Manuscripts of James Agee, ca. 1930.

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Manuscripts of James Agee, ca. 1930.

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The manuscripts consist of a two page analysis of the poems in his first book, "Permit me voyage," published in 1934; and one page containing four variant drafts of the opening paragraph of an article on the Tennessee Valley Authority, apparently intended for a 1935 issue of "Fortune."

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Tennessee Valley authority

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The TVA was created in 1933 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act creating a federal agency to develop the Tennessee Valley region, then suffering from soil depletion, flood damage, and economic depression. Fifty years later, over 30 electricity-producing dams controlled the Tennessee and its tributaries, and a navigation channel had been created from Paducah, Ky., to Knoxville, Tenn. In addition TVA had carried out programs to prevent pollution, improve forest and farm management, ...

Agee, James, 1909-1955

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American poet, screenwriter, novelist. From the description of James Agee Collection, 1928-1969. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122385744 James Agee was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and journalist. From the description of James Agee collection of papers, 1933-[1952]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122430943 From the guide to the James Agee collection of papers...