Primary Sources: The Great Depression and the 1930s: TVA
WEBAug 14, 2024 — Tennessee Valley Authority -- History more... less... A collection of oral histories from University of Memphis, University Libraries related to the development of the TVA.
Tennessee Valley Authority Act (1933) | National Archives
WEBFeb 8, 2022 — President Roosevelt signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act on May 18, 1933, creating the TVA as a federal corporation. The new agency was asked to tackle important problems facing the valley, such as flooding, providing electricity to homes and businesses, and replanting forests.
Tennessee Valley Authority (Special Collections): Home
WEBMay 12, 2021 — This research guide highlights primary sources and research materials regarding the Tennessee Valley Authority. Available formats include rare books, manuscripts, letters, diaries, photographs, and digital collections.
TVA History ‑ Facts, Timeline & Meaning
WEBAug 3, 2017 — The TVA, or Tennessee Valley Authority, was established in 1933 as one of President Roosevelt’s Depression-era New Deal programs, providing jobs and electricity to the rural Tennessee River...
Annotated Bibliography - Tennessee Valley Authority
WEBThis document is a primary source written by Arthur Morgan, first director of the TVA. It is about the how the TVA is viewed by people and what its proposed actions are. It is used in examining the initial activities of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
General Special Collections Resources - Tennessee Valley Authority ...
WEBMay 12, 2021 — This research guide highlights primary sources and research materials regarding the Tennessee Valley Authority. Available formats include rare books, manuscripts, letters, diaries, photographs, and digital collections.
The TVA and the Relocation of Mattie Randolph - National Archives
WEBAug 15, 2016 — The Tennessee Valley Authority Act of May 1933 was both ambitious and controversial from its very beginnings as part of FDR’s New Deal. Taming the devastating floods of the Tennessee River, bringing needed improvements in agricultural practices to the valley, and electrifying much of the rural south were noble objectives but many insisted ...
Our History - TVA.com
WEBThe Tennessee Valley Authority was founded to help the hard-hit Tennessee Valley, where it was tasked with improving the quality of life in the region. The 1940s Against the backdrop of World War II, TVA launched one of the largest hydropower construction programs ever undertaken in the United States.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) - Britannica Money
WEB5 days ago — Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), U.S. government agency established in 1933 to control floods, improve navigation, improve the living standards of farmers, and produce electrical power along the Tennessee River and its tributaries.
Tennessee Valley Authority (Special Collections): Administration
WEBMay 12, 2021 — This research guide highlights primary sources and research materials regarding the Tennessee Valley Authority. Available formats include rare books, manuscripts, letters, diaries, photographs, and digital collections.