EAST TENNESSEE LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY RECORDS
1898-1945, 1950
(predominantly 1920-1945)

East Tennessee State University
Archives of Appalachia
P. O. Box 70295
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614

E-mail: archives@etsu.edu
Telephone: (423) 439-4338


The following items have been stored in map cabinets by accession number.

Folder 1 (Box 35)

1. Rural Electrification Survey Map, Sullivan County, Tennessee, Washington County.
2. Johnson County, Tennessee, Map, undated.
3. Johnson County, Tennessee, Map, undated.
4. Avery County, North Carolina, Map-Division E, District 1, undated.
5. Unicoi County, Tennessee, January 1929.
6. Washington County, Tennessee, Map, undated.
7. Greene County, Tennessee, Map, Rural Electrification Survey, undated.
8. Carter County, Tennessee, Map, Undated.
9. Key Map showing Entire Territory of East Tennessee, undated.

Folder 2 (Box 73-87:60)

1. Map of flowage lands for 70 foot Dam, Tennessee Eastern Electric Company, Nolichucky River, Greene County, Tennessee, July 1914.
2. Schematic Diagram, Bristol Tennessee Substation Bus Tie, Reference Drawing No. 1, January 23, 1940 (2 sheets).
3. Schematic, Bus tie on 2300 volt bank, Bristol, Substation, Central Drug Company, January 8, 1940 (2 sheets).
4. Drawing No. 3, 2300 volt bus Tie-Bristol Substation, January 30, 1940 (2 sheets).
5. Drawing No. 2, 2300 volt bus tie-Bristol Substation, January 30, 1940 (2 sheets).
6. Drawing No. 4, 2300 volt bus tie-Bristol Substation, January 30, 1940 (2 sheets).
7. Drawing No. 5, 2300 volt bus tie-Bristol Substation, January 30, 1940 (2 sheets).
8. Plan view of North Bristol Substation, October 16, 1939.
9. Proposed relocation of ponds at North Bristol Substation, May 22, 1939.
10. Oil piping layout of North Bristol substation, May 24, 1939.
11. Map showing Transmission Line of the Bristol Gas and Electric Company crossing property of the Bristol Brick Company (2 sheets), undated.
12. Plat of portion of property of J. P. Earnhart showing proposed strip to be condensed, Bristol Gas and Electric Company, undated.
13. Map of Railroad crossing near South Watauga, Tennessee, Bristol Gas and Electric Company, undated.
14. East Tennessee Light and Power Company, Tower Extension, undated.
15. Railroad crossing near McQueen's Tank, Tennessee, Watauga Power Company, undated.
16. Blueprint for steel tower for unit type outdoor substation, Bristol Gas and Electric Company, Wilbur, Tennessee, July 29, 1927.
17. Map, East Tennessee Light and Power Company, build 12KV Feeder from substation to Fairview Avenue.
18. Map Rebuild Hiline Telephone from Watauga Avenue to city limit on Market Street, East Tennessee Light and Power Company, February 7, 1940, (2 sheets).
19. Plan of regulator bypass structure at Nolichucky Hydro, East Tennessee Light and Power Company, April 24, 1939.
20. Schematic, induction regulation bypass structure of Nolichucky Hydro, April 24, 1937.
21. Schematic, One line diagram of the 2300 volt distribution, Johnson City Substation, February 4, 1939.
22. Drawing, Typical steel tangent pole, transmission line 4405 A, between Steel Street and Watauga Substation, November 10, 1937.
23. Transmission line 4405, Section "A", Watauga to Johnson City, undated, (4 sheets).

