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Introduction | Agency History | Scope and Contents | Series Description | Inventory
Introduction
The operational, financial, and organizational materials of the Toledo Edison Company and its predecessors covers primarily
the years 1901 to 1989, although some records dating back to 1853 are in the collection. This collection is representative
of the growth of utility companies throughout the 20th century and details many aspects of the operations and financial details
that led to this growth. Some records provided in this collection include correspondence, financial audits, annual reports,
company publications, and photographs.
The collection itself has been divided into two segments. The first grouping consists of boxes related to the Toledo Railways
and Light Company, the utility operations of which were a direct predecessor of the Toledo Edison Company. The second segment
relates to the development of the Toledo Edison Company from 1921 until approximately 1989.
The collection was donated to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, in July of 1998 by
FirstEnergy Corp. of Akron, Ohio, through the cooperation of Lorrin Read. No restrictions exist on the use of this collection
and duplication is permitted for research purposes. This collection was processed by graduate students Kristin Dusseau, Roger
Chapman, and Shaun Hayes with final revision and completion of the register by Marilyn Levinson, Curator of Manuscripts, in
December 2007.
Agency History
The Toledo Edison Company is a direct descendant of the Toledo Railways and Light Company which existed in Toledo, Ohio, from
1901 until 1921. Toledo Railways and Light, itself composed of several electric streetcar and utilities companies purchased
and consolidated, provided electric and gas service to Toledo, Ohio, and the surrounding area. The company also continued
to operate a streetcar service. Toledo Railways and Light was owned by Cities Service Company, a national conglomerate owned
by Henry L. Doherty. Cities Service Company owned and operated several utilities and streetcar companies throughout the United
States.
Toledo Edison came into existence in 1921 when the streetcar operations run by Toledo Railways and Light were sold to the
Community Traction Company. Throughout the 1920s to the 1950s Toledo Edison continued to purchase smaller utility companies
and increase electrical output. In the 1960s, the company began experimenting with the use of nuclear power. This ultimately
resulted in the construction of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant in Oak Harbor, Ohio, in 1977.
In 1986 the company affiliated with The Illuminating Company to form a parent company known as Centerior Energy. In 1997,
a merger between Centerior Energy and Ohio Edison created FirstEnergy Corp., which became the parent company of Toledo Edison
and other utility companies.
Scope and Contents
The records of the Toledo Edison Company, and its predecessor companies in particular, offer a comprehensive view at the history
of the development and growth of the electric industry in America in the 20th century. Covering both the development of electric
companies (in particular, the Toledo Railways and Light Company) and their role in public transportation and the eventual
development of larger-scale nuclear powered electric plants, this collection provides an early history of Toledo Edison's
growth.
The earliest records in this collection, the ones covering Toledo Railways and Light (as well as companies that were purchased
by Toledo Railways and Light) are of particular interest and provide an illustration of a surprisingly broad spectrum of subjects.
Included in this collection are descriptions of the issue of labor and unions in America in the early 20th century, business
conditions in Toledo in the early 20th century, the development of amateur and professional baseball in both Toledo and the
United States, World War I and its affect on companies and citizens in Toledo, the financial and industrial organization of
early-20th century corporations, the types and functions of early automobiles (as well as modern road systems), and a slight
illustration of politics in Toledo in the early 1900s. In addition, there is a wealth of information about the daily operations
of a railway company that covers a variety of issues including employment and customer service as well as billing and engineering.
The early part of the collection also contains both personal and professional correspondence of Frank R. Coates, a prominent
citizen in Toledo in the early 1900s who was president of Toledo Railways and Light. As it pertained to the streetcar system
in providing destinations for customers outside the normal workday, it also contains correspondence related to the procurement
of entertainment acts which performed at the Toledo Beach from 1908 to 1921.
The later part of this collection offers a more scatter-shot view of Toledo Edison's development into a modern power company.
A large portion of this part of the collection consists of various audits on companies owned by Toledo Edison and Toledo Edison
itself, as well as financial statements and annual reports, primarily in published rather than manuscript material. There
are also a number of packets of the Toledo Edison News and a variety of other publications related to the utilities industry.
Several biographies of prominent Toledo Edison employees are included as well.
Of particular interest in this part of the collection may be the variety of photographs, mostly dealing with construction
and operation of plants and Toledo Edison employees.
Encompassing approximately 25 linear feet of material and spanning more than 120 years of the history of Toledo Edison and
its preceding companies, this collection is particularly useful in the detail it gives about the organization, equipment,
operation, business and political climates that the Toledo Railway and Light Company existed in, highlighting the interconnected
and extensive system of public transportation at the time. It is also valuable in the glimpse it provides about labor in America
in the early 20th century.
However, the larger part of the collection, detailing the later evolution of the company, would seem to be of little interest
except to those attempting to give a picture of the financial composition of Toledo Edison. Correspondence and other details
amply provided in the first part of the collection are noticeably lacking in the second, more contemporary part. The most
recent records, those dating from 1991 forward, are either missing or scantly represented. Many of the most important parts
of Toledo Edison's most recent history, those dealing with mergers and acquisitions, are not in the collection.
