The Tennessee Valley Authority Papers 1933-1983.

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The Tennessee Valley Authority Papers 1933-1983.

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This collection preserves materials delineating the development of the Tennessee Valley Authority energy program. It contains information on agriculture, architecture, economy and finance, natural resources, power, recreation and water management in the Tennessee Valley. The information is provided in the form of magazines, pamphlets, photographs, case studies, reports, and booklets.

7 manuscript boxes (2.8 linear ft.)

Berea College, Hutchins Library

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Berea College, Hutchins 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, ...