WPA/TVA Archaeology Photographs | Digital Collections

All works and files related to the WPA/TVA Archaeology Photographs Collection are now restricted from access while they are under NAGPRA review, which involves ongoing consultation with Native Nations, as per UTK’s NAGPRA image policy. The NAGPRA consultation process is not a short one, and access will not resume until the consultation process is concluded. Updates will be provided on this page.

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WPA/TVA Archaeology Photographs

The University of Tennessee McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, and the Libraries received a two-year grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to create an on-line database of information describing photographs taken by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers of archaeological projects conducted in preparation for Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) dam construction in the 1930s.

Photographs and field notes for the database were contributed by the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Tennessee, the William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky, and the Alabama Museum of Natural History at the University of Alabama.

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The University of Tennessee Libraries allows the reproduction of materials from its digital collections, in compliance with United States copyright law. The Library does not hold the copyright to most items in its collections. It is the user's responsibility to obtain permission to publish texts and facsimiles from the owners of the copyright. Our policy prohibits reproduction of an entire collection.