Series Description
TOLEDO RAILWAYS AND LIGHT COMPANY
PROCEEDINGS
TOLEDO GAS LIGHT & COKE COMPANY MINUTES 1853-1905 Outline summary of minutes, with tally sheets and proxy forms from annual elections
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 1872, 1893, 1901 Articles of incorporation for Toledo Railways and Light Company (1901) and predecessor companies Lagrange Street Railway (1872)
and Central Street Railway Company (1893)
MEMBERSHIP RECORDS December 15, 1902 Presentation book given to Albion E. Lang, President of the Toledo Railways and Light Company, on his retirement, containing
the signatures of the Officers, Directors, and employees of the Toledo Railways and Light Company at that time
CORRESPONDENCE
CORRESPONDENCE - ALBION E. LANG 1895, 1899, 1902, 1910-1911, 1921, 1933, n.d. Minor correspondence of Albion Lang, President of the Toledo Railways and Light Company, including a draft version of his
will
CORRESPONDENCE - H.A. EVERETT 1907-1910 Minor correspondence of H.A. Everett, President of the Toledo Railways and Light Company
CORRESPONDENCE - FRANK R. COATES 1912-1913; 1917, 1919 Minor business and personal correspondence of Frank R. Coates, President of the Toledo Railways and Light Company; includes
exchange of letters with then Senator Warren G. Harding
CORRESPONDENCE - ED KELSEY 1912-1918 Minor correspondence of General Passenger Agent of the Toledo Railways and Light Company, including some reference to developing
a park at the Toledo Beach Casino
CORRESPONDENCE - C.E. MURRAY 1914, 1917-1918 Minor correspondence of Auditor/Secretary of the Toledo Railways and Light Company
CORRESPONDENCE - F.J. DERGE 1913-1922 Minor correspondence of Assistant Manager of the Toledo Railways and Light Company
CORRESPONDENCE - HENRY L. DOHERTY 1914-1922 Minor correspondence of an administrative, congratulatory, or informational nature
CORRESPONDENCE - TOLEDO RAILWAYS & LIGHT CO. 1910-1920 Minor administrative correspondence, with account inquiries, requests for information, meeting notices, and operational questions
(such as a request from the Village of Maumee that a restroom facility be added to the passenger station there)
CORRESPONDENCE - TOLEDO & WESTERN RAILROAD CO. 1910-1921 Minor administrative correspondence of an interurban line from Toledo to Pioneer, Ohio, including operational questions, information
about sanitary drinking water and facilities, petitions for extension of service, accident inquiries, personnel issues, policy
issues (particularly regarding handling of live poultry on passenger cars), and competition on short-haul freight with truck
lines
CORRESPONDENCE - TOLEDO BEACH 1907, 1913-1914, 1917-1918, 1920-1922 Minor correspondence associated with booking acts to appear at Toledo Beach (operated by Ed Kelsey on behalf of TR & L Co.),
includes references to contracts, novelty acts, and some general management issues
CORRESPONDENCE - TOLEDO RAILWAYS & LIGHT CO. BASEBALL TEAM 1914-1920, n.d. Minor correspondence related to games with the company team, the Rail- Lights and various amateur and semi-professional teams,
correspondence to arrange guests for a "Fan Night" event, and for special games with such major league clubs as Cleveland,
Boston, Brooklyn, and Chicago, and issues associated with the Toledo Base Ball Co. Includes a few photos of team members from
1904 and unidentified year
CORRESPONDENCE - TOLEDO RAILWAYS & LIGHT CO. ORCHESTRA 1911-1921 Minor correspondence related to the Company orchestra, including lists of employees with instrument played and department
they were employed by, concert program information, arrangements for benefit concerts, letters of appreciation for concerts
presented, activities entertaining troops at Camp Sherman in Chillicothe during World War I, and a photo of the orchestra
(with slight edge damage) from 1919-1920
CORRESPONDENCE - TOLEDO RAILWAYS & LIGHT CO. PUBLIC RELATIONS 1908-1914; 1917-1922 Minor correspondence related to publicity, articles, letters to the editor, reactions to press reports, the illuminated Toledo
Railways & Light Co. "Slogan Sign" erected in 1913 ("You Will Do Better In Toledo"), correspondence and a brochure on a promotional
film "Yours to Command" illustrating how electricity is used in society
CORRESPONDENCE - ELECTRIC LIGHT ASSOCIATION 1910-1922 (scattered) Scattered correspondence related to the National Electric Light Association and the Ohio Electric Light Association
CORRESPONDENCE - UNION AND LABOR 1910-1920 Scattered correspondence related to labor relations and agreements with unions
CORRESPONDENCE - EMPLOYEE AND PERSONNEL 1910-1921 Letters and forms inquiring about employment, some including background information on applicants, correspondence related
to the resignation of an employee who implied there was discrimination in her salary compared to a man in the same position,
bonding of employees, transfers, and recognition of outstanding service
CORRESPONDENCE - WORLD WAR I 1916-1920 Various letters, flyers, pamphlets, and reports the impact of World War I on staffing (including a 1918 list of employees
who are aliens), Liberty Loan bond drives, shortages, and general subjects
CORRESPONDENCE - MISCELLANEOUS 1910-1922 Various memos and letters referring to single topics and reports, such as customer complaints, community relations, use of
coal in plants, hot water heating, internal auditing, service requests, sale of equipment, shareholder inquiries, purchase
of property, reference to the Wall Street bombing of September 1920, and general operational subjects
SUBJECT FILES
TOLEDO RAILWAYS & LIGHT CO. RATE INFORMATION 1913-1920 Booklets and minor correspondence related to rates and charges for electric lighting, hot water heating, power production,
and gas
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABSTRACTS 1912-1921 Abstracted articles with any reference to Toledo Railways & Light Co., the Doherty organization in general, or Toledo Edison;
