Kennebec Light and Heat Company Records (Central Maine Power Company Collection)
Scope and Contents
Financial records and correspondence of a local electric utility in Maine. Included are cashbooks, journals, ledgers, purchase records, and letter books of the Kennebec Light and Heat Company from 1887 to 1911.
Dates
- Creation: 1887-1911
Creator
- Kennebec Light and Heat Company (Augusta, Me.) (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Historical Note
Located in Augusta, Maine, the company was incorporated in 1887 by Chapter 29 of the Private Laws of Maine. Its purpose was to manufacture gas and electricity for supplying light, heat and power to the city of Hallowell, Maine. George F. West, Daniel A. Cony, and W.E. Maxcy were the original corporators. The act also authorized the newly-formed company to purchase the franchise, property, etc., of the Augusta Gas Light Company and the Gardiner Gas Light Company to supply the communities of Augusta, Gardiner, Farmingdale, and Pittston. The company was acquired by Central Maine Power Company in 1911.
Extent
32 ledgers (31-43 cm.)
Language of Materials
English
Source
- Central Maine Power Company (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Kennebec Light and Heat Company Records (Central Maine Power Company Collection)
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Brenda Howitson Steeves
- Date
- March 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
