Emory L. Kemp Papers regarding Industrial History (2024)

Scope and Contents

Kemp and his student, Ed Winant, studied early hydraulic systems in Edinburgh, Scotland. They also studied the Old Croton Aqueduct in New York City, New York. Kemp and Winant attempted to publish articles based on their work, and eventually published "John Jervis and the Hydraulic Design of the Old Croton Aqueduct" in the journal Canal History and Technology Proceedings and "Edinburgh's First Water Supply: The Comiston Aqueduct, 1675-1721" in the journal Civil Engineer International . The box contains materials from their research and publication process, as well as materials Winant prepared before he defended his dissertation, "The Hydraulics Revolution: Science and Technical Design of Urban Water Supply in the Enlightenment." The box includes correspondence, drafts of his defense, editorial comments, newsletters, and charts. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: drawings, maps, engineering drawings, books, and book excerpts. Subjects include aqueducts; waterworks in Edinburgh, Scotland; the Old Croton Aqueduct in New York City, New York; the Comiston Aqueduct in Edinburgh, Scotland; hydraulic systems; Enlightenment-era urban water supply systems; European engineers; John B. Jervis; and J.T. Desaguliers. The following oversize items were moved to Box 344: two engineering drawings (1992).

Scope and Contents

Kemp studied the Old Croton Aqueduct with student Ed Winant as part of Winant's dissertation. The research culminated in the article "John Jervis and the Hydraulic Design of the Old Croton Aqueduct" in the journal Canal History and Technology Proceedings. Kemp also advised on the exhibit "The Old Croton Aqueduct: Rural Resources Meet Urban Needs" at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. He also campaigned for Old Croton to become a National Historic Landmark. The box includes reports, report drafts, event programs, notes, advertisem*nts, brochures, exhibit proposals, bibliographies, engineering drawings, handwritten reports, and scholarly journal articles. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: photographic prints, book excerpts, drawings, reports, maps, engineering drawings, budget lists, agreements and contracts, articles, lists of people, and clippings. Subjects include the effect of the Croton Aqueduct in New York City, New York; John B. Jervis; the training of United States civil engineers; New York City water and hydraulic systems; the hydraulic grade line; aqueducts in New York; European aqueducts; the Manhattan Valley, the Harlem Valley, and French hydraulic engineers like Antoine de Chézy and Pierre Louis Georges DuBuat. Highlights include the National Historic Site nomination form for the Old Croton Aqueduct.

Scope and Contents

Kemp studied the Old Croton Aqueduct with student Ed Winant as part of Winant's dissertation. The research culminated in the article "John Jervis and the Hydraulic Design of the Old Croton Aqueduct" in the journal Canal History and Technology Proceedings. Kemp also advised on the exhibit "The Old Croton Aqueduct: Rural Resources Meet Urban Needs" at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. He also campaigned for Old Croton to become a National Historic Landmark. This box includes preparation materials, including reports, correspondence, draft reports, student papers, brochures, notes, and engineering drawings. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: engineering drawings, reports, book excerpts, articles, clippings, and serials. Subjects include the Croton Aqueduct in New York City, New York; the Washington Aqueduct serving Washington, D.C.; Roman aqueducts; John B. Jervis; construction of the Erie Canal; waterworks in New York; the training of civil engineers; the process for publishing the paper; concrete and mortar; and siphons. The following oversize items were moved to Box 344: twenty engineering drawings (undated) and one chart (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp prepared a historic structures report and consulted on the restoration of the Delaware Aqueduct Bridge ("Roebling's Bridge"), the oldest wire suspension bridge in the United States. He partnered with A.G. Lichtenstein & Associates, Inc. on the multi-million-dollar restoration, and the project received a presidential award from President Ronald Reagan. This box includes materials used in his consultation, including correspondence, notes, engineering drawings, charts and test results, contracts, budgets, reports and report drafts, newsletters, clippings, press releases, photographic prints, brochures, invitations, and travel ephemera. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: engineering drawings, photographic prints, correspondence, charts, book excerpts, clippings, press releases, notes, and travel ephemera. Subjects include the Delaware Aqueduct that stretches from Minisink Ford, Sullivan County, New York to Lackawaxen, Pike County, Pennsylvania; the Delaware and Hudson Canal in New York and Pennsylvania; the cities of Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania and High Falls, Ulster County, New York; the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, New York; the Upper Delaware River; the Zane Grey House in Lackawaxen; John A. Roebling; E.H. Huber of the Lackawaxen Bridge Company; cables of suspension bridges; cement types in the aqueduct; and the NPS's takeover of the bridge. Highlights include the Mohawk-Hudson Area HAER Survey. The following oversize items have been moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 15, Folder 4: fifteen engineering drawings (1983 and undated), one chart (1983), and twenty-one sheets of clippings (1979-1983).

Scope and Contents

The IHTIA wrote the report, "Strengthening Historic Covered Bridges to Carry Modern Traffic" for the Federal Highway Administration in 2004. This box includes research materials that served as the basis of the report, including reports and clippings. Subjects include covered bridge restoration, covered bridges in West Virginia, and the strength of various historic building materials. The following items have been moved to Box 342: two sheets of newspaper (1999).

Scope and Contents

Kemp collected photographic material in preparation for his survey of West Virginia covered bridges. The box includes photographic prints, reports, etc. Subjects include the following covered bridges: Center Point, Dents Run, Fish Creek, Fletcher, Milton, Sarvis Fox/Sandyville, Simpson Creek, Staats Mill and Walkersville. Highlights include paint samples from many of the covered bridges, with notes.

Scope and Contents

Materials were originally housed with photographs in preparation for Kemp's survey of West Virginia covered bridges. Includes presentation slides, pamphlets, clippings, lists, engineering drawings, photographs, two floppy disks, etc. Subjects include Shenandoah mills and covered bridges across the United States and the world, with special emphasis on covered bridges In West Virginia, Minnesota and Missouri. The following oversize item was moved to Box 342: one pamphlet (1988).

Scope and Contents

Kemp collected materials in preparation for a survey of the restoration required for covered bridges across West Virginia. Includes report drafts, facsimile handwritten notes, photographs, maps, correspondence, video scripts and engineering drawings. Subjects include covered bridges in West Virginia, especially the following covered bridges: Fish Creek, Herns Mill, Hokes Mill, Indian Creek, Laurel Creek and Locust Creek. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 5, Folder 6: 3 sheets of newspapers (1993).

Scope and Contents

Kemp collected materials in preparation for a survey of the restoration required for covered bridges across West Virginia. Includes handwritten notes, budget lists, reports, facsimile photographs, engineering drawings, maps and correspondence. Subjects include the West Virginia Covered Bridge Project and the following covered bridges: Carrollton, Center Point, Dents Run, Fish Creek, Sarvis Fork, Simpson Creek and Walkersville. The following oversized items have been moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 5, Folder 7: three maps (undated), two sheets of facsimile budget lists (undated), six engineering drawings (undated), one pamphlet (1991) and 19 sheets of facsimile clippings (1861-1883, 1947-1978, undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp collected materials in preparation for a survey of the restoration required for covered bridges across West Virginia. Formats include reports, engineering drawings, maps, photographs, facsimile book excerpts, and lists of budgets. Subjects include covered bridges in Pennsylvania, a brief history of covered bridges, and the following specific covered bridges in West Virginia: Barrackville, Center Point, Carrollton, Dents Run, Fish Creek, Fletcher, Herns Mill, Hokes Mill, Indian Creek, Laurel Creek, Locust Creek, Sarvis Fork, Simpson Creek, Walkersville. The following oversized item was moved to Box 343: poster (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp conducted a survey of covered bridge conditions across West Virginia in partnership with the Division of Highways and West Virginia University. The box includes research materials for the following covered bridges: Barrackville, Carrollton, Fish Creek, Fletcher, Herns Mill, Hokes Mill, Indian Creek, Laurel Creek, Locust Creek, Sarvis Fork, Simpson and Walkersville. Includes engineering drawings, reports, plans, budget lists, minutes and notes. Subjects include covered bridge restoration and inspection of covered bridges. The following oversize item was moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 5, Folder 5: one pamphlet (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp conducted an inventory of covered bridges across West Virginia and organized the folders in this box by bridge. Robert Seese, Kemp's student, assisted in the survey. Box includes photographs, clippings, maps, engineering drawings, reports and lists of measurements. Subjects include covered bridges of West Virginia, including covered bridges in the counties of Pocahontas, Barbour, Greenbrier, Harrison, Jackson, Lewis, Marion and Monroe. Highlights include NRHP nomination forms for a majority of the bridges and Virginia Antiquities Commission Historic Properties Inventory reports for a majority of the bridges. The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 4, Folder 10: three sheets of newspaper (1975-1979), three maps (1958 and undated), seven engineering drawings (1974 and undated), 1 magazine clipping (1978). The following two folders were empty and removed: "Philippi Covered Bridge—Barbour County" and "Barrackville Covered Bridge—Marion County."