abstracted from the Toledo Blade, the Toledo Morning News, and the Toledo News-Bee
HENRY L. DOHERTY 1913-1921 Topical files on the Doherty Organization and Cities Service Company, on companies in Ohio operated by Henry L. Doherty &
Company, and on the proposed establishment of training schools for technical education
TOLEDO RAILWAYS & LIGHT CO. HISTORY AND DATA 1901-1986 Toledo Railways & Light Co. historical material, including facilities information, biographical and corporate background,
corporate changes, and statistical data
MOTOR VEHICLES AND HIGHWAYS 1913-1923 Sales brochures, booklets and minor correspondence related to various service trucks and personal vehicles manufactured by
such companies as Peerless, Bailey, Packard, Republic, White, Service, and Overland; also includes information on a road trip
from Toledo to Atlanta in 1917 via the Dixie Highway
HALLER CAR & LOCOMOTIVE CORPORATION 1918 Sales information with drawings and specifications of Haller one and two- man interurban cars and steam-powered buses
JITNEY BUSSES 1915-1916 Correspondence, reports and pamphlets dealing with the proliferation of jitney bus service in some cities in competition with
street railroads
COMMUNITY TRACTION COMPANY 1920-1921 Material relating to the establishment of Community Traction Co. as the operations of power generation and transportation
of the old Toledo Railways & Light Company separated
LAKE ERIE PARK CASINO 1907, 1910 Agreement and other documents associated with the operation of the Casino at Lake Erie Park by the Toledo Railways & Light
Company
TOLEDO RAILWAYS & LIGHT CO. ACME POWER STATION 1916-1922 Listing of equipment and site photograph, with minor correspondence
TOLEDO RAILWAYS & LIGHT CO. PAYROLLS AND WAGES 1907-1909, 1914, 1918-1920, 1922 Listing of Toledo Railways & Light Co. employee payrolls and wages, giving many names and positions
TOLEDO RAILWAYS & LIGHT CO. EMPLOYEE WELFARE 1920, 1922 Report and proposals related to establishment of a pension program for employees
TOLEDO RAILWAYS & LIGHT CO. MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS 1903-1922 Topical folders with reports, memos, minor correspondence, clippings, or printed material related to the operation of the
company
REPORTS
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF OHIO ANNUAL REPORTS 1916, 1918-1920 Standardized annual report to the State, giving names of the corporation directors, officers, securities holders, assets and
liabilities, value of equipment, income, profit and losses, and other statistical data. Reports included for both Toledo Railways
& Light Co. and the Maumee Valley Railways & Light Co.
PUCO ANNUAL REPORTS OF FATAL ACCIDENTS 1918 Standardized reports to the State providing information on fatal accidents involving the Toledo Railways & Light Co. and the
Maumee Valley Railways & Light Co., gives name of victim, location, and circumstance of the accident
MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS 1895, 1902, 1906, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920 Minor reports of the Toledo Railways & Light Co. and related companies, including track reports, accountant's reports, department
reports, progress reports, schedules of rates, report to the Census Bureau, mortgage report, and statistical summary sheet
LEGAL DOCUMENTS
MORTGAGE - TOLEDO & MAUMEE VALLEY RAILWAY CO. 1896 Printed copy of indenture document with the Metropolitan Trust Company of New York
AGREEMENTS - AMERICAN WHEELOCK ENGINE CO. 1895-1898 Documents of agreement for the purchase and testing of equipment by Toledo Railways & Light Co. for the Power House and failure
of the contracting company to provide and install suitable equipment
AGREEMENTS - TOLEDO GAS & ELECTRIC HEAT CO. 1905-1908 Documents of agreement for the purchase of Toledo Gas & Electric Co. by Toledo Railways & Light Co. and the assumption of
debts
CONTRACTS - CARS 1890-1909 Contract documents with various companies, including Pullman, Niles, J.G. Brill, Barney & Smith, and Kuhlman to supply cars
for the Toledo Railways & Light Co.; files may include some specifications and photographs
CONTRACTS - MISCELLANEOUS 1885-1913 Contracts for streetcar advertising by Mulford & Petry Co. and later Petry- Ambrose Advertising; with the Electric Railway
Improvement Company, and with others
PETITIONS 1910-1911 Petitions for reduction of real estate taxes, filed with the Lucas County Board of Review
TRADEMARK 1907 Registration for trademark of Toledo Railways & Light Company
MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL 1902-1910 Single documents with legal content, such as leases for buildings, protests related to taxation, legal service agreements,
and other items
FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS
BILLS AND RECEIPTS 1901-1902, 1904, 1906-1909, 1912 Expense vouchers for miscellaneous salaries, costs of damages (including a mule killed by a streetcar and coffee beans burned
when power was interrupted), services (such as drilling the Toledo Traction Band), and other costs and fees
NOTES 1908-1914 Correspondence related to financial reorganization issues
TOLEDO TRACTION COMPANY FINANCIAL RECORDS 1896-1912 Account sheets, statements, and stock information
TOLEDO TRACTION, LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY BOND INFORMATION 1913; 1918 Prospectus sheets with financial information on bonds issued
MISCELLANEOUS FINANCIAL 1901-1921 Single documents with financial content, such as lists of stockholders, analysis of costs, summaries of sales, enumeration
of notes outstanding, statistical listing of taxation of railroads, sheets summarizing revenue, expenses, and earnings, and
various job order cost sheets
SCRAPBOOKS AND SCRAPBOOK MATERIAL
NEWS CLIPPINGS 1913-1920 Loose clippings on topics related to Toledo Railways and Light Company
SCRAPBOOK 1920 Scrapbook of an event celebrating the birthday of Henry L. Doherty with a tree planting (F.R. Coates copy)
MAPS, CHARTS, DIAGRAMS, GRAPHS, LISTS, ETC.
