Manuscripts

Series 9. Publications

Description: This series contains Southern California Edison's publications collections. The series is divided into three subseries: Edison Publications, General Publications, Journals and Serials, and Reference Materials.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1848-1989
Call number: mssSCE
Creator: Southern California Edison Company(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Edison International, August 2007.
Associated people: Batchelder, Dean E. (1847-1931.); Chavannes, Albert. (1850-1927.)

Series 2. Department/Division Records

Manuscripts

This series contains records documenting Southern California Edison's department/division records. The series is divided into six subseries: Commercial Department, Communication Division, Engineering Department, Garage Department, Shop and Test Department, and Steam Generation Division.

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Series 6. Personal Papers

Manuscripts

This series contains collections of personal papers created by various Southern California Edison employees. The series is divided into four subseries: the Dean E. Batchelder Papers, the Albert Chavannes Papers, the Elizabeth Erickson Edmunds Papers, and the David Hubbard Redinger Papers.

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Series 10. Publicity Records

Manuscripts

This series contains Southern California Edison's publicity records and includes advertisements, clippings, newsletters, notes, memoranda, press releases, reports, scrapbooks, scripts, and other materials. Many of the items pertain to the 1953 Edison employee strike. Files are arranged alphabetically by title, and chronologically thereafter.

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Series 7. Predecessor Companies

Manuscripts

This series contains records documenting Southern California Edison's predecessor companies. The series in divided into eighteen subseries: the Bishop Light and Power Company; the California Electric Power Company; the Edison Electric Company; the Imperial Ice and Development Company; the Kern River Company; the Mountain Power Company; the Mount Whitney Power and Electric Corporation; the Nevada-California Electric Corporation; the Nevada-California Power Company; the Nevada Power, Mining, and Milling Company; the Pacific Light and Power Company; the Redlands Gas Company; the Redlands Light and Power Company; the Rialto Light, Power, and Water Company; the San Joaquin and Eastern Railroad Company; the Southern Sierras Power Company; the United Electric, Gas, and Power Company; and the Ventura County Power Company.

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Series 5. Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Records

Manuscripts

This series contains records documenting Southern California Edison's generation, distribution, and transmission of electricity. The largest subseries, Generation (Power Plant) Records, consists primarily of log books kept by various facilities.

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Series 3. Employee Records

Manuscripts

This series contains Southern California Edison's employee records and includes booklets, brochures, correspondence, manuals, minutes, newsletters, notes, pamphlets, Edison Choir sheet music, and other materials. Much of the material pertains to accident prevention, employee safety, and benefits. A significant portion of this series consists of items documenting the activities of the Edison Masonic Club and predecessor Masonic clubs. Included are historical notes about the club, a club history, meeting minutes, and miscellaneous materials. There are also two folders containing printed and bound agreements with unions representing Edison workers. These agreements predate and postdate the 1953 strike against Edison. This series does not contain personnel records. Files are arranged alphabetically by title, and chronologically thereafter.

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