Finding Aid for the Tennessee Valley Authority 50th Anniversary Exhibit, 1982 March 31-1983
MS-2491 University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, July 18, 2006.
Summary Information
Tennessee Valley Authority 50th Anniversary Exhibit
Date/Date Range : 1982 March 31-1983
0.1 linear feet
Abstract: This collection contains materials pertaining to the 1983 Tennessee Valley Authority 50th Anniversary Exhibit. Included in this collection are press releases and photographs related to the exhibit as well as information on "The Valley Adventure," a "colorful floating exhibit" which documented the history of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
MS-2491
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
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[Identification of Item], Tennessee Valley Authority 50th Anniversary Exhibit, MS-2491. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Biography / History
The Tennessee Valley Authority is an independent public corporation founded by Congress in 1933 to control flooding, improve navigation, assist farmers, provide cheap electric power, and make surveys of and general plans for the Tennessee River basin and adjoining territory for the general purpose of fostering an orderly and proper physical, economic, and social development of the Tennessee Valley. The TVA Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 18, 1933 as part of the New Deal's First Hundred Days.
Collection Scope and Content Note
This collection contains materials pertaining to the 1983 Tennessee Valley Authority 50th Anniversary Exhibit. Included in this collection are press releases and photographs related to the exhibit as well as information on "The Valley Adventure," a "colorful floating exhibitwhich hosted more than 1.1 million visitors during the 1982 World's Fair" and featured a variety of unique and animated displays that conveyed the history of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Subject Terms
- Tennessee Valley Authority.
- Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- History.
Contents List
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Information packet, 1982 March 31-1983 Scope Note: Packet includes:
March 31, 1982 press release highlighting "The Valley Adventure" 1983 river trip schedule; Map of "The Valley Adventure" river trip schedule; Visitor's guide to "The Valley Adventure" exhibit; Fact sheet for "The Valley Adventure" ; May 1983 press release entitled "Community Participation Important to TVA Anniversary Year" ; Press release, n.d., on articles available on TVA programs; September 27, 1983 press release highlighting local activities during exhibit; copy of Oak Ridger June 4, 1982 editorial by Richard D. Smyser entitled "TVA exhibit: This is our life" ; Seven photographs; and TVA 50th Anniversary.
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