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Manuscript Collection
Files
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Identifier
Accession 1482
Inclusive Dates
1856-1940, nd
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
1000 pieces
Language
English;
Scope and Content Note
The Rock Hill Power Company Records contains thirty nine individual records owned by the Rock Hill Power Company and Rock Hill Water and Electric Company between the years 1856 to 1941. The records consist of abstracts of data, titles and deeds, agreements between the Rock Hill Power Company and other entities, minutes and proceedings letters, lawyer opinion regarding rights to supply water to Rock Hill, and a surveyor sketch. This collection of particular interest to researchers interested in the Rock Hill, SC’s early efforts to bring electric lights to the city in the early 1890s and Rock Hill’s legal authority to acquire ownership of local water and light plants. Also included is a legal statement on the installation of a street railway and information regarding the Rock Hill Little Theater.
Provenance
The Rock Hill Water and Light Company Minutes and Records were give to the Archives on May 1, 2014 by Wade Fairey.
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Rock Hill Power Company Records - Accession 1482". Finding Aid 1133.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1133
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LC Subject Headings
Rock Hill Power Company--Archives; Rock Hill Water and Electric Company; Rock Hill Water, Light and Power Company; Rock Hill Little Theater; Business records--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Public utilities--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Electric power-plants--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Water utilities--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Contracts--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Rock Hill (S.C.)--History--19th century; Rock Hill (S.C.)--History--20h century