Scope and Contents

The IHTIA produced the movie, Uncovering the Covered Bridge in partnership with WSWP-TV. The box includes script drafts, cost lists, correspondence, photographs, an audiotape, handwritten notes, lists, clippings, and drawings. Subjects include covered bridges, movie production, the truss design, bridges of Virginia and West Virginia (especially the Philippi Covered Bridge) and the American Civil War's effect on bridges. The following oversize items were moved to Box 342: four sheets of newspaper (1947-1949 and 1993), three facsimile photographs (undated), and seven pamphlets (1988-1991). A videocassette of Uncovering the Covered Bridge may be found in Box 322 and at the West Virginia Archives and History center.

Scope and Contents

6 reels of negatives in preparation for the movie, Uncovering the Covered Bridge produced by the IHTIA and WSWP-TV.

Scope and Contents

Kemp was the preservation engineer for the West Virginia Division of Highway's project to restore the Barrackville Covered Bridge in Barrackville, West Virginia. Paul D. Marshall & Associates, Inc. collaborated on the restoration of the 1853 Burr covered bridge. Includes clippings, budget lists, reports, contracts, engineering drawings, handwritten notes on bridge dimensions, correspondence, maps and photographs. Subjects include the history of the Barrackville Covered Bridge, including designers Lemuel and Eli Chenoweth, Buffalo Creek (which the bridge spans) and covered bridge restoration. The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 5, Folder 8: two sheets of newspaper (1999), thirty-two sheets of engineering drawings (1996 and undated), seven maps (1989 and 1996) and two facsimile photographs (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp was the preservation engineer for the West Virginia Division of Highway's project to restore the Barrackville Covered Bridge in Barrackville, West Virginia. Paul D. Marshall & Associates, Inc. collaborated on the restoration of the 1853 Burr covered bridge. The box includes measurement lists, cost lists, contracts, meeting notes, reports, engineering drawings and correspondence. Subjects include the structural efficacy of the bridge, its history (including the designers Lemuel and Eli Chenoweth), Buffalo Creek (which the bridge spans), and the restoration of covered bridges in general. The following oversize items were moved to Box 342: one list (undated) and two engineering drawings (1986 and undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp was the preservation engineer for the West Virginia Division of Highway's project to restore the Barrackville Covered Bridge in Barrackville, West Virginia. Paul D. Marshall & Associates, Inc. collaborated on the restoration of the 1853 Burr covered bridge. Includes reports, facsimile report drafts, handwritten notes, engineering drawings, facsimile and original correspondence, event programs, photographs, meeting transcripts, bridge measurement lists, clippings and facsimile book excerpts. Subjects include the restoration of the bridge and its history (including the designers Lemuel and Eli Chenoweth), Buffalo Creek (which the bridge spans), the efficacy of bridge building materials and Burr Truss covered bridges. Highlights include a NRHP nomination form for the Barrackville Covered Bridge. The following oversized materials were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 5, Folder 9: one engineering drawing (undated), two sheets of facsimile cost lists (1887), seven sheets of clippings (1972-1994 and undated), two sheets of facsimile court notes (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp was the preservation engineer for the West Virginia Division of Highways' project to restore the Barrackville Covered Bridge in Barrackville, West Virginia. Paul D. Marshall & Associates, Inc. collaborated on the restoration of the 1853 Burr covered bridge. Includes papers, reports, engineering drawings, correspondence, contracts, maps, lists of construction crews, etc. Subjects include covered bridges of West Virginia, the agreement regarding restoration, restoration of covered bridges in general, arch truss bridges, bridge designers Lemuel and Eli Chenoweth, Buffalo Creek (which the Barrackville Covered Bridge spans), and William and Dolly Ice, who owned a mill near the bridge. Highlights include the final report about the Barrackville Covered Bridge. The following oversized materials were moved to Box 342: one facsimile map (undated), one facsimile engineering drawing (undated), and seven sheets of facsimile contracts (1853).

Scope and Contents

Kemp was part of the effort to restore the Dents Run Covered Bridge in Morgantown, West Virginia, and the Center Point Covered Bridge in Center Point, West Virginia. The collection includes correspondence, reports, contracts, engineering drawings and lists of measurements. Subjects include the Dents Run, Center Point and Barrackville covered bridges, covered bridge restoration in general, and testing building materials. Correspondents include Allegheny Restoration and Builders Inc., Billy Joe Peyton, Paul D. Marshall and Associates, Inc., the West Virginia Division of Highways, and Emory Kemp. Highlights include a wrapper from a can of wood epoxy. The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 6, Folder 1: eight maps (1954, 1960, 1997 and undated), three sheets of newspaper (1982, 1998).

Scope and Contents

Kemp helped document and suggest the restoration plan for the Milton Covered Bridge over the Mud River in Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia in partnership with the West Virginia Division of Highways. The box includes reports, handwritten notes, correspondence, computer-generated data, a draft PhD dissertation, budget lists, facsimile engineering drawings and photographs. Subject include the Milton Covered Bridge, rehabilitation for historic structures and hydraulic systems in the United States. Highlights include Kemp's report, "History and Restoration Plan for the Milton Covered Bridge."

Scope and Contents

Kemp helped document and suggest the restoration plan for the Milton Covered Bridge over the Mud River in Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia in partnership with the West Virginia Division of Highways. This box focuses on studies of the Milton Covered Bridge and restoration plans for the bridge. It includes handwritten notes, reports, a floppy disk, photographic prints, photographic negatives, photographic contact sheets, engineering drawings, correspondence, clippings, calculations and lists of measurements, budget lists, contracts and minutes. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: photographic prints, maps, engineering drawings, correspondence, reports and clippings. Subjects include the Milton Covered Bridge in Milton, West Virginia; the Lower Mud River; the City of Milton, West Virginia; bridge restoration and repair; the relocation process for a bridge; bridge trusses; soil conservation and erosion; and flood controls for rivers. Highlights include the NRHP nomination form for the Milton Covered Bridge written by Kemp. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 11, Folder 10: six engineering drawings (1988-1997 and undated), three maps (1876 and undated), and ten sheets of clippings (1989-1999 and undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp helped document and suggest the restoration plan for the Milton Covered Bridge over the Mud River in Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia in partnership with the West Virginia Division of Highways. The box includes his research and restoration plans, including reports, budget lists, handwritten calculations, computer print-outs, and correspondence. The box also includes the following facsimiles: engineering drawings, maps and photographic prints. Subjects include the Milton Covered Bridge in Milton, West Virginia; the Lower Mud River; the City of Milton, West Virginia, bridge restoration, trusses on bridges and environmental engineering. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 12, Folder 1: one engineering drawing (undated), five sheets of clippings (2002).

