Appalachian Electric Power Company Photographs

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Appalachian Electric Power Company Photographs, Ms2009-073, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Appalachian Electric Power Company (1926-1958)
Abstract:
This collection contains three photographs from the Appalachian Electric Power Company. While the photograph of the Executive Committee of the A.E.P. Social Club does not have a known date, the photograph of the A.E.P. Company's First Aid Class was taken in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1931. The photograph of the participants in the Service Pin Dinner is dated to 1956.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Appalachian Electric Power Company Photographs, Ms2009-073, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains three photographs from the Appalachian Electric Power Company. The American Gas and Electric Company purchased the Appalachian Power Company in 1925, merging units in middle-Appalachia in order to create the Appalachian Electric Power Company. The photograph in this collection of A.E.P. Company's First Aid Class is taken shortly after the merger, in 1931. It is unclear whether the photograph pictures employees, volunteers, or other important contributors to the company's success. The Service Pin Dinner photograph was also taken during a period of transition for the company, preceding the renaming of A.E.P.'s parent company–American Gas and Electric Company. Additionally, the Service Pin Dinner and First Aid Class photographs have ordered lists on the back of each photograph of the individuals pictured.

Biographical / historical:

In 1906, the American Gas and Electric Company was formed from Electric Company of America–a utility holding company–and soon began offering electric, water, transit, steam, gas, and ice services to individuals living in New Jersey, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, Indiana, and Ohio. In 1925, AG&E purchased the Appalachian Power Company and merged their other holdings in Virginia and southern West Virginia with the new company. The newly merged units were soon renamed the Appalachian Electric Power Company In 1958, AG&E became American Electric Power (A.E.P.).

Today, the Appalachian Electric Power Company's headquarters are in Charleston, West Virginia. A.E.P serves about one million customers in Virginia, Tennessee, and West Virginia, accounting for about ¼ of American Electric Power's total customers.

For additonal information, see the American Electric Power webpage.

Acquisition information:
The Appalachian Electric Power Company Photographs were purchased by Special Collections in 2009.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Appalachian Electric Power Company Photographs commenced and was completed in May 2009.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard