National Archives at Atlanta

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY [TVA],
RECORD GROUP 142

161 Items

Administers a unified program of resource conservation, development, and use in the Tennessee River Valley. Encourages the economic development of the region.

Boren Family Relocation August 10, 1966 View	Thousands of families were relocated as a result of TVA's dam projects, and their unique stories allow us to see beyond the administrative paperwork involved... Tags: Relocation \| Tennessee
Ross Family Relocation March 1965-July 1966 View	The happiness of the people being removed, while not one of TVA's priorities, was assuredly a concern. Indeed, in this narrative about the Ross family's removal... Tags: Kentucky \| Relocation
Before and After June-July 1966 View	Relocation not only resulted in new houses for families, but new amenities as well, such as running water and electrical appliances... Tags: Kentucky \| Relocation
Stookesbury Displacement ca. 1934 View	TVA records documenting displacement are found across several series of records in the National Archives at Atlanta's holdings, and the story ... Tags: Relocation \| Tennessee
Dealing with "Furriners" March 23, 1953 View	In a response to F. Stuart Chapin, Project Director for the Savannah River Urbanization Study, TVA Director Raymond Paty talks about lessons... Tags: North Carolina \| Relocation \| Tennessee
Difficulties in Displacement January-July 1946 View	TVA was limited in the assistance they could provide to relocating families by the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, which stated... Tags: Relocation \| Tennessee
Readjustment of Families June 1, 1943 View	TVA recognized that their activities in the valley disrupted communities, and the readjustment program they administrated was designed specifically to... Tags: Relocation \| Tennessee Valley
Condemnation Procedures May 28, 1965 View	The congressional act which established TVA gave them the right of eminent domain, that is, the power to take private property and convert... Tags: Relocation \| Tennessee Valley
Smith Family Moving February 4, 1939 View	This photograph shows Hugh Smith on the day that his family moved from Hoitt Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee... Tags: Relocation \| Tennessee
Hickory Grove Cemetery August 10, 1939 View	This is an image of Hickory Grove Cemetery in Eddyville, Kentucky... Tags: Cemeteries \| Kentucky