Hydroelectric Power Collection, 1907-1967
Call number: MG-84
1 box 12 folders .5 cubic ft.
Repository: LancasterHistory.org (Lancaster, Pa.)
Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 3
Description: Contains pamphlets, booklets, and annual reports from various water and power companies on the Susquehanna River. They include information about dams, hydroelectric projects, and how electricity is generated; maps and history of the region; and pictures of the river and hydroelectric stations.
Creators: LancasterHistory.org (Lancaster, Pa.); Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster (Pa.)
Conditions for Access: No restrictions.
Conditions Governing Reproductions: Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
Language: English
Source of Acquisition: Items were collected by LancasterHistory.org and the Lancaster County Historical Society unless otherwise noted.
Folder 1 Electric Power from the Susquehanna River. Published by McCall Ferry Power Company. Bulletin no. 2. Photographs, statistics, and text. January 1907.
Folder 2 Prospectus of the Conewago Water & Power Company. No date.
Folder 3 Pennsylvania Power & Light Company
“Self-Guided Driving Tour of Pennsylvania Power & Light Company’s Historic Holtwood & Lake Aldred District.” Booklet listing directions and the history of nine areas along the Susquehanna River, in Lancaster County and York County, which are owned and managed by Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. No date.
“The Beautiful Susquehanna . . . for Family Fun.” Pamphlet describing points of interest and showing hydroelectric stations. No date.
“Summary of Report Filed with the Federal Power Commission: Holtwood Hydroelectric Project.” [1966].
“Area Development Reporter.” Articles on Armstrong plant at Marietta Depot, the Fuller Company in Manheim, hotel and theatre construction in Lancaster, Visitor Information Center, and Holtwood Dam. December 1967.
Folder 4 Safe Harbor Hydroelectric Development
Insert 1 Souvenir pamphlet published by Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation. Includes facts about Safe Harbor, history, information about the dam and how electricity is generated, and a map of the region showing points of interest with notes and historical information. No date.
Insert 2 “General Information” with statistics and drawing of the powerhouse. (2 copies) No date.
Insert 3 “The Hydroelectric Development at Safe Harbor.” Pamphlet published by Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation. April 1935.
Insert 4 Gift of the late Amer and Emma Kendig via Rick Kendig, August 2008.
“Engineering Data regarding the Safe Harbor Hydro-electric Project, April 1931.” Shows cross-section of power house and general layout of structures. Data includes general and hydrographic, construction, hydraulic design, and electrical equipment. 1931.
“Safe Harbor: The New Hydro-electric Development in the Susquehanna Basin.” Narrative, engineering data, and information from Pennsylvania Water and Power Company and Consolidated Gas Electric Light & Power Company of Baltimore. May 1931.
Insert 5 Certificates of employee recognition for Edward H. Rutter. 1956, 1961, 1974. Gift of Robert Marion, 2007.
Insert 6 Gift of Robert Marion, 2007.
Invitation to the 50th Anniversary Banquet Celebration for Safe Harbor Water Power Corp. to be held at Historic Strasburg Inn. 7 December 1981.
“Safe Harbor Dam is 50 Years Old Today.” No date.
Folder 5 Safe Harbor Hydroelectric Development
The Safe Harbor Hydroelectric Development: A Digest of the Solutions of Its Engineering Problems. [1936].
The Safe Harbor Hydroelectric Development. Prepared for the 1941 Spring Meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Baltimore, Maryland. 23-25 April 1941.
Folder 6 Pennsylvania Water & Power Company
“Man Defies the Lightning,” The Sunday Sun, Baltimore, 15 October 1939. Reprinted by Pennsylvania Water & Power Co.
Hydroelectric Power Development of the Susquehanna River. Published by Pennsylvania Water & Power Co., Holtwood, PA. Includes visitor information; facts; maps; photographs; and information about hydroelectric development, how electricity is generated, and the history of the region. 1949.
Insert 1 Blueprint of the substation yard, Conestoga Substation. 1937-1938.
Folder 7 Pennsylvania Water & Power Company
“Visitors are Welcome at Holtwood & Safe Harbor, PA: Picturesque Scenery in Historic Country.” Pamphlet with map of the Susquehanna River from Columbia, PA to the Chesapeake Bay and describing points of interest. [1947].
“Visitors are Welcome at Holtwood & Safe Harbor, PA.” Pamphlet with map of the Susquehanna River from Columbia, PA to the Chesapeake Bay and describing points of interest. [1951].
Folder 8 Growth of an Integrated System of Hydro and Steam Power Supply. Pennsylvania Water & Power Company Yearbook. 1940.
Folder 9 Annual Reports of the Pennsylvania Water & Power Co. 1930, 1932, 1933. Transferred from the library, [1999].
Folder 10 Ice and Floods: Holtwood and Safe Harbor, March, 1936. Pennsylvania Water & Power Company and Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation. 1936. (placed in manuscript group to protect the casing)
Folder 11 Publications on Turbines and Thrust Bearings
Power by Smith: Smith Kaplan Turbines. Published by S. Morgan Smith Company, York, Pennsylvania. Bulletin No. 139. 1938.
G-E Thrust Bearings. Published by General Electric, Schenectady, New York. GEA-2251. No date.
Folder 12 Conowingo Hydroelectric Development
Insert 1 Hydrographs—Susquehanna River, 1891-1925. For the Conowingo Project of The Susquehanna Power Co. and Philadelphia Electric Power Company. Prepared by Stone & Webster, Inc. 1926.
Insert 2 “Conowingo Hydro-electric Development.” Article was removed from a book and is incomplete. No date.