scope and Contents
The Rocky Mountain Power Company records (1876-1992) consist of reports describing the company's acquisitions of smaller companies from 1912 to 1938, as well as a history of the parent company's accomplishments in providing power to the intermountain area. These reports not only offer insight into the history of Rocky Mountain Power, but also into the overall development of the power industry in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Colorado. Also included are diagrams for the construction of various area power plants and equipment.
Dates
- 1876-1992
Creator
- Rocky Mountain Power Company (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Organizational History
The Rocky Mountain Power Company, originally known as the Utah Power and Light Company, was organized in September 1912. At that time there were many individual companies and municipal power systems serving only a fraction of the area now served by Rocky Mountain Power. Service centered in urban areas and most places only had partial service. Between 1912 and 1938, Utah Power and Light bought or leased these small, independent power facilities to form a unified network of electric service to Utah, parts of Idaho, Wyoming, and Colorado. Expanded electric service encouraged the development not only of industry, but also the introduction of modern conveniences such as water heaters, refrigerators, and street lighting. Utah Power and Light also extended service to rural areas where farmers used electricity to pump irrigation water.
Extent
619.5 Linear Feet (338 boxes)
Abstract
The Rocky Mountain Power Company records (1876-1992) consist of reports describing the company's acquisitions of smaller companies from 1912 to 1938, as well as a history of the parent company's accomplishments in providing power to the intermountain area. Also included are diagrams for the construction of various area power plants.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0206).
Processing Information
Processed by Susan M. Neel in the 1980s.
Addendum processed by Debra Allard in 2000.
Addendum processed by Anna Hansen in 2011.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2017.
Addendum processed by Debra Allard in 2000.
Addendum processed by Anna Hansen in 2011.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2017.
- Architectural drawings (visual works)
- Electric power-plants -- Utah -- Sources
- Electric utilities -- West (U.S.) -- Sources
- Histories (literary works)
- Idaho Power and Transportation Company
- Knight Consolidated Power Company
- Public Utilities
- Reports
- Rocky Mountain Power Company -- Archives
- Specifications
- Technical drawings
- Telluride Power Company
- Utah Light and Traction Company
- Western Colorado Power Company
Creator
- Rocky Mountain Power Company (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Rocky Mountain Power Company records, 1898-1967
- Author
- Finding aid created by Susan M. Neel
- Date
- © 1980s (last modified: 2000, 2011 and 2017)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu