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.

Uniforms for Women April 17, 1943 View	TVA employee, Ruth S. Martin, gave a woman's perspective on the design of uniforms for women public safety service officers... Tags: Fashion \| Women \| World War II
Family Removal October 1, 1944 View	Thousands of families were removed from their homes to accommodate the construction of Fontana Dam. This report describes... Tags: Dam Construction \| North Carolina \| World War II
construction of dams June 1, 1942 View	With the increased need for power to support the defense industry--in particular, the wartime production of aluminum, TVA constructed ... Tags: Dam Construction \| Tennessee Valley \| World War II
Map of TVA Projects December 26, 1941 View	This map depicts the dams and river ways of the Tennessee Valley in relation to the war effort... Tags: Map \| Tennessee Valley \| World War II
Mapping the European Front 1943-1945 View	TVA's Maps and Surveys Department produced topographical maps of the European Theater from air photographs for... Tags: Foreign Countries \| Map \| World War II
Letters from the Field 1942-1943 View	Several TVA employees temporarily worked with the Public Health Service overseas to set up malaria control bases... Tags:Foreign Countries \| Health \| Malaria Prevention \| World War II
Sartre Visits TVA January 30, 1945 View	This itinerary shows that French philosopher Jean Paul Sartre visited sites of the Tennessee Valley Authority with seven other French... Tags: Tennessee Valley \| World War II
Malaria control June-September 1945 View	The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) was an international agency which coordinated measures... Tags: Foreign Countries \| Health \| Malaria Prevention \| World War II
Lilienthal Speech June 21, 1940 View	Eager to establish his organization as a major player in the mobilization for war, TVA Director David Lilienthal presented... Tags: Speeches \| Tennessee \| World War II
Strategic War Materials June 4, 1940 View	TVA General Manager Gordon R. Clapp asked his Chemical Engineering Department to provide an analysis of the various commodities... Tags: Alabama \| World War II