BUILDING PLANS n.d. Buildings (plans) owned by Toledo Railways & Light Co., including station houses, the Water Street Power House, various boiler,
valve and maintenance buildings, cottages, and the Lake Erie Park Casino
PROPERTY PLANS 1906-1917 Plans showing property locations and boundaries of land owned by Toledo Railways & Light Co., including the Water Street Power
Station and the Detroit Avenue station
PRINTED MATERIAL
MAGAZINES - DOHERTY DAILY NEWS Feb 1918-May 1919 Bulletin issued by the Doherty Organization providing news of division activities, features related to the industry, and some
references to World War I activities such as Liberty Loan drives
MAGAZINES - SPARKS Oct 1918-March 1924 Monthly magazine for employees of associated companies of the Toledo Railways & Light Company of the Doherty Organization;
feature stories, personnel news and notes, and social events
MAGAZINES - TOLEDO CRITIC Sept. 19, 1903 Labor periodical with issue critical of Toledo Railways & Light Co. franchise
BOOKS 1913, 1917, 1918, 1919 Publications, including the Toledo Railways & Light Company Joint Section prospectus with constitution, bylaws, and member
listing; the Uniform Classification of Accounts for Electric Utilities; the National Electrical Safety Code (draft of 3rd
edition changes), and Elements of Industrial Heating : a Series of Lectures used by the Doherty Training School in Toledo
PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL
PHOTOGRAPHS n.d. Undated photos, including several of Frank R. Coates, the Central Avenue Car shops, and some men at work with streetcar lines
TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY
CORRESPONDENCE
CORRESPONDENCE - MISCELLANEOUS 1936-1968 Minor office correspondence, memos, and legal documents related to the operation of the Lakeshore Electric Railway, the Toledo
and Indiana Railroad Co., the Toledo Edison Eastern Division, and the Defiance Edison plant
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDA - LIBRARY 1962-1985 Monthly memos from the Toledo Edison corporate library reporting on requests, services provided, and acquisitions
SUBJECT FILES
SURVEYS 1973, 1976, 1987 Employee opinion surveys, conducted by Central Surveys, Inc. and George M. Hill & Associates, Inc. with tabulated results
and summary reports on the various management groups
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABSTRACTS 1912-1921 Abstracted articles with any reference to Toledo Railways & Light Co., the Doherty organization in general, or Toledo Edison;
abstracted from the Toledo Blade, the Toledo Morning News, and the Toledo News-Bee
TOPICAL FILES 1931-1989, n.d. Various reports from departments and subject files compiled for or related to Toledo Edison business, including an overview
of interurban cars in use in 1906, a summary and consolidation report on the properties of the Northeastern Water and Electric
Corporation (with headquarters in Bowling Green), an environmental compliance report for Davis-Besse, the corporate Employee
Education Program, and urban renewal plans for Toledo
STOCK QUOTATION NOTES 1952-1956 Compilation of high/low/and closing prices for both Common and Preferred stocks during the period
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS - TOLEDO & INDIANA RAILROAD CO. 1927-1939 Monthly Letters and Safety Bulletins of the Toledo & Indiana Railroad Co., includes summaries of service, revenue, safety
issues, and personnel; some have photographs attached showing stations, track, equipment, and employees
COMPANY LIBRARY RESOURCES 1953-1956 Summary of services and resources available in the corporate library
BIOGRAPHICAL FILES 1938-1973 Personnel file with clippings and biographical sketch of management level employees at Toledo Edison
MANAGEMENT FILES 1935-1987 Topical files on management and operational decisions, including sale of property and equipment, and planning documents
REPORTS
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF OHIO ANNUAL REPORTS 1939-1941, 1959-1970, 1972 Standardized annual report of Toledo Edison to the State, giving names of the corporation directors, officers, securities
holders, assets and liabilities, value of equipment, income, profit and losses, and other statistical data
ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS 1922-23, 1926-1970, 1972-1993 Reports with financial information and list of officers, early reports have no narrative interpretation, but later reports
have more public relations material and photographs
BALANCE SHEET REPORTS 1932-1933 Summary financial data
AUDIT AND ANNUAL REPORT DATA 1933-1945 Financial and audit reports, many provided by accountants Arthur Anderson & Co., for Toledo Edison and it subsidiary companies
such as Lake Shore Power Company and the Toledo & Indiana Railroad Company
ANNUAL REPORTS - CITIES SERVICE COMPANY 1921-1950, 1954, 1957 Reports with financial information and list of officers, early reports have no narrative interpretation, but later reports
have more public relations material and photographs
ANNUAL REPORTS - OTHER COMPANIES 1960, 1966-1967, 1984-1995 Cleveland Electric Illuminating, Centerior, American Electric Power AEP), Power Reactor Development Company, and Toledo Urban
Renewal Company
ANNUAL REPORTS - MISC. POWER AND RAIL COMPANIES 1911-1929 Miscellaneous annual reports of smaller power and transportation companies to the PUCO, the Tax Commission or the Interstate
Commerce Commission; includes reports of the Toledo, Ottawa Beach & Northern Railway, Swanton Power Company, Toledo & Indiana
Light and Power, Ridgeville Electric Light & Power Company, Trumbull Public Service Company, Archbold Electric Service, and
Apex Service Company
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS 1913-1989 Government, committee and association reports; including several on lighting and appliances from the National Commercial Gas
Association, the National Electric Light Association, and reports on Muscle Shoals, the Toledo Chamber of Commerce, a Toledo
Edison Production Dept. monthly report, comparison of the growth of Cities Service between 1912 and 1930, with an analysis
of 1927 figures, and a summary report on Toledo Edison/Centerior Benefit Plans
LITERARY PRODUCTIONS
RESEARCH NOTES AND HISTORIES 1928-1987 General and specialized historical sketches and compiled historical facts for various purposes, including a Newcomen Society
lecture booklet, presentations and programs, and various specialized histories of divisions and companies; also includes a
background file on John Davis, president of Toledo Edison
SPEECHES 1947-1967, n.d. Various speeches, conference presentations, and informal talks about Toledo Edison and the electric utility industry
LEGAL DOCUMENTS
AGREEMENTS 1892-1950 Agreements and ordinances between Toledo Edison and various parties, including the City of Toledo, related to the operation
of utilities, distribution of electricity, maintenance of lines, etc.
