OH192 Baisel and Courtney Brooks Oral History
Collection Title
Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - Kentucky Dam Project
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Series Number
OH192
Interviewee
Brooks, Baisel and Courtney
Interviewer
Rousey, Eric
Date Interviewed
December 31st, 1994
Processed by
Benjamin J. Drake
Date Processed
December 10th, 2012
Description
1 sound disc (55 minutes)
Abstract
Baisel and Courtney Brooks discuss the history and impact of Kentucky Dam on western Kentucky. The interview begins with a biographical outline consisting of their relocation to Western Kentucky in 1944 and their job responsibilities at the dam. Baisel discussed working conditions during construction and the impact the Kentucky Dam and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) had on the region. Included in the conversation was river trade and traffic, Murray State College (presently Murray State University), the creation of Land Between the Lake during the 1960s and the proposed purchase of the dam by the Ford Motor Corporation. The interview concludes with an explanation defining the purpose of the Kentucky Dam Village Oral History Project.
Biographical/Historical Note
James Woolfolk was born at DeQueen, Arkansas in September 4, 1920. He and his parents relocated to Nashville in 1929. He attended local public schools and worked several jobs prior to being employed by the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1941. Woolfolk served as a public safety officer at the Kentucky Dam from August of 1941 until he was drafted in the United States Army in November of 1943. He returned from the war in 1946 and continued to work for the TVA until his retirement on January 1, 1981.
General Information
No user access to original recordings. Use audio user copies, digital derivatives, transcripts, and/or tape indexes. This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission for reproduction must be requested from Murray State University.
Subject Headings/Descriptors
Brooks, Baisel
Brooks, Courtney
Kentucky Dam (Ky.)
Tennessee Valley Authority.
Dams - Kentucky.
Land Between the Lakes (Ky. And Tenn.) - History.
Marshall County (Ky.)
Recommended Citation
Rousey, Eric, "OH192 Baisel and Courtney Brooks Oral History" (2025). Kentucky Dam. 2.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-kendam/2
Audio Transcript