Description
A selection of corporate records created by
Southern California Edison (SCE), an electric utility founded in 1886. The collection also
includes smaller collections created by employees of SCE and materials used in the process
of writing the official history of SCE.
Background
Southern California Edison (SCE) is the largest electric utility in California and one of
the nation's largest investor-owned electric utilities, serving more than 13 million people
in 15 counties of central, coastal and southern California. Based in Rosemead, California,
the utility has been providing electric service in the region for more than 120 years. SCE
is a subsidiary of Edison International, which also is headquartered in Rosemead. The SCE
service territory includes approximately 430 cities and communities with a total customer
base of approximately 4.8 million residential and business accounts. SCE is regulated by the
California Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Restrictions
The Huntington Library has the right to authorize the non-commercial reproduction,
publication, or similar uses of the material. In order to quote from, publish, or
reproduce any of the materials for non-commercial purposes, researchers must obtain formal
permission from the office of the Library Director. In most instances, the Huntington as
owner of the physical property rights gives permission. Researchers may contact the
appropriate curator for further information. In addition, researchers and others can
contact the appropriate curator to obtain information regarding the commercial
reproduction, publication, or similar uses of the material. Authorization for commercial
uses must be obtained from Southern California Edison through the EIX (Edison
International) Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications.
Availability
Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader
Services Department. For more information, please go to following web
site.