OH199 Joe Fields Oral History

Authors

Jeff Meyer

Collection Title

Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - Kentucky Dam Project

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Series Number

OH199

Interviewee

Fields, Joe

Interviewer

Meyer, Jeff

Date Interviewed

November 29th, 1995

Processed by

Benjamin J. Drake

Date Processed

December 10th, 2012

Description

1 sound disc (47 minutes)

Abstract

Joe Fields of Marshall County, Kentucky discusses his experience with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on the construction of the Kentucky Dam. He recounts the day he was hired and his assigned duties as a mail-carrier on the worksite. He recalls employee horseplay, safety concerns, alcohol consumption on the worksite, thievery, social interactions, labor unions, and racial relations.

Biographical/Historical Note

Joe Fields was born on June 29th, 1926 in Benton, Kentucky. He graduated from Benton High School in May of 1943 and began to work for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on the Kentucky Dam in July of the same year. In May of 1944, he volunteered for military service in the United States Navy. After his discharge, he returned to TVA and worked on other construction projects until 1948 when he resigned and began to work for the Gilbertsville Post-Office.

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

Fields, Joe, 1926-

Kentucky Dam (Ky.)

Tennessee Valley Authority Dams - Kentucky.

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

Marshall County (Ky.)

Gilbertsville (Ky.)

KY Dam Fields, Joe OH199 1.1.mp3.docx.pdf (188 kB)
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