Scope and Contents

Kemp was the chief engineer for the restoration of the Philippi Covered Bridge in Philippi, West Virginia after it suffered damage from a 1989 fire. Includes booklets, notes, calculations, correspondence, clippings, press releases, conference itineraries, specification sheets, resumes, contracts, photos, meeting minutes, magazine excerpts, expenditures, facsimiles clippings, etc. Subjects include the history of the Philippi Covered Bridge, its restoration, the Tygart Valley River (which the bridge spans), and the dedication of the restored bridge. Highlights include correspondence to Kemp from West Virginia Governor Gaston Caperton and the NRHP nomination form for the Philippi Covered Bridge. The following items were separated to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 6, Folder 2: twelve sheets of newspaper (1989 and undated), four drawings (1990), two pamphlets (1996 and undated), and one list of bridges (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp was the chief engineer for the restoration of the Philippi Covered Bridge in Philippi, West Virginia after it suffered damage from a 1989 fire. This box primarily contains computer-generated data analysis and measurements related to the restoration of the Philippi Covered Bridge in Philippi, West Virginia. Includes lists of measurements, engineering drawings, reports and project proposals. Subjects include the bridge and its physical structure, and the height of the arc of the bridge. The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 6, Folder 3: 114 pages of computer data (1987-1989), 3 sheets of engineering drawings (undated), 3 photographic charts (1984-1986), and 56 sheets of engineering drawings (1982-1991).

Scope and Contents

Kemp was the chief engineer for the restoration of the Philippi Covered Bridge in Philippi, West Virginia after it suffered damage from a 1989 fire. He worked with the Philippi Covered Bridge Restoration Committee, the West Virginia Division of Highways and Paul D. Marshall & Associates, Inc. Includes newsletters, clippings, programs from events, press releases, reports, engineering drawings, technical manuals, photographs, expense lists, meeting minutes and correspondence. Subjects include the bridge and its physical structure; its role in the Civil War; the bridge's designer, Lemuel Chenoweth; and a covered bridge in California (likely the Bridgeport Covered Bridge in Bridgeport). The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 6, Folder 4: fourteen engineering drawings (1938, 1989, and undated),three drawings (1861), and forty-six sheets of clippings (1989-1991).

Scope and Contents

Kemp was the chief engineer for the restoration of the Philippi Covered Bridge in Philippi, West Virginia after it suffered damage from a 1989 fire. The box contains photographs and photographic proof sheets that document the restoration of the Philippi Covered Bridge. The following oversized items were moved to Box 343: two facsimile photographs (1997 and undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp studied the Staats Mill Covered Bridge in Jackson County, West Virginia (also known as the Tug Fork Covered Bridge). When the bridge had to move to a historic museum to make way for a flood control project, Kemp assisted in transferring and restoring the bridge. The box demonstrates how Kemp photographed the Staats Mill Covered Bridge. The box contains a sample of his camera equipment, including 4x5" graphic film holders and film. Also contains a facsimile clipping from the Charleston Daily Mail showing how Kemp used the camera during the Staats Mill Covered Bridge move.

Scope and Contents

Kemp studied the Staats Mill Covered Bridge in Jackson County, West Virginia. When the bridge had to move to a historic museum to make way for a flood control project, Kemp assisted in transferring and restoring the bridge. Includes draft reports, draft contracts, correspondence, and grant instructions. Subjects include the history of the Staats Mill Covered Bridge, its physical structure, and its restoration. The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 7, Folder 2: Six engineering drawings (1982), five pages of draft report (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp studied the Staats Mill Covered Bridge in Jackson County, West Virginia. When the bridge had to move to a historic museum to make way for a flood control project, Kemp assisted in transferring and restoring the bridge. The box shows evidence of Kemp's work for A.G. Lichtenstein & Associates, Parker Builders, the United States Department of Agriculture SCS (now the NRCS), et al. Includes correspondence, reports, handwritten notes, cost lists, grant applications, contracts, engineering drawings, slides, a photograph, and clippings. Subjects include the restoration of the Staats Mill Covered Bridge, soil and structural analysis, and contract negotiations. The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 7, Folder 2: 17 engineering drawings (1981-1982 and undated), 12 clippings (1979-1982).

Scope and Contents

Kemp worked as a consultant for A.G. Lichtenstein & Associates, Inc. on the restoration of the Hamden Fink Truss Bridge, aka Bridge FC-64-Hamden, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The bridge was originally constructed in 1858 and had collapsed after being struck by a car. Dr. Kemp organized for this bridge to have all its broken supporting pieces be recast, but the project was never completed due to lack of funding. This box include handwritten and printed plan documentation, correspondence, photographs, technical documentation and drawings, memorandum of agreement, clippings, research notes, a local map, etc. Includes facsimiles. Subjects include the bridge reconstruction in general, foundries/iron casting for the bridge repair, other local bridges Califon Bridge and Landsdown Bridge, etc. Highlights include NRHP nominations for the Hamden Fink Truss Bridge and the Landsdown Bridge. The following oversize items have been moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 5, Folder 3: Four oversize blueprint sheets showing the chord and span details created by A.G. Lichtenstein & Associates, Inc. were moved to oversize containers (undated), one map (1976), one clipping (1980).

Scope and Contents

Kemp performed the Statewide Covered Bridge Preservation Survey for Pennsylvania. Includes minutes, budget lists, correspondence, draft and final contracts, reports, contracts, surveys, lists of data, research notes and facsimile court records. Subjects include covered bridges of Chester County, Pennsylvania, truss covered bridges, bridge restoration and survey design. Correspondents include the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Richard Ortega and Emory Kemp. Highlights include the survey sent to assess each covered bridge across the state, preliminary results, and an NRHP nomination for "Covered Bridges of Chester County Thematic Resources." The following oversize items were moved to Box 343: twelve pages of report (1976), fifteen sheets of facsimile handwritten court records (1850-1881).

Scope and Contents

Kemp collected materials while preparing to assist in the preservation of the Pine Bank Covered Bridge at Meadowcroft Museum in Studa, Pennsylvania. Includes photographs, draft reports, correspondence, lists of budgets, handwritten notes, etc. Subjects include the Pine Bank Covered Bridge, preservation of bridges, king posts and queen posts in truss bridges, southwestern Pennsylvania, etc. Highlights include the NRHP proposal for the Pine Bank Covered Bridge.

Scope and Contents

Kemp served as a consultant to the Virginia Department of Transportation for the restoration of the Meems Bottom Covered Bridge over the Shenandoah River in Shenandoah County, Virginia. The bridge suffered a fire that destroyed the roof, siding and deck in 1976, but Kemp helped the state open the bridge up for traffic by 1979. The box include reports, a study document written by Kemp and Charles E. Daniels, Jr., analysis tables, correspondence, official project documentation, photos, postcards, printed material, etc. Subjects include the bridge, its history, and its restoration, with additional materials on epoxy repair of wood bridges in relation to the project. The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 5, Folder 4: four maps (1973); twelve engineering drawings (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp collected materials in preparation for a survey of the restoration required for covered bridges across West Virginia. The box includes correspondence, photographs, reports and report drafts, brochures, facsimile book excerpts, student papers, engineering drawings, clippings, journal articles, pamphlets, maps, bibliographies. Subjects include covered bridges across the United States, especially in West Virginia. Highlights include NRHP nomination reports for the following covered bridges: Hokes Mill, Indian Creek, Fletcher, Rooting Creek, Simpson Creek/W.T. Law, Sarvis Fork/Sandyville, Dents Run, Laurel Creek, Locust Creek, Fish Creek and Carrollton. The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 5, Folder 2: two facsimile photographs (1930 and undated), one map (undated), fourteen sheets of clippings (1981-1993); three sheets of engineering drawings (undated), three sheets of lists of data (1965), one pamphlet (1993), two book jackets (circa 1992).