BRIEFS 1917-1947 Support documents, statements, arguments, proceedings, hearings and testimony; many associated with legal matters associated
with Toledo Consolidated Street Railway Co., Toledo Edison and Cities Service and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
DEEDS 1902-1925 Deeds related to property associated with the Defiance Gas & Electric Co. (including land of the former Miami & Erie Canal),
and the Toledo, Fayette & Western Railroad
FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS
UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS 1913-1955 Guidelines for account ledger entries indicating the variety of construction costs, expenses, and functions performed by Toledo
Edison utility divisions
TOLEDO EDISON AUDIT REPORTS AND STATEMENTS 1932-1957 Audit reports, balance sheets, and statements for Toledo Edison; includes schedules of supplementary information and property
investment summaries
OTHER COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1919-1955 Audit reports, balance sheets, and statements for other companies related to Toledo Edison, including Community Traction,
Defiance Gas & Electric, Lake Shore Power Co., and Grand Rapids-Weston Power & Light Co.
MISCELLANEOUS FINANCIAL 1887-1986 Various statements, rate lists, reports, and charts associated with companies related to utilities or to work with Toledo
Edison; oversize ledger located in flat box
SCRAPBOOKS AND SCRAPBOOK MATERIALS
NEWSCLIPPINGS 1915-1970 Topical folders of clippings and articles on Toledo Edison history, personnel, and events
SCRAPBOOKS 1919-1944, 1928 Loose pages and the personal scrapbook of Louise Hall, and a corporate scrapbook documenting Cities Service Co. employees
around 1928; oversize Hall scrapbook in flat box
MAPS, CHARTS, DIAGRAMS, GRAPHS, LISTS, ETC.
MAPS 1935-1940, n.d. Maps showing service areas, routes, and line locations
CHARTS 1924-1960 Organizational charts and "family tree" graphics showing relationships between various Toledo Edison entities
DIAGRAMS 1936, 1937 Work-flow diagram of line extension project, wiring diagram of highway flasher used on the Toledo & Indiana Railway
PRINTED MATERIAL
PAMPHLETS 1912-1965, n.d. Promotional, advertising, and informational pamphlets and brochures on energy, utilities, and local interest topics; including
canals, Toledo Newsboys' Association, Atomic energy, electric railways, and miscellaneous topics
FLYERS/BROADSIDES 1917, n.d. School safety flyers, issued by the Brooklyn Bureau of Public Safety, including sheets on streetcar safety; grouping of posters
"So that the people may know" located in flat box
PROGRAMS 1912-1965 Programs from association meetings, conferences, and special events, such as the official closing of the Detroit Avenue Station
Steam Plant & Electrical Substation
BOOKLETS 1953-1964 Various Newcomen Society lecture series booklets, including John K. Davis' "Power: from Horses to Atoms"
BOOKS 1920-1962 Books, manuals, and guides on utility and power supply topics
TOLEDO EDISON/CENTERIOR PERIODICALS 1926-1931, 1942-1975, 1988-1995 The Toledo Edison News, Centerior Energy Circuit, Centerior Energy Connection, Centerior Energy Quarterly
PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL
PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS - BAYSHORE 1954-1968 Photos showing interiors, machinery, construction, and dedication
PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS - OTHER PLANTS, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 1912-1982 Various shots of Toledo Edison properties and equipment, including the Acme Power Plant, Water Street Generating Station,
Defiance Auglaize Hydro, crew shots, street-car and interurban equipment, and various shots of power lines and stations
PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS - INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS 1929-1969, n.d. Formal and informal photos of Toledo Edison managers and employees at work and at various functions, including Albion Lang,
Charles Ide, C.L. Proctor, John Davis, William Marshall, P.R. Knapp, S. Mahon, individual portraits of various Toledo business
executives, and a group shot of the Toledo Edison women's softball team in 1929
PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS - MISCELLANEOUS Circa 1910-1970, n.d. Toledo Edison old building in Toledo at Superior and Jefferson decorated for Christmas, retail floor displays showing electric
appliances of the period, interiors of office space with employees, color graphics of safety education illustrations
PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVES/SCANS n.d. General copy negatives of images in the collection, with a few originals; many images have also been scanned to CD in a variety
of formats (.jpg, .tif, and .bmp). Includes old internal office reference sheets, now not accurate but includes some identification
ARTIFACTS
PLAQUES 1961 Junior Achievement plaque; located in oversize box
Inventory
Toledo Railways and Light Company
Box 1
Folder
- Articles of incorporation - Lagrange Street Railway, 1872
- Articles of incorporation - Central Street Railway Company, 1893
- Articles of incorporation - Toledo Railways and Light Company, 1901
- Toledo Gas & Coke Company - Outline of Minutes, 1853-1905
- Presentation book - Officers, Directors, and employees, 1902
- Correspondence - Albion Lang, 1895, 1899, 1902, 1910-1911, 1921, 1933, n.d.
