Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

MS 69
Sioux Electric Cooperative Association
Records, 1938-1985, n.d.


Descriptive summary

creator:

Sioux Electric Cooperative Association

title:

Records
dates:

1938-1985
extent:

2.1 linear ft. (5 document boxes)
collection number:

MS 69
repository:

Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research
publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:

Sioux Electric Cooperative Association Records, MS 69, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Historical note

The Sioux Electric Cooperative Association received its charter from the state of Iowa on July 18, 1938. The Association was sponsored by the Sioux County Farm Bureau and the Extension Service. In 1935 President Roosevelt had signed an executive order creating the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), which facilitated the creation of rural electric cooperatives throughout the nation and hastened the construction of electric lines to people living in rural areas. The contract for the first line construction of 228 miles to serve 400 members was made in October, 1938. In 1993 Sioux Electric Cooperative Association merged with O'Brien County Rural Electric Cooperative and became North West Rural Electric Cooperative and in 1998 North West Rural Electric Cooperative was joined by Plymouth Electric Cooperative Association.

 

Collection description

The collection (1938-1985) contains printed materials, construction data and contracts, system study reports, correspondence, and memoranda. The bulk of the material documents the cooperative's early activities during the 1940s and 1950s.

For a related collection, please see the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives Records (MS 40).

 

Organization

The collection is organized in chronological order.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

REA Rate Handbook: questions and answers

1938

1

2

Utilization: mostly memoranda

1938-1940

1

3

Memoranda and form letters

1938-1940

1

4

Membership tabulations

1939

1

5

Construction contract: plans and specifications

1940

1

6

Office of Production Management (see also War Production Board)

1941-1942

1

7

REA: war regulations bulletins

1942-1943

1

8

Orders: priority rating given

1943

1

9

REA: priorities and items of interest

1943-1945

2

1

Orders: priority rating given

1944

2

2

War Production Board (WPD) Construction Approvals

1944

2

3

Unit Sheets and County War Board Approval

1944

2

4-6

Unit Sheets: construction 1-3

1944

3

1

Construction contract, Part 1, for REA distribution project- final sheets

1944

3

2

Construction Contract, Part 2, for REA distribution project-plan and specifications

1945

3

3

Lists of Customers: 85 Mile Contract

1945

3

4

Orders: priority rating

1945-1946

3

5

System Study Report for the Electrical Distribution System of the Sioux Electric Cooperative Association (SECA)

1948

3

6

Copy of System Study Report for the Electrical Distribution System of the Sioux Electric Cooperative Association (SECA) - this copy contains variations and correspondence

1948-1952

4

1

Preliminary System Study Report

1952

4

2-3

System Study Report (two copies)

1952

4

4

Recapitulation of Recommended Line Construction and Estimated Cost and Summary of System Improvements for Interim and Future Systems

1952

4

5

Plans/Specifications for SECA Headquarters and Service Building

1954

5

1

Specifications for Headquarters and Service Building - two Sections

1954

5

2

Sectionalizing Study Report

1956

5

3

Preliminary Report Long Range System Plan

1958

5

4

Specifications and Plans for an Addition to the Headquarters and Service Building

1961

5

5

Sioux Electric Celebrates 50 Years of Rural Electrification (1935-1985)

1985