Scope and Contents

Materials prepared for inventory of covered bridges in West Virginia in partnership with Robert Seese, Kemp's student. Includes correspondence, photographs, clippings, pamphlets, handwritten notes, newsletters, postcards, reports and engineering drawings. Subjects include covered bridges across the United States, covered bridges in the West Virginia counties of Wetzel and Pocahontas, and the inventory of covered bridges. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 5, Folder 1: fifteen newspaper sheets (1970-1982), one magazine clipping (undated), four engineering drawings (undated), two pamphlets (1972 and undated), seven maps (1970 and undated), and three placemats (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp collected materials on covered bridges, especially in preparation for consulting on the preservation of the Barrackville Covered Bridge over Buffalo Creek in Barrackville, Marion County, West Virginia. Includes bibliographies, reports, correspondence, newsletters, clippings, facsimile book excerpts, draft essays, data, pamphlets, drawings and facsimile maps. Subjects include covered bridges in West Virginia and Maryland and burr trusses. The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 5, Folder 5: four engineering drawings (undated), one pamphlet (undated), and ten sheets of clippings (1975, 1994-1996).

Scope and Contents

Kemp collected materials on covered bridges, especially in preparation for consulting on the preservation of the Barrackville Covered Bridge over Buffalo Creek in Barrackville, Marion County, West Virginia. Includes bibliographies, reports, correspondence, newsletters, clippings, facsimile book excerpts, draft essays, data, pamphlets, drawings and facsimile maps. Subjects include covered bridges in West Virginia and Maryland and burr trusses. The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 5, Folder 5: four engineering drawings (undated), one pamphlet (undated), and ten sheets of clippings (1975, 1994-1996).

Scope and Contents

This box includes Kemp's research on Charles Ellet Jr. and the Wheeling Suspension Bridge in preparation for a variety of publications and before he documented the structure of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge. Box includes facsimiles of the following: correspondence, book excerpts, bound copies of the United States Congressional Series Set, engineering drawings and clippings. The box also includes transcribed correspondence and clippings, original photographs, original correspondence and handwritten notes. Subjects include Charles Ellet Jr., the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, suspension bridges in South America, cables in a suspension bridge, and the process for convincing Congress to fund a bridge project. Correspondents include Ellet, wife Elvira or "Ellie," Henry Moore, and Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company.

Scope and Contents

Kemp wrote the book The Wheeling Suspension Bridge: A Pictorial Heritage with Beverly Fluty. This box includes materials Kemp collected in preparation for the book, including photographic prints, photographic negatives, a draft of the book, lists, drawings, reports, postcards, and floppy disks. Subjects include the Lehigh Gap Bridge in Palmerton, Pennsylvania; Wheeling Suspension Bridge in Wheeling, West Virginia; Charles Ellet Jr.; the bridge's conditions; and the bridge's use. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 10, Folder 3: one engineering drawing (undated) and one map (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp wrote the book The Wheeling Suspension Bridge: A Pictorial Heritage with Beverly Fluty. The box includes drafts of the text and captions in the book, correspondence, photographs and floppy disks. The box includes facsimiles of the following: clippings, photographic prints, contact sheets, drawings and engineering drawings. Subjects include Wheeling, West Virginia; the Wheeling Suspension Bridge in Wheeling, West Virginia; Charles Ellet Jr.; suspension bridges of the Ohio Valley; the Wheeling Custom House (also known as West Virginia Independence Hall) in Wheeling, West Virginia; and the Museum of the Oglebay Institute in Wheeling, West Virginia. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 10, Folder 4: two engineering drawings (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp consulted on the restoration of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge and co-wrote multiple books on the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, including The Wheeling Suspension Bridge: A Pictorial Heritage (with Beverly Fluty). This box includes his research materials, including correspondence, handwritten notes, programs and invitations, scholarly articles, reports, magazine clippings, photographic prints, contact sheets and postcards. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: charters and reports before the West Virginia state legislature, correspondence, scholarly articles, photographic prints, contact sheets, drawings and engineering drawings. Subjects include the Wheeling Suspension Bridge in Wheeling, West Virginia; suspension bridges of France and the United States; other bridges in Wheeling, West Virginia; Charles Ellet Jr.; the Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company; and the Ohio River. The following oversize items were moved to Box 344: two maps (undated), and ten sheets of engineering drawings (undated). This box was originally titled "Illustrated History of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge," so may have been used to inform Kemp's work on The Wheeling Suspension Bridge: A Pictorial Heritage.

Scope and Contents

Kemp researched the Wheeling Suspension Bridge in Wheeling, West Virginia for a number of publications and as part of consulting on the restoration of the bridge in the second half of the twentieth century. The box includes handwritten notes, draft typed and handwritten reports, correspondence and catalog records. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: correspondence, book excerpts, scholarly articles, draft reports, press releases, and handwritten notes. Subjects include the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, the Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company, repairing the bridge, other suspension bridges in the United States, Smithsonian and NPS exhibitions about physical structures, cable wires and Charles Ellet Jr. Highlights include a draft report by Kemp for the Friends of Wheeling Inc. on preserving the bridge. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 10, Folder 5: three flowcharts (undated). The folder "Spanning Niagara, 1848-1962" arrived empty and was removed.

Scope and Contents

Kemp received facsimile books of the Wheeling & Belmont Bridge Company minutes (the books are marked as Books AI, AII). The books include facsimile minutes, correspondence and clippings.

Scope and Contents

Kemp received facsimile books of the Wheeling & Belmont Bridge Company minutes (the books are marked as Books BI and BII). The books include facsimile minutes, correspondence and clippings.

Scope and Contents

Kemp garnered support for the restoration of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge along with Beverly Fluty. He also consulted on the plans for restoring the bridge along with the consulting firm Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorf (now HNTB). The box includes his correspondence, draft handwritten reports, handwritten calculations, meeting minutes, contracts and clippings. It also includes facsimile clippings and letters. Subjects include trusses and anchorage on bridges; testing the chemical composition of metallic bridges and tensile testing on bridges; wrought iron; the Wheeling Suspension Bridge's construction; its status as a National Historic Landmark; and revitalizing Wheeling, West Virginia. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 10, Folder 6: 36 sheets of newspaper (1847-1856, 1978-1983) and 1 chart (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp consulted on the restoration of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge in the late 1990s in conjunction with A.G. Lichtenstein & Associates. The box includes work from the restoration, including restoration project proposals, budget lists, correspondence, engineering drawings, photographic prints, facsimile and original handwritten notes, and clippings. Subjects include the restoration of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge in Wheeling, West Virginia; cables across the bridge; the bridge's paint colors; photographing the bridge restoration; a film about the Wheeling Suspension Bridge; the construction crew; the bridge's collapse; the Ohio River; and the National Road. Highlights include a sample of the paint used on the bridge (unclear if it's a sample of the original paint or the paint used for the restoration), and the script for the film, "The Wheeling Suspension Bridge: Monument to the Age of Innovation and Expansion." The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 10, Folder 7: 4 brochures (1996-1998 and undated), 36 sheets engineering drawings (1979-1998), and 5 sheets newspapers (1997-1999).

Scope and Contents

Kemp served on the governor's task force to advise the Division of Highways on planning the renovation of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge in Wheeling, West Virginia, which reopened to traffic in 1983. In 1997, Kemp presented a paper on the restoration of the bridge at the Fifth Historic Bridge Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. The engineering firms A.G. Lichtenstein & Associates and HNTB Corporation both consulted on the restoration, and C.C.L. Systems Ltd. corresponded about the wire manufacturing. The box includes correspondence, meeting agendas, reports, scholarly articles, meeting minutes, catalog records, research notes, photographic prints, drawings, greeting cards, clippings, brochures and a floppy disk. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, brochures, clippings, contracts, maps, and engineering drawings. Subjects include the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, the National Road, the Ohio River, John A. Roebling, Charles Ellet Jr., the New Jersey Historic Bridge Preservation Study, wrought iron, metal trusses, threaded wire, wrapping on cable wires on suspension bridges, and coordinating the presentation at the Historic Bridge Conference. Highlights include correspondence from then-Governor Jay Rockefeller to Kemp, an environmental assessment of the bridge, and metal parts from the original bridge used to test the strength of the wires. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 13, Folder 6: 2 news clippings (1983), 46 engineering drawings (1995). The metal parts from the bridge were moved to Box 279.