- Correspondence - H.A. Everett, 1907-1910
- Correspondence - Frank R. Coates, 1912-1913
- Correspondence - Frank R. Coates, 1911-1914, 1916
- Correspondence - Frank R. Coates to Warren G. Harding, 1917, 1919
- Correspondence - Frank R. Coates, 1917-1922
- Correspondence - Frank R. Coates philanthropic/civic, 1913-1914, 1917, 1920
- Correspondence - Ed Kelsey, 1912-1918
- Correspondence - C.E. Murray, 1914, 1917-1918
- Correspondence - F.J. Derge, 1913-1922
- Correspondence - Henry Doherty, 1914-1922
Box 2
Folder
- Correspondence - Toledo Railways & Light Co. Misc., 1910-1920
- Correspondence - Toledo & Western Railroad Co., 1910-1921
- Correspondence - Toledo Beach, 1907, 1913-1914
- Correspondence - Toledo Beach, 1917-1918, 1920-1922
- Correspondence - Toledo Railways & Light Co. Baseball Team 1914-1920
- Correspondence - Toledo Railways & Light Co. Orchestra, 1911-1921
- Correspondence - Toledo Railways & Light Co. public relations 1908-1914
- Correspondence - Toledo Railways & Light Co. public relations 1917-1922
- Correspondence - National Electric Light Association, 1910-1922
- Correspondence - Ohio Electric Light Association, 1913-1922
- Correspondence - Union and Labor related, 1910-1920
Box 3
Folder
- Correspondence - Employment inquiries and applications, 1910, 1916-1918
- Correspondence - Personnel correspondence, 1909, 1912, 1918, 1920
- Correspondence - Staffing issues, 1910-1921
- Correspondence - World War I, 1916-1917
- Correspondence - World War I, 1918-1920
- Correspondence - Customer relations, 1911-1921
- Correspondence - City of Toledo relations, 1910-1914, 1919-1920
- Correspondence - Toledo Museum of Art, 1914, 1917, 1920
- Correspondence - Shareholder inquiries, 1907, 1910
- Correspondence - Shareholder inquiries, 1916-1917
Box 4
Folder
- Correspondence - Fire insurance, 1910
- Correspondence - Heat, 1910
- Correspondence - Internal auditing, 1910
- Correspondence - Wire removal, 1910
- Correspondence - Plants and coal, 1911
- Correspondence - Work order system, 1911
- Correspondence - Accounting, 1912
- Correspondence - Hot water heating, 1912
- Correspondence - Operations, 1912
- Correspondence - Power plants, 1912
- Correspondence - Property valuation, 1912
- Correspondence - Tax review, 1912
- Correspondence - Merchandise purchases, 1912-1913
- Correspondence - Electric service, 1914
- Correspondence - Engineering Department, 1914
- Correspondence - Gas, 1914
- Correspondence - Heating Department, 1914
- Correspondence - Power lines to Monroe, Michigan, 1914
- Correspondence - Purchasing, 1914
- Correspondence - Electric Department, 1916
- Correspondence - Gas operations, 1917
- Correspondence - Job order system, 1917
- Correspondence - Jovian Order, 1917
- Correspondence - Pinkerton Tobacco Co. steam contract, 1917
- Correspondence - Safety, 1917
- Correspondence - Territory conflict with Defiance Gas & Electric 1917
- Correspondence - Trade secrets, 1917
- Correspondence - Libbey Glass Co./Edward Drummond Libbey 1917-1920
- Correspondence - Accounting, 1918
- Correspondence - Flood in Toledo, 1918
- Correspondence - Flu epidemic, 1918
- Correspondence - Appliances, 1919
- Correspondence - Finance Department organization, 1919
- Correspondence - Mutual Heating & Lighting Co. purchase, 1918-1919
- Correspondence - Toledo business conditions, 1919
- Correspondence - Toledo labor unrest, 1919
- Correspondence - Sale of 1000 KW generator/turbine, 1919-1920
- Correspondence - Purchase of Lima, Ohio property, 1919-1921
- Correspondence - Appliance sales/budget control, 1920
- Correspondence - Coal shortage, 1920
- Correspondence - Debt owed by Lake Shore Electric Railroad 1920
- Correspondence - Dept. of Justice, 1920
- Correspondence - Distribution, 1920
- Correspondence - Drilling for oil in Sylvania, Ohio, 1920
- Correspondence - Equipment, 1920
- Correspondence - Job order system, 1920
- Correspondence - New Liberty Head dime, 1920
- Correspondence - Property records, 1920
- Correspondence - Saxon Auditorium ad request, 1920
- Correspondence - Toledo Symphony Society, 1920
- Correspondence - Wall Street bombing, Sept. 16, 1920, 1920
- Correspondence - Wrecker service, 1920
- Correspondence - Engineering organization, 1921
- Correspondence - The Gateway magazine, 1921
- Correspondence - Merchandise, 1921
- Correspondence - Recession and foreign investment, 1921
- Correspondence - Toledo Community Chest, 1921
- Correspondence - Toledo Edison financing/preferred stock offer 1921
- Correspondence - Equipment, 1922
Box 5
Folder
- Toledo Railways & Light Co. rates, 1913-1920
- Newspaper article abstracts : Toledo Blade, 1912-1921
- Newspaper article abstracts : Toledo Morning News, 1912-1921
- Newspaper article abstracts : Toledo News-Bee, 1912-1921
- Doherty Company information, 1913-1921
- Doherty Ohio properties, 1913, 1920
- Doherty training schools, 1915-1921
Box 6
Folder
- Toledo Railways & Light Co. miscellaneous data, 1904-1913
- Toledo Railways & Light Co. historical background material 1901-1986
- Motor vehicles and highways, 1913-1923
- Haller interurban cars and steam-powered buses, 1918
- Jitney buses, 1915-1916
- Community Traction Company, 1920-1921
- Casino property, 1907, 1910
- Toledo Railways & Light Co. Acme Power Station, 1916-1922
- Toledo Railways & Light Co. employee payrolls and wages, 1907-1909, 1914, 1918-1920, 1922
- Toledo Railways & Light Co. employee welfare/pension, 1920, 1922
Box 7
Folder
- American Railway Mechanical and Electrical Association, 1903
- Toledo and Point Place Railway purchase, 1905
- Maumee Valley Railways and Light Co. summaries, 1906-1909
- Toledo Railways & Light Co. capital stock listing, 1907
- Fire damage at Battery Station, 1909
- Ohio Excise Tax on Toledo Gas, Electric & Heating Co., 1909
- Electric Railway Journal, 1909-1910
- Proposed utility legislation (Wood's Utility Bill), 1910
- Ticket stubs, 1911
- Ohio State Board of Commerce, 1911-1913, 1919
- Toledo Industrial Exposition, 1912
- Listing of Wagons and Buggies belonging to the Company, 1912
- Toledo, Ann Arbor & Jackson Railroad proposition, 1913
- Inverness Club membership, 1913
- Storm damage assessment, 1913
- Toledo Commerce Club (Chamber of Commerce), 1913-1914
- National One Cent Letter Postage Association, 1913, 1918
- Willys-Overland, 1914
- Valentine Theatre, 1914
- Secor Hotel rate card, 1916
- Monroe, Michigan Municipal Electric purchase proposal, 1917
- Personnel assessments for promotion, 1919
- Procedure for retirements of property, 1918-1919
- Accounting system of Toledo Railways & Light Co., 1920
- Employee's pass, 1920
- Fire damage Casino sub-station, 1920
- Storm damage assessment, 1920
- Empire Ohio Chemical Co. land lease, 1920
- Synopsis of Toledo business conditions, 1920
- Power requirements of various Ohio companies, 1921
- Toledo business/utilities usage forecast, 1921
- Rail-Light's Jazz Mask Ball flyer, n.d.
