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Tennessee Valley Authority Retiree Association Oral History Project

Project Summary

These interviews were conducted under the auspices of the Tennessee Valley Authority Retiree Association (TVARA) between 2016 and 2021. Interviewees are former TVA employees with knowledge and experience in different program activities and technical specialties related to TVA’s regional resource development mission roughly between the years 1970 and 1995. They discuss their career paths at TVA and the nature and impact of their work over time. The collection provides a fascinating chronicle of the variety and breadth of TVA’s activity and work in community and economic development, river and natural resources management, and agricultural and fertilizer development. The interviews tell TVA’s story as a catalyst for change in many different areas of endeavor, including how TVA changed through these years and how TVA has impacted the seven-state Tennessee Valley area, the nation, and communities abroad. This project received financial support from the Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc., a TVA retiree organization.

Project Code

tvara

Project Keyword

Waterways   Forestry   Health and safety   Federal government    State governments   Public lands   Muscle Shoals (Ala.)   Reservoirs   Flood control   World's Fair    Town Lift Program   Tributary Area Development (OTAD)   Infrastructure    Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife Development    Environmental issues   Job creation    Land management   Engineers   Civil engineering   Flood risk and protection   Water quality   Land   Fisheries and wildlife management   Tributary area   Navigation   Industrial   Tellico area   Recreation   Agricultural and fertilizer development   Natural areas and archaeological resource protection   Regional   Nuclear community impact and lake improvement planning   Community development   Waste management and recycling   Architectural design   Small business assistance   Mine reclamation   TownLift   River navigation operations   Reforestation   Environmental education   TVA University   Industrial skills training   Engineering Lab work   1982 World’s Fair   TVA 50th anniversary   Weekend Academy   1996 Olympics activities

Project LC Subject

Tennessee Valley Authority   Tennessee Valley Authority. Water Control Planning Department    Tennessee Valley Authority. Maps and Surveys Department    Tennessee Valley Authority. Division of Forestry Development.    Agriculture   Nuclear power plants.   Economic development.   Regional planning.   Community development.   Rural electrification   Energy conservation.   Dams


Interviews in this Project (39 Total):

Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1657_tvara0001
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1658_tvara0002
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1659_tvara0003
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1660_tvara0004
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1661_tvara0005
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1662_tvara0006
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1663_tvara0007
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1664_tvara0008
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1665_tvara0009
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1666_tvara0010
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1667_tvara0011
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1668_tvara0012
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1669_tvara0013
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1670_tvara0014
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1671_tvara0015
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1672_tvara0016
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1673_tvara0017
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1674_tvara0018
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1675_tvara0019
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1676_tvara0020
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1677_tvara0021
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1678_tvara0022
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1679_tvara0023
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2019oh1680_tvara0024
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2020oh0114_tvara0025
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2020oh0117_tvara0026
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2020oh0118_tvara0027
Interviewer: Suzan Bowman
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2020oh0171_tvara0028
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2020oh0176_tvara0029
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2020oh0177_tvara0030
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2020oh0178_tvara0031
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2020oh0226_tvara0032
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2020oh0318_tvara0033
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2020oh0416_tvara0034
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2020oh0541_tvara0035
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2020oh0574_tvara0036
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2020oh0583_tvara0037
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2020oh0710_tvara0038
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0421_tvara0039
Interviewer: Philip Mummert
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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