Scope and Contents

While assisting in the restoration of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge in Wheeling, West Virginia, Kemp acquired original metal parts of the bridge. These metal parts were used to test the strength of the bridge's cable wires. Some of the metal parts were originally packaged separately, and most of those parts arrived in two sub-parts: an approximately six inch-long rod with two threaded ends and a smooth middle, and an approximately 0.75 inch-long threaded rod. Other parts arrived together in one smaller box. At least one part was sent to Kemp by Beverly Fluty.

Scope and Contents

Kemp conducted research on engineers who designed famous suspension bridges in preparation for several publications, including the lecture and article, "James Finley and the Origins of the Modern Suspension Bridge." He also advised Don Sayenga's research and managed applications to the West Virginia Academy of Civil Engineers. The box includes typed and handwritten notes, applications, correspondence and transcripts of handwritten correspondence. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: news clippings, correspondence, and book excerpts. Subjects include James Finley; Charles Ellet Jr.; John A. Roebling; John Templeton; the Wheeling Suspension Bridge in Wheeling, West Virginia; the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge in Niagara Falls, New York; Jacob's Creek Bridge in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania; Canadian engineers; bridges of Pennsylvania and Western Maryland; and policies across the civil engineering academic community.

Scope and Contents

Kemp researched twentieth century suspension and cable-stayed bridges in preparation for various projects and publications. Box includes these research materials, such as clippings, slides, brochures, correspondence and facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, drawings, engineering drawings. Subjects include cable-stayed bridges and suspension bridges in the United States and Europe. There is particular attention to the Normandie Bridge in Le Havre, France; the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City, New York; and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 8, Folder 2: 12 sheets of clippings (1987), 1 brochure (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp studied the development of the suspension bridges for the Smithsonian Institute while partnering with them on projects from 1984-2003. His research took him to Great Britain, France and Germany. The box includes correspondence, brochures, handwritten notes, bibliographies, facsimile book excerpts and facsimile drawings. Subjects include suspension bridges in France, Great Britain and the United States, the Lehigh Valley and the Juniata Crossing Chain Bridge in particular, James Finley, Samuel Brown, Marc Seguin, the Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company, and navigation along the Rhône River. Correspondents include Don Sayenga. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 8, Folder 3: 2 pages of correspondence (1984), 1 sheet research institution pull slip (undated); 1 sheet of an article (1984); 1 brochure (undated), 10 pages bibliography (undated).

Scope and Contents

The box contains Kemp's research on suspension bridges. It includes original photographs, handwritten notes, and drawings. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, articles, and engineering drawings. Subjects include suspension bridges in the United States (especially Pennsylvania), Europe (especially Germany), restoring bridges, and James Dredge. The folders, "Dredge, J-1843 His patent iron bridges, "Dredge in Ulster: Suspension Bridges [N. Irelan]," and "Carrick-A-Rede Bridge" were empty and removed. The following oversize items were moved to Box 342: three engineering drawings (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp collected images of suspension bridges. This box includes originals and facsimiles of the following: drawings, photographs, engineering drawings, and correspondence. Subjects include bridges, suspension bridges, Charles Ellet Jr., John Roebling, James Finley, iron bridges, European suspension bridges, and suspension bridges in the United States (especially the Niagara Bridge, the Brooklyn Bridge, and bridges in Washington, DC and Pennsylvania).

Scope and Contents

Kemp collected images of suspension bridges. The box includes photographic facsimiles of materials preserved in books or at other institutions. Includes photographs, engineering drawings, drawings, and maps. Subjects include suspension bridges in Asia and Europe, especially those in Germany, France and Great Britain.

Scope and Contents

This box contains stereographs Kemp collected depicting suspension bridges from across the United States.

Scope and Contents

Kemp applied for National Science Foundation research grants for two projects: the project "Marc Seguin and the Origins of the Modern Long-Span Suspension Bridge" and "History of the Suspension Bridge, 1801-1870." Kemp also researched suspension bridges in preparation for articles and lectures such as "History of the Modern Suspension Bridge: The European Experience" and "Suspenseful Adventures: Building Bridges of the Niagara," both lectures for the National Museum of American History. The box includes the NSF grant applications, essay drafts, lecture notes, event programs, handwritten notes and facsimile scholarly journal articles. Subjects include suspension bridges in Europe and the United States, suspension bridge engineers, the development of the suspension bridge structure, and the Niagara Bridge over the Niagara Falls.

Scope and Contents

Kemp published articles on suspension bridges and bridge engineers for the Institution of Structural Engineers and ASCE. The box includes draft articles, correspondence, conference programs, and engineering drawings. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: photographs, engineering drawings, articles and book excerpts. Subjects include the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, suspension bridges 1801-1870, the Brooklyn Bridge, ASCE conference, Charles Ellet Jr., James Finley, and John Roebling. Correspondents include Kemp, R.J.M. Sutherland, Richard R. Torrens, Margaret Latimer and A.P. Wenzel. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 8, Folder 4: eight sheets of draft articles (1973), four sheets of newspaper (1983), two brochures (undated), two posters (1982), one sheet of conference schedule (1972).

Scope and Contents

Kemp applied for an NEH grant to fund his publication, "A History of Suspension Bridge, 1801-1870." The box includes drafts of his grant application, grant application guidelines, clippings, engineering drawings, event programs, newsletters, facsimile book excerpts and lists of rivers, correspondence, comments from grant application reviewers, bibliographies, curriculum vitae and budgets. Subjects include suspension bridges in the Americas and Europe and iron beams. Highlights include a NRHP nomination for the Rehoboth Avenue Bridge.

Scope and Contents

Kemp maintained a set of facsimile files on historic suspension bridges to conduct further research. The box of files contains only facsimiles of the following: correspondence, book excerpts, clippings, reports, diaries, patents, drawings and engineering drawings. Subjects include suspension bridges of France (particularly La Roche-Bernard Bridge), suspension bridges of Switzerland (particularly the Fribourg Bridge and bridges in Geneva), the Brooklyn Bridge, the Cincinnati Bridge, the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, Pittsburgh's aqueducts and bridges, the Delaware Aqueduct, John Roebling and Charles Ellet Jr. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 9, Folder 1: 5 sheets of maps (1994), 5 sheets of engineering drawings (1831 and undated), 9 sheets of clippings (1862-1867 and 1985), 26 sheets of drawings (1854-1859), 85 sheets of book excerpts (1832-1846 and 1993).

Scope and Contents

Kemp maintained a set of facsimile files on historic suspension bridges to conduct further research. This box includes postcards, reports, essays, books, slides, photographs, correspondence, journal articles, brochures, and research notes. It also includes facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, correspondence, maps, bound copies of the United States Congressional Series Set and court records, patents, journal articles, logs, clippings, ephemera and reports. Subjects include James Finley, Timothy Palmer, John Templeman, and civil engineering in the United States. Subjects especially focus on Pennsylvania and West Virginia suspension bridges, especially the bridges over the Lehigh River, the Juniata Crossing Bridge over the Juniata River, the Spider Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill over the Schuylkill River, and the Chain Bridge over the Potomac River. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 9, Folder 2: 1 sheet of brochures (undated), 4 sheets of engineering drawings (1904 and undated), 7 sheets of logs (undated), 4 sheets of New Jersey state government records (1795-1804), 1 poster (1980), 3 sheets of journal articles (1937), 1 sheet of book excerpt (undated), 42 sheets of clippings (1811, 1904-1911, 1975-1980).