- Toledo Railways & Light Co. PUCO annual report, 1916
- Toledo Railways & Light Co. PUCO annual report, 1918
- Toledo Railways & Light Co. PUCO annual report, 1919
- Toledo Railways & Light Co. PUCO annual report, 1920
Box 8
Folder
- Maumee Valley Railways & Light Co. PUCO annual report, 1918
- Maumee Valley Railways & Light Co. PUCO annual report, 1919
- Maumee Valley Railways & Light Co. miscellaneous reports
- Fatal accident reports to the PUCO, 1918
- Track reports, 1908, 1911-1912
- Accountant's report, 1909
- Monthly progress report, Nov 1916
- Monthly progress report, Feb 1919
- Rates report to PUCO, 1917
- Toledo Railways & Light Co., Light and Power Dept. Report 1908
- Toledo Railways & Light Co., Contract Dept. Report, 1912
- Maumee Valley Railways & Light Co. minor reports, 1902, 1906, 1920
- Mortgage with Metropolitan Trust Company of New York, 1896
- American Wheelock Engine Co. agreement documents, 1895-1897
- American Wheelock Engine Co. agreement documents, 1896-1898
- American Wheelock Engine Co. agreement documents, 1895-1898
Box 9
Folder
- Toledo Gas & Electric Heat Co. agreement documents, 1905-1908
- Contract for cars from Pullman Car Company, 1890-1902
- Contract for cars from Barney & Smith Car Company, 1898-1899
- Contract for cars from J.G. Brill Company, 1901-1905
- Contract for cars from Niles Car Company, 1902
- Contract for cars from Kuhlman Car Company, 1902-1909
- Miscellaneous contracts, 1885-1907
Box 10
Folder
- Contracts for streetcar advertising, 1893-1913
- Contract with Electric Railway Improvement Co., 1910
- Petitions for reduction of real estate taxes, 1910-1911
- Trademark of Toledo Railways & Light Company, 1907
- Miscellaneous legal documents, 1902-1912
- Expense vouchers, 1901-1912
- Financial notes, 1908-1914
- Toledo Traction Company financial, 1896-1912
- Toledo Traction, Light & Power Co. bond information 1913, 1918
- Miscellaneous financial, 1901-1921
Box 11
Folder
- Scrapbook - News clippings (photocopied for preservation), 1913-1920
- Scrapbook - Doherty Birthday Tree planting (F.R. Coates copy), 1920
- Buildings (plans) owned by Toledo Railways & Light Co., n.d.
- Property plans of sites owned by Toledo Railways & Light Co., 1906-1917
Box 12
Folder
- Doherty Daily News, Feb-May 1918
- Doherty Daily News, June-Oct 1918
- Doherty Daily News, Nov 1918-May 1919
- Sparks, Sept-Dec 1918
- Sparks, 1919
- Sparks, 1920
- Sparks, 1921
- Sparks, 1922
- Sparks, 1923
- Sparks, Jan-Mar 1924
- Toledo Critic, Sept. 19, 1903
Box 13
Folder
- Toledo Railways & Light Company Joint Section prospectus, 1917
- Uniform Classification of Accounts for Electric Utilities, 1913
- National Electrical Safety Code - Draft of 3rd edition changes, 1918
- Elements of Industrial Heating : a Series of Lectures..., 1919
- Photographs - Toledo Railways & Light Co. and Frank Coates, n.d.
Toledo Edison Company
Box 14
Folder
- Miscellaneous office correspondence, 1921-1989
- Miscellaneous office correspondence, 1947-1948, 1960, 1968
- Lake Shore Electric Railway Company, 1936
- Toledo & Indiana Railroad Company, 1936-1940
- Toledo & Indiana Railroad Company, 1940-1943
- Toledo Edison - Eastern Division, 1940-1941
- Toledo Edison Defiance plant/Auglaize, 1937-1962
- Toledo Edison - Union relations, 1966
- Office memoranda (Monthly letter) - Library, 1962-1979
- Office memoranda (Monthly letter) - Library, 1980-1985
- Central Surveys, Inc. Employee Opinion Survey Questions, 1973
- Central Surveys, Inc. Employee Opinion Survey Appendix I, 1976
- Central Surveys, Inc. Employee Opinion Survey Appendix II, 1976
- Central Surveys, Inc. Employee Opinion Survey Supplement, 1976
- Central Surveys, Inc. Employee Opinion Survey Exec. Rept., 1976
- George M. Hill Employee & Supervisor Survey, 1987
- George M. Hill Professional & Middle Mgt Survey, 1987
- George M. Hill Key Manager Opinion Survey Summary, 1987
- George M. Hill Employee & Supervisor Survey Summary, 1987
- George M. Hill Professional & Middle Mgt Survey Summary, 1987
- Newspaper abstracts (Blade, News-Bee & Morning Times), 1922-1933
- Toledo Edison Company. Electric Operating Dept. Yearbook, 1932
- Toledo Edison Company. Electric Operating Dept. Yearbook, 1933
- Toledo Edison Company. Electric Operating Dept. Yearbook, 1934
Box 15
Folder
- Toledo Edison Company. Underground A.C. Network (Toledo), 1930
- Cities served by Cities Service, n.d.
