Embedded Files
Noble J. Gregory Papers
MS76-01 includes the official and personal correspondence of United States Representative Noble J. Gregory from 1933 to 1970. The bulk of the collection focuses on Congressman Gregory’s eleven terms as representative of Kentucky’s First District from 1936 to 1958. His congressional papers include files on the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Cumberland Dam project, military academy appointments, veterans affairs cases, and letters from prominent state and national politicians. The collection also has banking and business records, campaign remnants, newspaper clippings, photographs, personal items, mementos, ephemera, and other related materials.
A postcard depicting President Harry Truman dedicating the Kentucky Dam on October 10, 1945.
The back details some information about the dam and its construction.
Noble J. Gregory Papers Collection: MS 76-01, Box 17.
The two photos below show the construction of dams on the Cumberland River, which was part of a Tennessee Valley Authority project to curb flooding in the region after the Great Flood of 1937. These 1954 pictures show sections of locks and power plants being constructed.
Noble J. Gregory Papers Collection: MS 76-01, Box 18, File 1.
An advertisement for Murray from the 1930s when the TVA dam project was considering Aurora in Marshall Country as a potential location. The advertisement brags about Murray's "'Key' Position" in the United States, its "Class 'A' State College," and its agricultural/mineral wealth.
Noble J. Gregory Papers Collection: MS 76-01, Box 17, File 3.
Jerrald Chandler Photograph Collection
MS86-02 includes photographic prints of national and state politicians, civic organizations, historic buildings, and public events. Within are images of floods, fires, and scenic photographs of Clinton, Kentucky and Hickman County. The collection also includes photographs of John F. Kennedy in 1960 in Paducah and Harry S. Truman in Murray.
Cars braving a flooded US Highway 51 near Carlisle or Hickman County in 1969.
Jerrald Chandler Photograph Collection: MS 86-02, Box 1, File 7.
Mail delivery after a big snow storm, Hickman County, 1978.
Jerrald Chandler Photograph Collection: MS 86-02, Box 1, File 7.
City of Murray and Calloway County Photograph Collection
MS12-01 is an expansive collection of original photographs and copies of photographs of Calloway County from the 1880s - 1980s. It contains images of one room county schoolhouses, prominent families, significant events, and historic buildings, along with negatives and handwritten notes from researchers and publishers.
A herd of bison near the former site of Model, TN. Bison were reintroduced to the area after being driven west by early American settlers.
City of Murray and Calloway County Photograph Collection: MS 12-01, Box 4, File 51.
Barkley Canal, which connects Barkley Lake and Kentucky Lake, was completed in 1966.
City of Murray and Calloway County Photograph Collection: MS 12-01, Box 4, File 49.
A map of the Land Between the Lakes, a national recreation area that offers many activities for thousands of visitors each year.
City of Murray and Calloway County Photograph Collection: MS 12-01, Box 4, File 49.
A fisherman by a rocky cliff at the Land Between the Lakes, date unknown.
City of Murray and Calloway County Photograph Collection: MS 12-01, Box 4, File 50.
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