Scope and Contents

Kemp maintained a set of facsimile files on historic suspension bridges to conduct further research. This box includes clippings, newsletters, photographs, handwritten notes, bibliographies, brochures, essays student papers, and correspondence. It also includes facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, diaries or logs, correspondence, photographs, engineering drawings, maps, press releases. Subjects include suspension bridges in France, Ohio, California, Maryland, New York and West Virginia; the Carthage Bridge in Rochester, New York; the Nashville Bridge in Nashville, Tennessee; bridge disasters; Andrew Smith Hallidie; Marc Seguin; and Claude-Louis Navier. The following facsimile oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 9, Folder 3: 1 budget list (1842), 21 sheets of book excerpts (1832-1833, 1862-1879), 7 sheets of clippings (1831, 1909, 1989, 2010 and undated), 51 sheets of diaries or logs (1822-1853), 4 sheets of maps (1869, 1986, and undated), 2 sheets of correspondence (1904), 1 brochure (undated), 7 sheets of engineering drawings (1872-1904).

Scope and Contents

Kemp maintained a set of facsimile files on historic suspension bridges to conduct further research. The box includes correspondence, handwritten and typed notes, journal articles, newsletters and facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and engineering drawings. Subjects include suspension bridges, long span suspension bridges, structural engineering, railroad bridges, structural analysis, stiffening girders for suspension bridges, Faustus Verantius and suspension bridges of China, South America, the Alps Mountains, and the Himalayan Mountains. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 9, Folder 4: 3 pages of clippings (1860 and 1984), 18 pages of engineering drawings (undated), 2 sheets of illustrations (1833), and 13 sheets of book excerpts (1855-1856).

Scope and Contents

Kemp maintained a set of facsimile files on historic suspension bridges to conduct further research. This box contains clippings, articles, books, reports, handwritten notes, photographs, certificates and correspondence. It also includes facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, journal articles, engineering drawings, maps, handwritten notes, lists, dissertations, photographs, drawings, correspondence, and clippings. Subjects include bridges in the United States, the Czech Republic and the British Isles; Montrose Bridge in Montrose, Scotland; Trinity Chain Pier in Edinburgh, Scotland; Brighton Chain Pier (also known as Royal Suspension Chain Pier) in Brighton, England; Findhorn Bridge in Inverness, Scotland; Menai Suspension Bridge in Anglesay, Scotland; the Runcorn Railway Bridge in Cheshire, England; the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England; the Yarmouth Suspension Bridge disaster in Great Yarmouth, England; and the Union Chain Bridge in Horncliffe, England. Other subjects include Davies Gilbert and Thomas Telford. The following oversize items were moved to Box 344: 27 pages of book excerpts (1823-1828) and 1 page of clipping (1992).

Scope and Contents

Kemp maintained a set of facsimile files on historic suspension bridges to conduct further research. This box includes essays, report drafts, handwritten notes, correspondence, bibliographies and clippings. The box also includes the following facsimile items: book excerpts, articles, handwritten notes, maps, drawings, and engineering drawings. Subjects include chain cable bridges, the strength of bridge materials, girders and suspension chains, English suspension bridges, suspension bridge theories, Sir John Rennie, C.S. Drewry, John Robison, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Robert Stevenson, James Dredge, Charles Blaker Vignoles and William T. Clark. The following oversize items were moved to Box 344: 6 sheets handwritten notes (undated), 14 sheets of engineering drawings (1842), 14 sheets of reports (undated), 21 sheets of an essay (1974), 48 sheets of book excerpts (1847-1857).

Scope and Contents

Kemp maintained a set of facsimile files on historic suspension bridges to conduct further research. This box also includes materials in preparation for the article "Samuel Brown: Britain's Pioneer Suspension Bridge Builder," later featured in the publication History of Technology, Volume 2. The box includes report drafts, clippings, handwritten notes, typed research notes, brochures and correspondence. The box also includes the following facsimile materials: excerpts, correspondence, journal articles, typed research notes, photographs, drawings, engineering drawings, patents and clippings. Subjects include suspension bridges; Samuel Brown; wire bridges; the Union Suspension Bridge in Horncliffe, England; and other suspension bridges in Germany, Austria, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, and Russia. The following oversize items were moved to Box 344: eight sheets of an article (1985) and one sheet of photos and drawings (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp maintained a set of facsimile files written in French about historic suspension bridges that he used to conduct further research. The box includes correspondence, handwritten notes and lists. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, engineering drawings, handwritten notes and clippings. Subjects include Claude-Louis Navier, suspension bridge, the strength of iron wires in bridges, polygons, Marc Seguin and French research institutions. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 10, Folder 1: 1 print (1862), 64 sheets letters (1822-1824), 60 sheets diaries (1822), 10 sheets construction journal (undated), 4 clippings (1821-1825), 59 pages of book excerpts (1826), 30 sheets of reports (1823), 12 sheets of lists (undated), 1 map (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp maintained a set of facsimile files written in French about historic suspension bridges that he used to conduct further research. The box includes correspondence, handwritten notes and lists. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, engineering drawings, handwritten notes and clippings. Subjects include Marc Seguin, iron wires, Ponts et Chaussées, Louis Vicat, and French suspension bridges.

Scope and Contents

Kemp consulted on the restoration of the Bridgeport Lamp Chimney Company Bowstring Concrete Arch Bridge in Bridgeport, West Virginia. This box includes facsimiles of the following: photographs, maps, pamphlets and book excerpts. Also includes original photographs, correspondence, invoices, building specifications, and clippings. Subjects include the repair and refurbishment of the Bridgeport Lamp Chimney Company Bowstring Concrete Arch Bridge, the Concrete Steel Bridge Company, Frank Duff McEnteer, P.M. Harrison, Carl E. Furbee, Betty Furbee and Bridgeport, WV. Correspondents include Emory Kemp, M.E.C. Construction and Don Burton of the City of Bridgeport Parks & Recreation Department. Highlights include a Sikatop rock sample, a HAER report for the Bridgeport Lamp Chimney Company Bowstring Concrete Arch Bridge and an NRHP report for the same bridge. The following oversized items were moved to Box 342: 5 engineering drawings (1973 and undated), 3 facsimile manual excerpts (undated).

Scope and Contents

In 2000, Kemp reviewed and critiqued a manuscript initially titled St. Louis Bridge by Robert W. Jackson, although the book's title upon publication was Rails Across the Mississippi: A History of the St. Louis Bridge. This box includes a draft and pictures for the book, and correspondence about the book. Subjects include the Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois; James Eads; St. Louis, Missouri; and East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois; the St. Louis, Vandalia and Terre Haute Railroad; the Illinois Central Railroad; Rock Island Bridge; Carnegie and Associates; Effie Afton; etc.

Scope and Contents

Kemp was the preservation engineer leading the New Jersey Department of Transportation's mitigation study on the Lower Bank Road Bridge in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey. He did the study while working for A.G. Lichtenstein & Associates. Includes engineering drawings, photographs, handwritten notes, correspondence, minutes, book excerpts and data sheets. Subjects include the Lower Bank Road Bridge; Atlantic County, New Jersey; documenting structures for HAER; Strauss bascule bridges; etc. Highlights include the HAER report for the Lower Bank Road Bridge. The following oversize materials were moved to Box 342: two sheets of engineering drawings (1993), four data sheets (1961), 38 sheets of council minutes (1991-1925), three clippings (1964).

Scope and Contents

Kemp consulted on the restoration of the Centerton-Rancocas Bridge while working for A.G. Lichtenstein & Associates. The box includes handwritten notes from his research, photographs, correspondence and draft reports. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: reports, maps, engineering drawings, and book excerpts. Subjects include the Centerton-Rancocas Bridge in Centerton, New Jersey; the Park Avenue Viaduct in New York City, New York; rehabilitating damaged bridges; and Burlington County, New Jersey. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 11, Folder 1: 29 engineering drawings (1978-1981 and undated), 1 map (1977), 2 clippings (1977-1889).

