Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. records, 1887-1952

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  • Creator Names Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company.
  • Title Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. records, 1887-1952 (bulk 1909-1930).
  • Physical description 2.25 linear feet.
  • Collection arrangement Organized into eight series: 1. Samuel Insull, 1913-1937; 2. Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, 1905, 1909-1934, 1950; 3. Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Company, 1889-1938; 4. Insull Companies in Indiana, 1926; 5. Greentown Natural Gas, Oil, Mining, and Pipeline Company, 1887-1938; 6. Other Companies, ca. 1880-1900, 1926; 7. Publications, 1920-1934, 1952; 8. Memorabilia, 1919; Alphabetical and chronological arrangement.
  • Collection summary The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company records consist of 2.25 linear feet spanning the years 1887 to 1952 (bulk 1909 to 1930) and consist of correspondence, speeches, reports, resolutions, minutes, newspaper clippings, and publications. These records relate specifically to Samuel Insull's affiliation with Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company and several other companies.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Samuel Insull papers; Also located at; Loyola University Chicago Archives and Special Collections.
  • Biographical or Historical Note Founded 1849. Public utilities company. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company was founded in 1848 and became Chicago's first gas company in 1850. Under the presidency of C.K.G. Billings, Jr. (1895 to 1910), Peoples merged with twelve other companies to become a major power in public utilities in the Chicago area. In 1913, Samuel Insull became chairman of the Board for Peoples and later served as the company's president from 1919 to 1932. During this time Insull was involved with universal military training, the United States War Industries Board, the establishment of income tax, labor relations, and the employment of women.
  • Finding Aids Note Finding aid available in repository and online; folder level.
  • Names
    • Insull, Samuel, 1859-1938.
    • Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company Archives.
    • United States. War Industries Board.
    • Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Company.
    • Northern Indiana Public Service Company.
    • Central Indiana Power Company.
    • Insull, Samuel, 1859-1938.
    • Loyola University Chicago. Archives.
  • Subjects
    • Women Employment.
    • Draft.
    • Industrial relations.
  • Geographic coverage Chicago River (Ill.)
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid to the Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. records http://www.luc.edu/media/lucedu/archives/pdfs/peoples_gas_light_coke.pdf