Creator(s): U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) (Most Recent)

Series : Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities , compiled 1982 - 1999, documenting the period 1942 - 1999
Record Group 306: Records of the U.S. Information Agency, 1900 - 2003

Production Date: 1944

Other Title(s): The American Scene, No. 7
Use Restriction(s): Restricted - Possibly
Specific Use Restriction: Public Law 101-246
Note: Issued February 6, 1990, this law provides for the domestic release and distribution of USIA motion pictures, films, videotapes, and other materials 12 years after initial dissemination overseas, or, if not disseminated, 12 years from the preparation of the material.

Scope & Content: Documentary: On the origins and construction of the Tennessee Valley Authority and its effect on the people of the valley. R.1. Droughts and water erosion destroy the land and economy of the Tennessee Valley. Discusses the contributions of Sen. James P. Polk; Harcourt Morgan, President of the University of Tennessee; David Lillienthal, Director of the TVA and Sen. George Norris for the organization of the TVA. Pres. Franklin Roosevelt speaks on the importance of the TVA for water control and hydroelectric power. R.2. Scenes of the various dams' construction. TVA specialists teach local farmers new techniques. R.3. The new program produces record harvests. Scenes of the Norris Dam.

Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: [email protected]

National Archives Identifier: 47040
Local Identifier: 306.202

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