- Interurban cars operating in Ohio, Indiana & Michigan in 1906, 1949
- A.B. Leach & Co. Analysis of Cities Service Co., 1931
- Summary and consolidation of properties of the Western Division of the Northeastern Water & Electric Corporation, Bowling
Green, 1935
- Examination of the property and business of the General Utilities Company, Deshler, Ohio, 1935
- Examination of the property and business of the Western Reserve Power Company, Lodi, Ohio, 1935
- Examination of the property and business of the New London Power Company, 1935
- Compiled stock market quotations, 1952-1956
- Ide, Charles E. Toledo Edison Company : a report for analysts, 1952
- Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions. Urban Renewal, 1958
- Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. Environmental Operating Report (appendices only), 1988
- Toledo Edison corporate Employee Education Program, 1932
- Monthly Letters of the Toledo & Indiana Railroad Co, 1927-1930
- Monthly Letters of the Toledo & Indiana Railroad Co, 1931-1934
- Monthly Letters of the Toledo & Indiana Railroad Co, 1935-1937
- Monthly Letters of the Toledo & Indiana Railroad Co, 1938-1939
- Toledo & Indiana Railroad Co. Safety Bulletin, 1935-1939
- Toledo Edison Library background and resources, 1953-1956
Box 16
Folder
- Biographical file - William Hankins, 1971
- Biographical file - John Rohr, 1967
- Biographical file - Irving Reynolds, 1950
- Biographical file - Carl Megowen, 1950
- Biographical file - Jules Lippman, 1961
- Biographical file - Daniel Kelly, 1960
- Biographical file - David Goodwillie, 1938
- Biographical file - James Davidson, 1968
- Biographical file - Carl S. Fuller, 1961
- Biographical file - John Biggers, 1973
- Biographical file - Robert Stranahan, 1962
- Biographical file - Charles Ide, 1959
- Biographical file - John Davis, 1974
- Toledo Edison- Middle Management Program file, 1969
- Toledo Edison Merger file, 1986
- Toledo Edison Sale of Turbine #8, 1963
- Toledo Edison sale of the Stryker Power Plant, 1963
- Toledo Edison sale of the Stryker Municipal Generating Plant, 1965
- Toledo Edison sale of Defiance Hydro, 1963
- Toledo Edison sale of electric distribution system of Waterville 1941
- Toledo Edison Merged properties (corporate evolution), 1951
- Toledo Edison Economics of planning staff meeting, 1957
- Toledo Edison Bayshore Station file, 1987
- Toledo Edison city purchase proposal, 1941
- Toledo Edison Purchasing Department, 1949-1950
- Toledo Edison power plants file, 1973-1977
- Toledo Edison financial chronology, 1935
- Cities Service Company- Moody's Manual of Investments, 1960
- People File: Toledo Edison, 1909-1963
- Public Utilities Commission, 1933
- List of Electricity Customers of Toledo Edison, 1935
- Personnel History, 1938
- Toledo Edison PUCO memorandum, 1933
- Cities Service Co. information, 1923-1932
- Toledo Edison operating expense statistics, 1955-1956
- Toledo Edison memorandum on relations with parent company 1935
- Toledo Edison statistics of Employees and power generation, 1943
- Toledo Edison sample electric bills, 1920-1923
- Toledo Edison census of share owners (Toledo Trust Co.), 1958
- Toledo Edison contract for Harlem Hit Parade performance, 1938
- Committee for Ohio State Police, 1922
Box 17
Folder
- Toledo Edison PUCO Annual Report, 1939
- Toledo Edison PUCO Annual Report, 1940
- Toledo Edison PUCO Annual Report, 1941
- Toledo Edison PUCO Annual Report, 1959
- Toledo Edison PUCO Annual Report, 1960
- Toledo Edison PUCO Annual Report, 1961
- Toledo Edison PUCO Annual Report, 1962
- Toledo Edison PUCO Annual Report, 1963
- Toledo Edison PUCO Annual Report, 1964
- Toledo Edison PUCO Annual Report, 1965
- Toledo Edison PUCO Annual Report, 1966
- Toledo Edison PUCO Annual Report, 1967
- Toledo Edison PUCO Annual Report, 1968
- Toledo Edison PUCO Annual Report, 1969
- Toledo Edison PUCO Annual Report, 1970
- Toledo Edison PUCO Annual Report, 1972
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1922-24, 1926
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders (bound), 1927-1949
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1935
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1936
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1937
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1938
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1939
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1940
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1941
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1942
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1943
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1944
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1945
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1946
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1947
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1948
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1949
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1950
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders (bound), 1950-1961, 1969-1970
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1951
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1952
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1953
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1954
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1955
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1956
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1957
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1958
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1959
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1960
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1961
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders (bound), 1962-1968
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1963
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1964
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1965
Box 18
Folder
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1966
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1967
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1968
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1969
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1970
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1972
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1973
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1975-1976
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1977
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1978-1980
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1981-1985
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1982-1984
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1985-1987
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1988-1989
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1990-1991
- Toledo Edison Annual Report to Stockholders, 1992-1993
- Toledo Edison General Balance Sheet, 1932
- Toledo Edison General Balance Sheet, 1933
- Toledo Edison Audit and Annual Report Data, 1933
- Toledo Edison Audit and Annual Report Data, 1934
- Toledo Edison Audit and Annual Report Data, 1935
- Toledo Edison Audit and Annual Report Data, 1936
- Toledo Edison Audit and Annual Report Data, 1937
- Toledo Edison Audit and Annual Report Data, 1938
- Toledo Edison Audit and Annual Report Data, 1939
- Toledo Edison Audit and Annual Report Data, 1940
- Toledo Edison Audit and Annual Report Data, 1941
- Toledo Edison Audit and Annual Report Data, 1942
- Toledo Edison Audit and Annual Report
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