Douglas County History Research Center
Douglas County Libraries
100 S. Wilcox Street
Castle Rock, Colorado 80104
U.S.A.
Phone: 303-688-7730
Email: sboyd@dclibraries.org
URL: http://DouglasCountyLibraries.org
© 2011
Profile Description | |
| Creation: | Encoded by Holly Allen-Petersen2011-07-19 |
| Language: | Finding aid is in English |
Collection Summary | |
| Repository | Douglas County Libraries / 100 S. Wilcox St. / Castle Rock, CO 80104 / Phone: 303-688-7730 |
| Creator | Intermountain Rural Electric Association |
| Title | Intermountain Rural Electric Association Newsletters and Articles |
| Dates: | 1966-1999 |
| Dates: | 1966-1988 |
| Size | 1 box: .35 cubic feet, 15 x 5 x 10 inches, 202 items, paper |
| Abstract: | IREA was incorporated on August 24, 1938. They provide electricity to Douglas County and several other locations south and west of Denver. IREA began publishing a quarterly newsletter-"Watts and Volts" in 1966. By 1977 "Watts and Volts" was a bi-monthly newsletter. |
| Collection Number | 1999.066 |
| Language: | English |
The collection includes issues of the "Watts and Volts" newsletter and various articles from area newspapers collected by the staff at IREA. Lists of articles are available in the collection folder.
1935 - Franklin Roosevelt signs an executive order creating the Rural Electrification Administration(REA).
1936 - Congress passes a bill setting aside money for loans and funding of the REA.
1938 - Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA) incorporates.
1939 - IREA begins construction on its first power lines in the Platte Canyon.
1940 - IREA expands to South Park.
1951 - IREA reaches 5000 customers.
1977 - Energy Crisis threatens United States power supply.
Douglas County History Research Center material is non-circulating, requires staff retrieval and is available by appointment during normal library hours.
The collection is used in the presence of the Douglas County History Research Center staff. Some items may be fragile and may only be duplicated with permission of the Douglas County History Research Center staff.
Intermountain Rural Electric Association Newsletters and Articles, Douglas County History Research Center. Douglas County Libraries, Castle Rock, CO.
Donated by Carolyn Webb, Division Secretary at IREA, in 1999.
Processed by Shaun Boyd and William Kirby, January 2000.