American School.  Be a Power in Electricity.  Chicago:  American School,  1923.
Brochure describing correspondence course for electrical work.  "A Thorough, Practical and Simple Course in Electricity.  The Course That Trains Men Right at Home for Big-Pay Positions in the Electrical World."

Abbott, Arthur L.  National Electrical Code Handbook.  New York:  McGraw-Hill,  1947. 
 Handbook based upon the 1947 National Electrical Code.

Bezane, Norm.  This Inventive Century:  The Incredible Journey of Underwriters
Laboratories 1894 – 1994.  Northbrook, Ill.:  Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.,  1994. 
History of The Underwriters Laboratory.

Cobb, Hubbard.  Your Dream Home:   How to Build it for Less Than $3500.  New York:  William H. Wise & Co., Inc.,  1950. 
Includes chapter on proper wiring for that time period.

Cooke, L.L.  Job Ticket Handbook for Electrical Men.  Chicago:  L.L. Cooke School for Electricity,  1927.
 Pocket-sized manual for electricians in the field describing various problems and solutions which may be encountered. 

Croft, Terrell.  Library of Practical Electricity,  8 vols.  New York:  McGraw-Hill,  1917.
Encyclopedia of electrical work covering all aspects.  Titles include:  Practical Mathematics, Practical Electricity Parts I & II, Electrical Machinery, Central Stations, Wiring for Light and Power, Wiring of Finished Buildings, and Practical Electric Illumination. 

Edison Electric Institute.  Electrical Metermen's Handbook.  New York:    Edison
Electric Institute,  1950.
Textbook for meter readers, repairmen, and engineers.

Electrical Code of the City of Richmond.  Richmond, Va.  1933.
 Small pamphlet containing electrical code for City of Richmond.
 

Ferro, Maximilian L., and Melissa L. Cook.  Electric Wiring and Lighting in Historic
 American Buildings.  New Bedford, Mass:  AFC/ A Nortek Company,  1984. 
Guide to preservation of historical wiring systems.

General Electric Company.  Adventures in Electricity, issues 1,6,7.  Schenectady, New York:    General Electric Company,  1948,49,50.
 Comic books published by the Public Relations Department of G.E. promoting electricity and its many uses. 

_____.  Electrical Contractors Catalogue.  Bridgeport, Conn.:  General Electric Company,  1924. 
 Equipment Supplier Catalogue from the Merchandise Department of G.E. displaying types of products available at that time. 

_____. “ History of GE: The Edison Era 1876-1892”.  http://www.ge.com/ibhis5.htm  (20 April 2000).

Gillette, Halbert P., and Richard T. Dana.  Handbook of Mechanical and Electrical Cost Data.  New York:  McGraw-Hill,  1918. 
Labor and material figures for installation of electrical wiring.

Handbook of Electrical Methods.  New York:  McGraw-Hill, 1913.
Compilation of articles from Electrical World magazine covering the period three to four years prior to publication of book.

Hawkins and Staff.  Hawkins Electrical Guide,  10 Vols.  New York:  Theo. Audel & Co.,  1927. 
 Comprehensive trade manuals of the period covering all types of electrical installations.   Titles include:   Electricity-Magnetism-Induction-Experiments-Dynamos-Armature Windings, Management of Dynamos Motors-Measurements-Testing, Wiring and Distribution Systems-Storage Batteries, Alternating Currents and Alternators, A.C. Motors-Transformers-Converters-Rectifiers, A.C. Switch Boards-Circuit Breakers-Measuring Instruments, A.C. Wiring-Power Stations-Telephone Work, Telegraph-Wireless-Bells-Lighting, Railways-Motion Pictures-Automobiles-Ignition, Modern Applications of Electricity-Reference Index.

Hawkins, N.  Hawkins Electrical Dictionary.    New York:  Theo. Audel & Co.,  1929.
 Dictionary for tradesmen and engineers of the period.

Horstmann, Henry C., and Victor H. Tousley.   Electrical Wiring and Construction Tables.    Chicago:  Frederick J. Drake & Co.,  1907.
 Early handbook containing tables and formulas for electrical work. 

Horstmann, Henry C., and Victor H. Tousley, ed.  Electrical Workers Standard Library,  vols 1,2,6,7.  Chicago:  National Institute of Practical Mechanics,  1912. 
"A Complete Series of Practical Text Books Prepared Especially for the Use of Electricians, Engineers, Mechanics, Students, Telegraph and Telephone Operators and Anyone Interested in Electricity. "

Horstmann, Henry C., and Victor H. Tousley.  Modern Electrical Construction.  Chicago:  Frederick J. Drake & Co.,  1905. 
Early wiring manual based upon existing National Electrical Code.

_____.  Modern Wiring Diagrams and Descriptions for Electrical Workers.    Chicago:  Frederick J. Drake & Co.,  1904
 Title says it all, however, "modern", is the early part of the twentieth-century.

International Correspondence Schools.  Electrical Home Study Course, 14 vols.  Scranton, Pa:  International Textbook Company,  1941.
Correspondence School Home study Course.  Titles include:  Farm Wiring for Light and Power, Practical Electrical Wiring Parts 1,2,3,  Rewinding and Reconnecting of Fractional-Horsepower Motors, Care and Repair of Fractional-Horsepower Motors Parts 1,2, Direct-Current Generators and Motors, Direct-Current Armature Repair, Alternating-Current Generators, Transformers and Rectifiers, Electrical Measuring Devices, Field-Coil and Brush Maintenance, Alternating-Current Motor Repair Parts 1,2. 

I.C.S.Staff.  Practical Electrical Wiring.  Scranton, Pa.:  International Textbook Company,  1934.
 Three-part electrical manual in one volume concerning electrical installations.

