Commonwealth Edison Company Records, 1911-1967 | Northern Illinois University

Collection Overview

Title: Commonwealth Edison Company Records, 1911-1967

ID: RHC/RC/176

Extent: 1.5 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 07/17/1984

Subjects: Central Illinois Electric and Gas Company, Commonwealth Edison Company, Economy Light & Power Company, Electric Industries, Electricity, Gas, Illinois Northern Utilities Company, Illinois Valley Gas and Electric Company, North Shore Electric Company, Power Resources, Public Service Company of Northern Illinois, Public utilities, Western United Gas and Electric Company

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The materials in this collection are published documents from several predecessor companies of Commonwealth Edison. Types of records include annual reports, financial statements, and other documents pertaining to utility companies and their agreements with cities and towns in northern Illinois dating from the Civil War.

Subject/Index Terms

Central Illinois Electric and Gas Company
Commonwealth Edison Company
Economy Light & Power Company
Electric Industries
Electricity
Gas
Illinois Northern Utilities Company
Illinois Valley Gas and Electric Company
North Shore Electric Company
Power Resources
Public Service Company of Northern Illinois
Public utilities
Western United Gas and Electric Company

Administrative Information

Repository: Northern Illinois University

Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions on access to the collection.

Use Restrictions: Property rights in the collection are held by the Regional History Center; literary rights are dedicated to the public.

Acquisition Source: Commonwealth Edison Company

Acquisition Method: The Commonwealth Edison Company donated the records in this collection to the Northern Illinois Regional History Center on July 17, 1984.

Other Note: For additional information and original corporate records, researchers should contact Commonwealth Edison’s archives in Chicago.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[All]

Box 2

Folder 1-2: Western United Gas and Electric Company; agreements, mortgages, 1913-1925
Folder 3-4: Western United; Annual Reports, 1925, 1928-1929, 1931-1937
Folder 5: Western United; Income and Expense Statements, 1902-1913, 1915, 1917-1927
Volume 1: North Shore Electric Company; Important Papers, Volume III (1 volume), 1911
Volume 2: Economy Light and Power Company; Important Papers (1 volume), 1911