Scope and Contents

Kemp consulted on the restoration of the Proentry Road Bridge over Jennings Run in Allegany County, Maryland in partnership with the Allegany County Department of Public Works, the Maryland Historical Trust and the Maryland Highway Administration. Items include correspondence, HAER reports, photographs, negatives, budgets and catalog records, handwritten notes and booklets. The box also includes facsimile correspondence, scholarly articles, engineering drawings, maps, and book excerpts. Subjects include the history of the Proentry Road Bridge and Jennings Run, the process for writing HABS/HAER reports, arch truss bridges in Maryland and the history of Allegany County. Highlights include HAER reports on the Proentry Road Bridge and the Waverly Street Bridge. The following oversized items have been moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 11, Folder 2: 1 print-out from the Frostburg State University Library online catalog (1994), two engineering drawings (1994).

Scope and Contents

Kemp wrote a report entitled "New Jersey Statewide Historic Bridge Survey." The box includes his research materials and a draft of the report, including correspondence, handwritten notes, photographs, data lists, budget lists and invoices. The box also includes the following facsimile items: book excerpts, invoices, maps, and engineering drawings. Subjects include the historic bridges of New Jersey, highways and canals of New Jersey and transportation systems in the United States. Highlights include HAER reports about Lowthorp Truss Bridge in Clinton, New Jersey; the Lower Bank Road Bridge in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey; and the Fink Through Truss Bridge in Hamden, New Jersey.

Scope and Contents

Kemp prepared the report "West Virginia Historic Bridges" for the West Virginia Department of Culture and History, the West Virginia Division of Highways and the Federal Highway Administration. It appears the materials were originally part of a collection of papers within an IHTIA archive, because the box includes a finding aid of the "Emory L. Kemp Collection West Virginia Historic Bridges." The box includes handwritten notes, drafts of the West Virginia Historic Bridges report, data entry cards, contact sheets, negatives and photographic prints. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: maps, engineering drawings, book excerpts and photographic prints. Subjects include bridges of West Virginia across many counties, iron truss bridges, Burr truss bridges, covered bridges, restoration of bridges, arches, and girders. Highlights include the finding aid for the IHTIA's collection of Kemp's West Virginia Historic Bridges collection, and Kemp's notebooks recording West Virginia bridge measurements.

Scope and Contents

Kemp prepared the report "West Virginia Historic Bridges" for the West Virginia Department of Culture and History, the West Virginia Division of Highways and the Federal Highway Administration. The box includes his research materials, including correspondence, event programs, photographs, lists, reports and draft reports. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: maps, charts, reports, tables, engineering drawings, and photographs. Subjects include West Virginia bridges in general; the Post Mill Bridge in Wayne County, West Virginia, the Twelvepole Creek Bridge (or "Spunky Bridge") in Wayne County, West Virginia; the St. Georges Bridge in St. Georges, Delaware; bridge formation, arts organizations and bridge preservation. Highlights include the NRHP nomination form for the Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge in Elm Grove, West Virginia. The following items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 11, Folder 7: seven engineering drawings (1979) and one map (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp prepared the report, "West Virginia Historic Bridges" for the West Virginia Department of Culture and History, the West Virginia Division of Highways and the Federal Highway Administration. This box includes planning for the survey, including contract agreements, correspondence, handwritten notes, budget lists, reports, clippings, invoices and expense calculations. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: handwritten notes, correspondence, engineering drawings, book excerpts and maps. Subjects include historic bridges of West Virginia, truss bridges, preservation of bridges and construction of bridges. Correspondents include the Federal Highway Administration and the West Virginia Department of Highways. The following oversize items were moved to map Cabinet 12, Drawer 11, Folder 8: seventeen sheets budget lists (1981), six sheets of facsimile engineering drawings (1979), two maps (undated), and two clippings (1929 and 1985).

Scope and Contents

Kemp wrote articles about the field of civil engineering and publications about bridges in West Virginia. The box includes these scholarly articles, books and brochures, along with a transcript for a tour, reports and bibliographies. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: maps and handwritten court records. Subjects include canals, West Virginia historic bridges, West Virginia covered bridges, the field of civil engineering, and historic structures preservation. Highlights include a copy of Kemp's report, "West Virginia Historic Bridges" for the West Virginia Department of Culture and History, the West Virginia Division of Highways and the Federal Highway Administration . The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 11, Folder 9: one brochure (West Virginia Covered Bridges (1988) and eighteen facsimile maps (1607-1881).

Scope and Contents

Kemp served on the HAER Advisory Committee. As part of his research for the committee, he collected photographs of historic bridges and other structures from West Virginia. Many of the materials Kemp collected related to R.P. Davis, a dean of West Virginia University's College of Engineering and the designer of historic bridges in West Virginia. The box includes photographs collected by Kemp and HAER committee materials, including photographic prints, photographic negatives, contact sheets, correspondence, brochures, handwritten notes, facsimile book excerpts and facsimile grant applications. Subjects include historical preservation, HAER, and historic structures (mostly bridges) in Maryland, Pennsylvania and the West Virginia counties of Gilmer, Harrison, Kanawha, Lewis, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Taylor , Wetzel and Wood. Highlights include a 1930s-era pamphlet about the Smithsonian Museums. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 11, Folder 6: one map (1976), four sheets of clippings (1978-1979), 3 sheets of report (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp participated in the restoration of the Blaker's Mill that is part of Jackson's Mill, along with Paul D. Marshall & Associates, Inc. and Dennett, Muessig & Associates Ltd. As part of his appointment to the HAER Advisory Committee, Kemp also collected photographs of historic bridges and other structures from West Virginia, especially those related to R.P. Davis. Davis was a dean of West Virginia University's College of Engineering and the designer of historic bridges in West Virginia. The box includes reports, correspondence, photographic prints, budget lists and facsimile maps. Subjects include Blaker's Mill, hydroelectric power, and the New Martinsville Bridge.

Scope and Contents

The IHTIA sponsored HAER reports to document historic bridges in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The box contains photographs, bibliographies, and reports for the following bridges: Walnut Street, Old Mill Road, Glen Gardner, New Hampton, Fink Trough-Truss, Rush's Mill, Scarlets Mill, Henszey's Wrought Iron-Arch, Haupt Truss and Hares Hill Road. Folders are separated by bridges.

Scope and Contents

Kemp collected research materials in preparation for his book The Great Kanawha Navigation and HAER reports. Box includes report drafts, correspondence, facsimile journal articles, pamphlets, photographs, facsimile book excerpts, facsimile clippings, newsletters, handwritten notes, and engineering drawings. Subjects include bridges across the United States and Europe, especially in West Virginia. Highlights include a NRHP nomination form for Laughery Creek Triple Intersection Through-Truss Bridge in Buffalo, Indiana, a HAER report on Texas cable bridges, and handwritten drafts of HAER reports for the Bridgeport Lamp Chimney Company Bridge Bowstring Concrete Arch Bridge over Simpson Creek in Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia. The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 7, Folder 3: nine sheets of clippings (1992-1995). This box was originally labelled "Great Kanawha Navigation: R."

Scope and Contents

The box demonstrates IHTIA's documentation and restoration process for bridges. It includes reports, photographs, correspondence, clippings, press releases and maps. Subjects include advocating for bridge restoration, the restoration process, truss bridges, and historic bridges in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and New Jersey. Highlights include HAER surveys of reinforced concrete arch bridges in Iowa and historic bridges in Pennsylvania and a book about the Dominion Bridge Company from 1945. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 11, Folder 5: 4 sheets of engineering drawings (1992), 14 sheets of clippings (1995-1998).

Scope and Contents

Kemp wrote the book American Bridge Patents: The First Century (1790-1890) with the assistance of Eric DeLong, Shelley Maddex and Larry Sypolt. The box includes book section drafts, especially of the first essay in the book, "Patents Punctuate the History of 19th Century Bridges." The box also includes handwritten notes, correspondence and photographic prints, along with facsimiles of the following: patent applications, engineering drawings, and book excerpts. Subjects include the patent process for bridge technology, West Virginia bridges, and truss bridges.