Folder 3 (Box 88:19-89:86)

1. Plan of 6250 KVA Turbo Generator installation switching equipment, October 14, 1941.
2. Unidentified Transmission profile, undated.
3. Plan, 44KV switching structure on pole #4, Wilbur to Butler line at TVA tap, May 28, 1942 (2 sheets).
4. Plan, installation of temporary 44/12KV transf. Bank Elizabethton- sub, February 23, 1942.
5. Plan to rebuild Commonwealth Avenue, Bristol, Tennessee, undated, (2 sheets).
6. East Tennessee Light and Power Company map at Jonesborough substation and lot, March 8, 1933.
7. Schematic, vent condenser for Watauga Steam Plant, September 21, 1942.
8. Plan and map to rebuild line 4402, April 29, 1942 (2 sheets).
9. Plan for protection fence around river water storage tank at Watauga Steam Plant, December 14, 1942.
10. Profile of proposed 30 line to Peach Orchard move, Embreeville, Tennessee, undated.
11. Maps of Bristol Streets, (2 sheets).
12. Land Map of Acquisition, Hawkins County, Tennessee, Cherokee Reservoir, TVA, February 1941, (4 sheets).
13. Erwin land, ETLP, Map of proposed Right of Way through D. W. Wilson, Buffalo Mountain Land, July 1944, (2 sheets).
14. Map of plan to extend 6900 volt primary power supply line (5 sheets).
15. Map, Boone Creek Road, January 19, 1942.
16. Johnson City Division, ETLPC, Rebuild 1.3 miles of Old Boone's Creek Lines, April 14, 1944.
17. Greeneville Division, ETLPC Mohawk Substation South-West, October 21, 1940.
18. Johnson City Division, ETLPC, Extension to Serve Fitzgerald Reece and Hilbert, January 25, 1943.
19. Erwin Division, ETLPC, Erwin-Embreeville Line, February 11, 1941, (5 sheets).
20. Erwin Division, ETLPC, Embreeville Extension, September 28, 1943, (3 sheets).
21, Greeneville Division, ETLCP, Extends and Rebuild on church Street and Bernard Avenue to Serve Southern Dress Corporation, September 18, 1944.
22. Greeneville Division, ETLPC, Rebuild 2.72 miles from Greene County Line to Chuckey, January 6, 1944, (3 sheets).
23. Johnson City Division, ETLPC, Limestone-Chuckey, January 14 and January 17, 1941, (4 sheets).
24. Erwin Division, ETLPC, Add 3490 No. 6B Primary to Rex Lewis Lumberyard on Unicoi Highway, January 4, 1944, (2 sheets).
25. Johnson City Division, Embreeville Extension, September 28, 1943, (3 sheets).
26. Map, Bristol, Tennessee, undated.
27. Map, Bristol, Tennessee, undated.
28. Commonwealth Avenue, Bristol, Tennessee, rebuild, undated.
29. ETLPC, Watauga Steam Plant, Protective Fence Around Feedwater Surge Tank, Watauga Steam Plant, December 15, 1942.
30. Commonwealth Avenue, Bristol, Tennessee, rebuild, undated, (2 sheets).
31. Bristol Division, ETLPC, Bristol-Benhams, October 10, 1939.
32. TEEC, Watauga, Tennessee, 6250 KVA Turbo Generator Installation Switching Equipment, July 11, 1927.

Folder 4 (Box 90:1-90:50)

