Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the Appalachian Electric Power Company Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Appalachian Electric Power Company Photographs, Ms2009-073 - Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

The Appalachian Electric Power Company Photographs were purchased by Special Collections in 2009.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Appalachian Electric Power Company Photographs commenced and was completed in May 2009.

Historical Information

In 1906, the American Gas and Electric Company was formed from Electric Company of Americaa utility holding companyand soon began offering electric, water, transit, steam, gas, and ice services to individuals living in New Jersey, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, Indiana, and Ohio. In 1925, AG&E purchased the Appalachian Power Company and merged their other holdings in Virginia and southern West Virginia with the new company. The newly merged units were soon renamed the Appalachian Electric Power Company In 1958, AG&E became American Electric Power (A.E.P.).

Today, the Appalachian Electric Power Company's headquarters are in Charleston, West Virginia. A.E.P serves about one million customers in Virginia, Tennessee, and West Virginia, accounting for about of American Electric Power's total customers.

For additonal information, see the American Electric Power webpage.

Scope and Content

The American Gas and Electric Company purchased the Appalachian Power Company in 1925, merging units in middle-Appalachia in order to create the Appalachian Electric Power Company. The photograph in this collection of A.E.P. Company's First Aid Class is taken shortly after the merger, in 1931. It is unclear whether the photograph pictures employees, volunteers, or other important contributors to the company's success. The Service Pin Dinner photograph was also taken during a period of transition for the company, preceding the renaming of A.E.P.'s parent companyAmerican Gas and Electric Company. Additionally, the Service Pin Dinner and First Aid Class photographs have ordered lists on the back of each photograph of the individuals pictured.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.