Duke Power Records, 1917-1966
Content Description
This collection contains surveys, maps, applications for service, financial documents, and other miscellaneous records relating to the Duke Power Company. Materials are dated 1935-1957 and are in fair condition. The bulk of the collection is dated 1917-1966, with one outlier in 1957.
Dates
- 1917 - 1966
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public without restriction. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to duplicate or publish material from this collection must be obtained from the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.
Biographical / Historical
In 1905, brothers James and Benjamin Duke founded the Southern Power Company, which in 1924 became known as the Duke Power Company. Its headquarters is in Charlotte, North Carolina, primarily serving the Piedmont region of the Carolinas. The Duke brothers worked very closely with William States Lee, an electrical engineer, and brothers Walker and Robert Wylie, founders of the Catawba Power Company.
Initially providing power to the mill companies, Duke Power boomed following the end of World War II. By 1997, Duke Power had grown tremendously, and merged with PanEnergy to create Duke Energy. Nine years later, Duke Energy and Cinergy Corp. merged. Another union with Progress Energy came in 2012, followed by the acquisition of Piedmont Natural Gas in 2016.
Today, Duke Energy is the largest electric utility in the United States, providing service to the Carolinas, Tennessee, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Focusing on the future, Duke Energy aims at innovation in environmental and economic sustainability.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
1.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
In 1905, brothers James and Benjamin Duke founded the Southern Power Company, which in 1924 became known as the Duke Power Company. Its headquarters is in Charlotte, North Carolina, primarily serving the Piedmont region of the Carolinas. The Duke brothers worked very closely with William States Lee, an electrical engineer, and brothers Walker and Robert Wylie, founders of the Catawba Power Company.
This collection contains surveys, maps, applications for service, financial documents, and other miscellaneous records relating to the Duke Power Company. Materials are dated 1917-1966 and are in fair condition.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged in the originial order in which we received the collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room by an unidentified donor c2005.
Bibliography
Duke Power Records Inventory, 1935-1957. Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.
Durden, Robert F. “Duke Power Company.” NCPedia. 2006. Accessed August 2020. bit.ly/33B7Mch
Condition Description
Materials are in fair condition. All maps are folded and should be rehoused into oversize boxes. Some documents have torn or folded edges.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of this collection was completed by Sydney Carroll, August 2020.
- Account books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Business Subject Source: Local sources
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duke Energy
- Duke Power Company
- Duke, Benjamin N. (Benjamin Newton), 1855-1929
- Duke, James Buchanan, 1856-1925
- Electric utilities Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Land use surveys Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lee, William States, 1872-1934
- Maps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Neighborhoods Subject Source: Local sources
- Power company Subject Source: Local sources
- Property--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Receipts Subject Source: Local sources
- Rural line extension application Subject Source: Local sources
- Southern Power Company (Charlotte, N.C.)
- Wylie, Robert H.
- Wylie, W. Gill (Walker Gill), 1848-1923
- Title
- Duke Power Records, 1917-1966
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sydney Carroll
- Date
- 2020-08-06
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Repository
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library-Main
310 N. Tryon Street
Charlotte NC 28202 USA
carolinaroom@cmlibrary.org