1. Schematic Diagram at Substation, undated.
2. Blueprint 138 KV. O. C. B. Pool, North Bristol Substation, East Tennessee Light and Power Company, February 9, 1937.
3. Foundation Plan, Bristol and Elizabethton 44KV. Substation, 1928 (26 sheets).
4. Operating Mechanism layout for 3 pole 132 KV type "MB-139" sw, February 17, 1937.
5. Schematic of control for 69KV TR-1 sw and grounding, March 3, 1937.
6. Schematic of operating mechanism layout for type "FMB-139" switch lines 132000 volts, February 19, 1937.
7. Schematic of steel pedestal for 138 KV.L.A., North Bristol substation, February 11, 1937.
8. Appalachia Electric Power Company, Trouble report, April 30, 1937.
9. Profile of substation lot and road, undated.
10. General plan, North Bristol Substation, ETLPC, Bristol, Tennessee- Virginia, April 15, 1937.
11. Filter House and Oil Tank, North Bristol Substation, ETLPC, Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia, April 7, 1937, (7 sheets).
12. Unit-type FMC-139 Switch unit, 132 KV-600A, March 4, 1937, (2 sheets).
13. Enterprise Wheel and Car Corporation, Bristol, Virginia, Transformer Car, Bristol Gas and Electric Company, May 26, 1928.
14. Replacement parts to convert one FMB-39 unit to one MB-39 unit, March 5, 1937.
15. Unit type MB-139 load break switch, 115-132-5-KV-600A, March 2, 1937.
16. Spreader beam for ETLPC by Bristol Steel and Iron Works, Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee, undated.
17. Control House, North Bristol Substation, ETLPC, Bristol, Tennessee- Virginia, December 19, 1936, (7 sheets).
18. Transformer Pad, North Bristol Substation, ETLPC, Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia, January 30, 1937.
19. Concrete piers for 1938 KV arrests and supports, North Bristol Substation, ETLPC, Bristol, Tennessee, April 10, 1937.
20. 138 KV OCB Pad, North Bristol Substation, ETLPC, Bristol, Tennessee- Virginia, February 9, 1937, (2 sheets).
21. Foundation Plan, North Bristol Substation, December 10, 1936.
22. Revision in foundation plan for towers #4 and #5 North Bristol Substation, January 12, 1936.
23. Foundation for untanking tower, North Bristol Substation, ETLPC, Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia, March 25, 1937.
24. General Plan, Bristol Substation, ETLPC, Bristol, Tennessee, February 3, 1937.
25. Details for foundation, North Bristol Substation, ETLPC, June 21, 1937.
26. Foundation Plan, North Bristol Substation, ETLPC, June 18, 1937.
27. North Bristol 69 KV substation, ETLPC Extension to 69KV steel, March 16, 1940.
28. Johnson City Division, ETLPC, Brackets to support G. E. Cat. No. 71G279...Connection at Johnson City, April 13, 1939.
29. Concrete piers for oil tank, North Bristol Substation, ETLPC, April 1, 1937.
30. Transmission Line 6501, ETLPC, June 8, 1937, (3 sheets).
31. Transmission ELPC, Pole Structure for rebuild on 4402 Transmission Line, March 12, 1937.
32. Map of West Bristol Heights, Bristol, Virginia, February 27, 1935.

Folder 5 (Box 91:29-98:30)

1. Charts of own system KW peak hours by month 1932-1941 (40 sheets).
2. Chart of percentage of gate open water flow, May 8, 1929, Watauga Power Company.
3. Chart sounding of Pond at Wilbur Hydro plant, November 1936.
4. Blueprint design of automatic flash-board for C. G. P. Company dam near Jackson, Georgia, August 15, 1927.
5. Blueprint, Central Georgia Power Company, Macon, Georgia, automatic flash boards, General drawing, September 1927.
6. Profile, Southern Railway Company, Office of E. M. W. Mem. and Char. District lines east, Elizabethton, Tennessee, June 11, 1928.
7. Construction drawings for unit type outdoor substation, Bristol Gas and Electric Company, Watauga, Tennessee, April 29, 1929 (4 sheets).
8. East Tennessee Light and Power Company, Plan of Shelby Street and Broad Street property of East Tennessee Light and Power Company, October 18, 1939.
9. General layout, substation and storeroom Tennessee Eastern Electric Company, Johnson City, Tennessee, July 3, 1930.
10. East Tennessee Light and Power Company, Nolichucky Hydro plant Topography of River Bed Bolar plant, October 28, 1933.
11. Tennessee Eastern Electric Company, Johnson City, Tennessee Station, Conduct Plan-Power Utilities, March 31, 1924.
12. Blueprint Wheeler Condenser and Engineer Company, Wheeler Admiralty Surface condenser, March 22, 1927, (3 sheets).
13. Blueprint Wheeler Condenser and Engineer Company, Tube Plate detail, March 22, 1927 (3 sheets).
14. General plan, North Bristol substation, East Tennessee Light and power Company, Bristol, Virginia/Tennessee, December 22, 1938.
15. Map, to save Trans. Line (4402) from P.P. No. 35 to P.P. No. 41 Carter Company, December 25, 1941.
16. Unidentified map with graph.
17. Graph, Curve of Holston, Nolichucky and Hiwassee Rivers, undated.
18. Efficiency tests, unit No. 3, Nolichucky River Plant, ETLPC, March 1929.
19. ETLPC, Weekly load curve, Watauga Steam Plant, August 8-August 14, 1938.
20. Transmission Line No. 4408-B, Butler, Tennessee to Cranberry, North Carolina, undated.

