OH212 Robert Moore Oral History

Authors

Eric Rousey

Collection Title

Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - Kentucky Dam Project

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Series Number

OH212

Interviewee

Moore, Robert

Interviewer

Rousey, Eric

Date Interviewed

November 22nd, 1995

Processed by

Wesley Bolin and Jessica Davis

Date Processed

April 17th, 2013

Description

2 sound discs (69 minutes)

Abstract

Robert Moore discusses his experiences working on the Kentucky Dam during the 1940s. He mentions his early childhood on a farm at Little Cypress, Kentucky and the Flood of 1937 which destroyed his family home. He describes his terms of employment with the Tennessee Valley Authority and responsibilities as a laborer and a machinist's apprentice. He recalled the accidental deaths of two workers, joining the laborers union, a three day strike that occurred in 1940 and relationships between management and employees. He also discusses the impact the dam had on nearby communities.

Biographical/Historical Note

Robert Moore was born in Little Cypress, Marshall County, Kentucky, where he grew up and worked on his family farm. His family home was lost during the Flood of 1937. In 1940, he was hired by the Tennessee Valley Authority as a laborer and machinist's apprentice when the Kentucky Dam was under construction. Moore worked for six months as a machinist before being reassigned to deliver water to other employees working on the Dam's locks and spillway. After the Dam's completion, he worked as a machinist's assistant for eleven years in the power plant.

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

Moore, Robert.

Little Cypress (Ky.) - History.

Kentucky Dam (KY.)

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Dams - Kentucky.

Land Between the Lakes (Ky. And Tenn.) - History.

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