Kardon, Redwood.  “Vintages of House Wiring”.  Codecheck:
http://www.codecheck.com/wiring_history.htm.  (10 October 1999)
Contains illustrations from early codebooks, wiring histories, and answers to frequently asked electrical questions of historic homeowners. 

Kloeffler, R.G., J.L. Brenneman, and O.D.Hunt.  A Low Cost Electrical System for 
Farms.  Manhattan, Ks.:  Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science.  1935.
Informational pamphlet distributed through the Cooperative Extension and Home Economics Department of Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science and the United States Department of Agriculture. 

Miller, Floyd.  The Electrical Genius of Liberty Hall: Charles Proteus Steinmetz.  New York:  McGraw-Hill,  1962.
 Biographical work concerning early pioneer in development of electrical power.

Mitchell, Sidney Alexander.  S.Z. Mitchell and the Electrical Industry.  New York:  Farrar, Straus& Cudahy.  1960.
 Biographical work concerning a leader in the founding of early electrical power companies. 

Moss, Roger W.  Lighting For Historic Buildings.  Washington, D.C.:  The Preservation Press,  1988.
 History of the development of lighting and a guide to selecting reproductions for 
 Rehabilitation projects.

National Board of Fire Underwriters.  Building Code.  New York:  National Board of Fire Underwriters,  1931

National Fire Protection Association.  An Introduction to:  The National Electrical
Code, The Standard of the Electrical Industry, Over 80 Years of Progress in Electrical Safety.  Quincy, Mass.:  National Fire Protection Association,  1984.
 History of the development of the NEC. 

Newhouse, Elizabeth L, ed.  Inventors and Discoverers: Changing our World.                        Washington, D.C.:  National Geographic Society,  1988 
 Contains chapters on early formation of electrical industries.

Nowak, John F.  Electrical Work: A Handbook of Tools, Materials, Methods, and Directions.   New York:  D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc.,  1945. 
Representative electrical installation manual of the period.

Palladino, Grace.  Dreams of Dignity, Workers of Vision.  Washington, D.C.: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,  1991.
 A history of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

Pence, Richard A., ed.  The Next Greatest Thing.  Washington, D.C.:  The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association,  1984 
 Concise history of the Rural Electrification Administration published upon their fiftieth anniversary. 

Pockriss, Peter.  “Mill Sites and Water Power”.  n.d.  Visitor Brochure for Historic Fredericksburg Inc., Fredericksburg, Va.

Richter, H. P.  Practical Electrical Wiring:   Residential Farm and Industrial.  New
York:  McGraw-Hill,  1939. 
Excellent reference work on general wiring principles and practices based upon the 1937 National Electrical Code.

_____.  Practical Electricity and House Wiring.  Chicago:  Frederick J. Drake & Co.,  1939.
 Excellent reference work on general wiring practices for small buildings and houses.

Robinson, Eugene L.  Domestic Architecture.  New York:  Macmillan,  1917.
 General Architecture with chapter on proper wiring layout and considerations.

Sager, S.B., H.C. Cushing, and F.B. Crocker.  Practical Lessons in Electricity.  Chicago:  American School of Correspondence,  1904
 Early textbook for electrical correspondence class. 

Shapiro, David E.  Old Electrical Wiring: Maintenance and Retrofit.  New York:  McGraw-Hill,  1998. 
Excellent resource for rewiring and working with existing older systems.  Includes chapter on evolution and history of general wiring.

Shepardson, George D.  Electrical Catechism: An Introductory Treatise on Electricity and its Uses.  New York:  McGraw-Hill,  1901. 
Early work on electrical theory and applications.

Stafford, H.E.  Troubles of Electrical Equipment: Their Symptoms, Causes and Remedy.  New York:  McGraw-Hill,  1940.
 Textbook for troubleshooting problems within and electrical generating plant. 

Still, Alfred.  Elements of Electrical Design.  New York:  McGraw-Hill, 1924. 
 Describes electrical transmission and distribution principles.

Strickland, Crump J.  Electricity and Christianity.  Charlotte, N.C.:  Elizabeth Publishing Co.,  1938.
 A unique book which compares the elements of electricity to the fundamentals of Christianity.

Taylor, Frederic.  Private House Electric Lighting.  London:  Percival Marshall & Co.,  1909.
 "A popular handbook of modern methods in wiring and fitting as applied to private houses, including a chapter on generating plants."

The Wise Home Electrical Handyman: Wiring, Lighting and Appliance Repair.  New York: William H. Wise & Co., Inc.,  1951
 "Do-it-yourself" manual of the period.

Uhl, Albert., Arthur L. Nelson, and Carl H. Dunlap.  Interior Electric Wiring and Estimating.  Chicago:  American Technical Society, 1942.
 Textbook for estimating electrical loads, installation methods and prices for labor.

Volk, Edward J.  Everybody's Electrical Handbook.  Cleveland, Ohio:  Home Book Co.  1923.
 "Do-it-yourself" manual of the period.

Weber, W.L.  Handy Electrical Dictionary.  Chicago:  Frederick J. Drake & Co.,  1902. 
 Vest-pocket type dictionary for the tradesman. 

Westinghouse Electric Company.  Electrical Farm Equipment.  New York:     Westinghouse Electric Company,  1931.
 Electrical catalogue for farm equipment.

_____.  “Westinghouse Corporate History”.  http://www.westinghouse.com/corp/history.shtml.  (29 February 2000)

Whitehorne, Earl.  Electrical Wiring Specifications.  New York:  McGraw-Hill,  1941. 
 Textbook on how to write specifications for electrical contracting jobs.

Willoughby, George A.  Essentials of Electrical Work.  Peoria, Il.:  The Manual Arts Press,  1927.
Representative electrical installation manual of the period.