Folder 6 (Box 99:4-100:22)

1. Nolichucky Dam, Proposed location of drill holes and pipes, October 21, 1932.
2. Blueprint, North Abutment cut-off repairs to Nolichucky Dam, TEEC, Greeneville, Tennessee, #1852, August 10, 1932.
3. Blueprint, Holes for Ground-water records, Hydraulic repairs to Nolichucky Dam, December 31, 1932.
4. Plan and sections of cut-off Hydraulic repairs to Nolichucky Dam, December 31, 1932.
5. Map, contour map of North Bank of River of Nolichucky Dam, July 14, 1932 (4 sheets).
6. ETLPC, Nolichucky Hydro Plant, Profiles of River Bed Below Dam, October 30, 1933.
7. ETLPC, Nolichucky Hydro Plant, Topography of Power Bed Below Plant, October 28, 1933.
8. Nolichucky Dam, North Bank, undated.
9. Section through Trench of North End of Nolichucky River Looking East, Showing Weep Holes in Trench, May 12, 1932.

Folder 7 (Box 99:4-l00:22)

1. Blueprint 132/66 KV Switchboard wiring diagram, Appalachian Electric Power Company, Bristol Substation, Bristol, Virginia, April 19, 1937 (4 sheets).
2. Blueprint untanking tower, North Bristol Substation, Bristol Virginia, ETLPC, Virginia Bridge Company, March 31, 1937 (4 sheets).
3. Drawing, Proposed tap-off Substation Saltville-Kingsport Line near Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia, October 2, 1936.
4. Schematic, one line diagram, American Gas and Electric Company, Appalachian Electric Power Company, Bristol Substation, Bristol, Virginia, October 27, 1936.
5. Drawing, Site "Y", (scheme 2), Proposed Tap-off substation, Saltville-Kingsport Line near Bristol, Tennessee, June 23, 1936.
6. Schematic, Structure 55 K. V. and 138 K. V. coupling capacitors at Bristol distribution substation and North Bristol Transmission substation, ETLPC, February 26, 1937.
7. Blueprint, Foundation Plan, East Tennessee Light and Power Company, Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia, February 5, 1936, (2 sheets).
8. Blue print, Steel Tower for Unit Type Outdoor Substation, Cust. Drawing #D-75, at U-103888, East Tennessee Light and Power Company, Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia, (2 sets of 5 sheets lot 16), December 20, 1936-January 2, 1937.
9. Piers for 66 KV Structure North Bristol Substation, Bristol Virginia-Tennessee, March 10, 1937 (2 copies).
10. Foundation Plan, Reference Drawing: C-193, 194, 195, Bristol Tennessee-Virginia, #T130734, March 1, 1937.
11. Steel Tower for Unit Type Outdoor Substation, Customer Drawing, C- 193, 194, 195, ETLPC, Bristol Tennessee-Virginia, Drawing #U-104011, March 1, 1937 (2 sheets).
12. Drawing of steel tower, North Bristol 66KV Substation, ETLPC, Bristol Tennessee-Virginia, January 20, 1937 (3 sheets).
13. Chart-Electric Output, Poplar, A.E.P. (Appalachian Electric Power) and ETLPC Hydro plants.
14. ETLPC, Nolichucky Dam, November 3, 1932, Revised, October 12, 1937.
15. ETLPC, Nolichucky Dam, Typical Cross-Section, November 3, 1932, Revised October 12, 1937, (Test October 1935) (2 copies).
16. ETLPC, Nolichucky Hydro Plant, Inspection chart for Drains, November 3, 1932. Attached to Typical Cross Section blueprint (2 copies), November 3, 1932.
17. ETLPC, Nolichucky Dam, Test of Weep Holes, September 1938 (2 copies).
18. ETLPC, Nolichucky Dam, Test of Weep Holes, November 1937 (2 copies).
19. ETLPC, Nolichucky Dam, Test of Weep Holes, May 2, 1940.
20. ETLPC, Nolichucky Dam, Test of Weep Holes, April 8, 1945.
21. ETLPC, Nolichucky Dam, Typical Cross Section, November 3, 1932, Revised October 18, 1933, (Test September 1934).
22. ETLPC, Nolichucky Dam, November 3, 1932, Revised October 18, 1933 (Test October 1933).
23. Proposed Two Foot Additional Flashboards, Nolichucky plant, Tennessee Eastern Eclectic Company, #2045-P-1, undated.
24. Hinged Auxiliary Flashboards, Nolichucky Hydro Plant, Tennessee Eastern Electric Company, September 1938.
25. Profile, Nolichucky Dan, Tennessee Eastern Electric Company, 1934 (3 copies).
26. State of Tennessee, Department of Highways and Public Works, Details of abutment No. 2 for Bridge Over Nolichucky River, Greene County, 1934.
27. State of Tennessee, Department of Highways and Public Works, Layout of Bridge Over Nolichucky River, Greene County, 1934.
28. Map Showing Location of Proposed State Highway and Bridge on Property of TEEC at Nolichucky Hydro Plant, November 8, 1932.

