Manuscripts

6.1. Dean E. Batchelder Papers

Description

This subseries contains the papers of Dean E. Batchelder, an electrical engineer in Southern California Edison's Electrical Engineering Section. The subseries consists of books, catalogs, correspondence, manuals, pamphlets, photographs, specifications, reports, and other materials. Published monographs pertaining to electrical materials, public utilities, and other topics comprise a significant portion of the collection, as do several file folders containing information related to the Lane-Wells Company.

Files are arranged alphabetically by title, and chronologically thereafter.

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Date

1914-1964

Call number

mssSCE

Creator

Southern California Edison Company(Opens in new tab)

9.4. Reference Materials

Manuscripts

This subseries contains reference materials collected by Southern California Edison and includes articles, books, notebooks, pamphlets, periodicals, reports, and other materials. A significant portion of the subseries is comprised of books from the SCE Library. These items pertain to a variety of topics including the Calleguas and Central Valley projects, the Colorado River and Boulder Canyon, dams, electrical engineering, flood control, generating plants, public utilities, transmission and overhead lines, and water resources. Files are arranged alphabetically by title, and chronologically thereafter.

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6.2. Albert Chavannes Papers

Manuscripts

This subseries contains the papers of Albert Chavannes who served as Southern California Edison's corporate secretary from the 1930s to the 1960s. The subseries includes biographical information, clippings, correspondence, cost statements, flyers, indices, newsletters, organizational charts, pamphlets, reports, and other materials. Items reflect Chavannes' many roles, including those of SCE corporate secretary, member of the American Society of Corporate Secretaries, and auditor in the Edison Comptroller's Department. The subseries includes materials created by Chavannes, as well as items collected by him. Files are arranged alphabetically by title, and chronologically thereafter.

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2.5. Shop and Test Department

Manuscripts

This subseries contains records documenting Southern California Edison's Shop and Test Department and includes correspondence, design specifications, invoices, ledgers, manuals, minutes, newsletters, notes, plans, reports, work orders, and other materials. This subseries includes the meeting minutes of the Edison Electric Institute Meter and Service Committee from 1948 to 1972, as well as Meter and Test Department (later called the Shop and Test Department) Annual Reports and/or supporting materials ranging in date from 1921-1959. General store transfer ledgers, with dates ranging from 1917-1935, offer auditing information and comprise the bulk of the Shop and Test Department subseries. Files are arranged alphabetically by title, and chronologically thereafter.

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Personal Papers - Batchelder (Dean E.) Papers - Books

Manuscripts

The Southern California Edison Records consist of materials created, maintained, and collected by the company. The Southern California Edison Records contain books, catalogs, correspondence, journals, ledgers, log books, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, press releases, reports, scrapbooks, and other materials documenting the history of the Southern California Edison (SCE) Company. The records cover the years 1848 to 1989 with the bulk of the material ranging from 1911 to 1965. The material is largely textual with the exception of a few non-paper items scattered throughout.

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Personal Papers - Batchelder (Dean E.) Papers - Books

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6.1. Dean E. Batchelder Papers

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