Interview with John Shields, August 11, 2020
Project: Tennessee Valley Authority Retiree Association Oral History Project
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John Shields talks about his career in the Division of Agricultural Development at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). He talks about his various roles and titles at TVA, TVA's work in agricultural development and the fertilizer industry, and TVA's national and international impacts.Interview Accession
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Tennessee Valley Authority Retirees Association (TVARA) Agricultural development United States. Agency for International Development Tennessee Valley Authority. Division of Agricultural Development Staff economists Technology transfer Watershed development Fertilizer technology Fertilizer production International development National developmentInterview Rights
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Shields, John Interview by Philip Mummert. 11 Aug. 2020. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Shields, J. (2020, August 11). Interview by P. Mummert. Tennessee Valley Authority Retiree Association Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Shields, John, interview by Philip Mummert. August 11, 2020, Tennessee Valley Authority Retiree Association Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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