Folder 8 (Box 102:2-102:11)

1. Map, Coal fields of Eastern Kentucky and South-western Virginia, June 3, 1933.
2. Map, location of Hydro Developments and sites, July 6, 1933.
3. Map, East Tennessee Light and Power Company, Transmission and distribution system, October 1, 1930.
4. Map, East Tennessee Light and Power Company, Proposed Transmission System, June 22, 1933.
5. Chart, Gross earnings and net population for Johnson City, East Tennessee Light and Power Company, 1914-1937 (4 sheets).
6. Drawing, Design for 110 foot Dam at Wilbur Hydro plant (3 sheets).
7. Charts, KWH water capacity, near Wilbur Hydro system requirements, January 31, 1942, (6 sheets).
8. Charts, Watauga Project operated for flood control and power (3 sheets).
9. Map of East Tennessee Light and power Company's Land on Watauga River above Wilbur Hydro plant, (2 sheets).
10. Schematic, Watauga Steam Plant, arrangement of Port-Daniel Draft Booster, March 1, 1939 (10 sheets).
11. Drawing, East Tennessee Light and Power Company, Wilbur Hydro Plant, October 5, 1934.

Folder 9

1. Map of Barker Property, Bristol, Tennessee, March 15, 1928 (2 sheets).
2. Charts from Account 354, 1915-1936, (21 sheets)
3. Contour map of Yokley Tract, September 16, 1941.
4. Drawing of Nolichucky Hydro Plant, General Plan-Dam and Intake, September 29, 1934.
5. Drawing of Wilbur Hydro Plant, Bristol, Tennessee, October 5, 1934.
6. Drawing of Tennessee Valley Authority construction on Watauga River near Wilbur Dam, October 1932.

Folder 10

1. Maps of Nolichucky Contamination and Suting, 1941 (2 sheets).
2. Maps of Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee, 1931 (3 sheets).
3. Charts of Telephone Line, command reports of usage, 1933-44 (4 sheets).
4. Blueprints of TVA construction on company and on Watauga River near Wilbur Dam, 1932-1942 (8 sheets).
5. Newspaper clippings, Bristol Hearld Courier, 1929-1931
6. Floor plans for City Bank building, Bristol, Tennessee (9 sheets)
7. Tennessee Eastern Electric Company, General Plan, Johnson City, Tennessee, April 16, 1920 (3 sheets)

Selected indexing terms were converted to Library of Congress subject headings for ACSAS as follows:

INDEX TERMS L. C. HEADINGS

1. Dam construction 1. Dams - design and construction
2. Electric generation & distribution 2. Electric power distribution
3. Hydro-electric power 3. Water-power electric plants

 

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