Power records 1878-1938.

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Power records 1878-1938.

Series documents the research and recommendations of the Planning Board regarding power generation, distribution, and usage. Records include surveys, legislation, correspondence, telegrams, maps, tables, graphs, news releases, lists, minutes, and reports. Topics include Bonneville power generation, transmission, uses, marketing, existing and undeveloped sources of power, the California and Oregon Power Company, rural electrification, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Most of the records refer to the years of 1934 to 1938. Some background and comparative research information spans the period of 1878 to 1934.

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