Northwest Public Power Association, executive secretary's records
Scope and Contents
The collection (1948-1963) consists of correspondence, material regarding power and service plans of electric cooperatives, application and hearing material for the Mountain Sheep-Pleasant Valley hydro-electric project on the Middle Snake River in Idaho and Oregon, and a file regarding the Oregon Electric Consumers council.
Special Collections and University Archives holds a detailed paper listing of the contents of this collection.
Series I: Correspondence is separated into incoming and outgoing sections. Incoming letters (1948-1963) are arranged alphabetically. Outgoing correspondence is arranged by date, 1949-1962.
Series II: Electric Cooperatives contains files on cooperatives including Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Benton-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Lane County Electric Cooperative, Inc, and Tillamook Peoples' Utility District, among others. Material includes reports, resolutions, meetings, analyses and summaries of power requirements, and recommended service plans.
Series III contains on folder regarding the Oregon Electric Consumers council.
Series IV: Project 2137 consists of material used in the hearings before the Federal Power Commission and the application process for a license for Mountain Sheep-Pleasant Valley hydro-electric project on the Middle Snake River in Idaho and Oregon, by Pacific Northwest Power Company. Materials include briefs, opinions, supporting geological documents, and numerous statements in support as well as statements in protest. There is a statement of protest by Gus Norwood. Testimonies are also included.
Dates
- 1948-1963
Creator
- Norwood, Gus, 1916-2006 (Person)
- Northwest Public Power Association (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) is a not for profit trade association comprising public/people's utility districts, electric cooperatives, municipalities and crown corporations in the Western U.S. and Canada" (NWPPA website, 2013).
NWPPA also serves the sales and networking needs of approximately 300 Associate Members across the U.S. and Canada who are allied with the electric utility industry (NWPPA website, 2013).
Gustav "Gus" Norwood, served as Northwest Public Power Association's executive secretary for 20 years (1947- 1967). He was then appointed as the first administrator of the Alaska Power Administration in Juneau, Alaska.
Extent
1.5 linear feet (1 container) : 1 record storage box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) is a non-profit trade association comprising public/people's utility districts, electric cooperatives, municipalities, and crown corporations in the Western U.S. and Canada. The collection (1948-1963) consists of correspondence, material regarding power and service plans of electric cooperatives, application and hearing material for the Mountain Sheep-Pleasant Valley hydro-electric project on the Middle Snake River, and a file regarding the Oregon Electric Consumers council.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series:
Series I: Correspondence
Series II: Electric Cooperatives
Series III: Oregon Electric Consumers council.
Series IV: Project 2137
Material within this collection is minimally arranged. Any arrangement is either derived from the records' creators or custodians or from staff at the time of initial processing. It may be necessary to look in multiple places for the same types of materials.
Other Finding Aids
Paper finding aid with additional information is available in Special Collections & University Archives.
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Electric cooperatives -- Northwest, Pacific Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Electric utilities -- Northwest, Pacific Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hydroelectric power plants -- Idaho Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hydroelectric power plants -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Norwood, Gus, 1916-2006
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Public utilities -- Northwest, Pacific Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reports Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.) -- Power utilization Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Federal Power Commission
- Water-power -- Northwest, Pacific Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Northwest Public Power Association, Executive Secretary's Records
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet and Kira B. Homo.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