Scope and Contents

Kemp co-wrote and edited the compendium, American Bridge Patents: The First Century (1790-1890). This box includes draft and research materials for the book, as well as research on other bridges. The box includes draft sections of the book, grant proposals, correspondence, articles, HAER reports, budget lists, photographs, contact sheets and slides. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: photographs, engineering drawings and patent applications. Subjects include the early patenting process for bridges; railroad bridges; suspension bridges; bridges of Ohio and Pennsylvania; fink truss bridges; the Zoarville Station Bridge in Tuscarawas County, Ohio; truss frames of bridges; iron girders; and publishing the survey of early bridge patents. Highlights include a pamphlet The Repertory of Patent Inventions written in 1828. The following oversize items were moved to Box 344: eight sheets of engineering drawings (1992).

Scope and Contents

Kemp researched bridge patents and compiled the reports of others in preparation for his book American Bridge Patents: The First Century (1790-1890) and other publications. The box includes correspondence, book excerpts, drafts of publications, reports, lists of patents, and clippings. Correspondents include David Simmons and Joy Chau. Highlights include many HAER reports on bridges in Ohio.

Scope and Contents

Kemp conducted research on bridge patents. He may have been preparing for writing articles and books about bridge patents, including American Bridge Patents: The First Century (1790-1890) . It includes correspondence, reports, floppy disks and facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, clippings, engineering drawings, and patent applications. Subjects include bridges, the patenting process, covered bridges, Burr truss bridges, bridge engineers and engineering developments. Correspondents include Richard Sanders Allen. The following oversized items were moved to Box 343: three sheets of a scholarly article (1857) and two sheets of engineering drawings (1857).

Scope and Contents

Materials were originally housed with Kemp's research on United States bridge patents, which may have been collected in preparation for articles and books including American Bridge Patents: The First Century (1790-1890) . This box includes photographs, photo negatives, reports, and facsimile advertisem*nts and directories. Subjects include bridges, the patenting process, patents housed at the Smithsonian, and bridge companies.

Scope and Contents

Kemp researched the bridges of Richard B. Osborne, a bridge engineer in Pennsylvania, as part of a paper he gave for the Society for Industrial Archaeology Meeting in 1986 and an article in the journal Industrial Archaeology. Kemp also helped design a bridge replica for the National Museum of American History. The box includes drafts of the essay, clippings, facsimile book excerpts, facsimile and original engineering drawings, student papers, calculations, data lists, facsimile and original photographs, and research notes. Subjects include the Reading-Halls Station Bridge near Muncy, Pennsylvania; the Sunderland Bridge near Deerfield, Massachusetts; the West Manayuk Bridge near Manayuk, Pennsylvania; the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company (later called the Reading Railway); Pottsville, Pennsylvania; the iron truss bridges; other truss bridges; and the process of conducting research on Richard B. Osborne. Highlights include a HAER report on the Reading-Halls Station Bridge near Muncy, Pennsylvania. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 7, Folder 1: 2,013 facsimile pages of diary (1851-1881), 8 engineering drawings (1981-1985 and undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp presented the lecture, "Thomas Paine and His Pontifical Matters," to the Newcomen Society in 1977. Includes clippings and magazine clippings, lecture drafts, correspondence, reference lists, student papers, lecture announcement, handwritten notes, photographs and illustrations. Subjects include Thomas Paine, his role in bridge construction, the Sunderland Bridge, cast iron bridges and the Newcomen Society. Highlights include drafts of Kemp's lecture, as well as a draft manuscript, "Thomas Paine and His Bridge of Common Sense," by Eric DeLony. The following oversized materials were moved to Box 342: two sheets of clippings (1982), twelve sheets of journal articles (1812), one sheet of magazine clippings (1965), one engineering drawing (undated), one book excerpt (1955-1967).

Scope and Contents

As director of the IHTIA, Kemp oversaw research by master's degree students Pradeep Kumar and Arvind Patel concerning Bollman suspension truss-frame bridges. The box includes their research, including computer-generated data of measurements, photographic prints, postcards, reports, correspondence, transcribed correspondence, scholarly articles, and presentation slides. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, engineering drawings, maps, advertisem*nts, and reports. Subjects include Wendel Bollman; Bollman suspension truss bridges; iron truss suspension bridges; constructing bridges; patenting Bollman's suspension truss bridges; the B&O Railroad Potomac River Crossing in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia; and the Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge in Savage, Maryland. The following oversize items were moved to Box 344: 11 sheets of facsimiles clippings (1852 and 1995), 31 sheets of facsimile engineering drawings (1852 and undated).

Scope and Contents

As director of IHTIA, Kemp collaborated on research about Bollman truss, space truss and Fink truss bridges. The box includes these research materials, including computer-generated data, engineering drawings, reports, correspondence, graphs, book excerpts, handwritten notes, post cards and an invitation. The box also includes facsimile book excerpts and facsimile engineering drawings. Subjects include Wendel Bollman; Bollman truss bridges; the B&O Railroad Potomac River Crossing in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia; the Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge in Savage, Maryland; King's Bridge in Middlecreek Township, Pennsylvania; Fink truss bridges; space truss bridges; patenting bridge designs; compression in bridge parts; bridge loads; and arches. The following oversize items were moved to Box 344: 20 sheets computer print-outs (1985) and 1 facsimile engineering drawing (undated).

Scope and Contents

The IHTIA considered funding a survey of cast and wrought-iron bridges in the United States. The box includes the notes for that survey and other research materials focusing on iron bridges. It includes correspondence, draft reports, agreements, clippings, engineering drawings, computer-generated measurement lists, and handwritten notes. It also includes facsimile engineering drawings. Subjects include cast and wrought-iron bridges in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, along with truss bridges and iron bridges in general. Highlights include HAER reports on specific bridges in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Scope and Contents

Kemp maintained research files on bridge companies in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The box includes facsimile book excerpts, facsimile correspondence and facsimile handwritten notes. It also includes reports, engineering drawings and photographs. Subjects include bridge companies; concrete bridges; Spunky Bridge in Catoosa, Oklahoma; Phoenix Bridge in Eagle Rock, Virginia; and Luten Bridge Company. The following oversize item was moved to Box 342: 1 engineering drawing (undated). Two empty folders, "West Virginia Bridge Companies" and "Champion Bridge Companies—Wilmington, Ohio" were removed.

Scope and Contents

Kemp collected these materials to use as reference when writing about bridges. Includes numerous facsimile book excerpts and facsimile journal articles, as well as original reports, bound copies of the United States Congressional Series Set, newsletters and correspondence. Subjects include rooves, iron structures, developments in civil engineering according to the American Society for Civil Engineering, bridges in the Upper United States South, and bridges over the Ohio River.

Scope and Contents

Kemp consulted on the preservation of the Fairmont Pedestrian Bridge while working for A.G. Lichtenstein & Associates and restored the Alexander House as part of his business, Kemp Custom Building. Box includes correspondence, facsimile book excerpts, brochures, photographs, reports, clippings and newsletters. Subjects includes suspension bridges in the United States; the Alexander House; bridges of Edinburgh, Scotland; railroad structures and industrialization. The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 7, Folder 5: one clipping (2007), one brochure (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp conducted research on the history of civil engineering and bridges, and he collaborated to publish information about the projects of the IHTIA. The box contains the materials from his research, including magazines, book excerpts, reports, photographic prints, articles, handwritten notes, correspondence, and brochures. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: photographic prints, correspondence, and engineering drawings. Subjects include West Virginia structures, wrought iron, bridges civil engineers, and progress in the civil engineering discipline. Highlights include project summaries of IHTIA preservation projects. The following oversized items were moved to Box 344: five brochures (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp kept research notes regarding bridges. The box includes handwritten notes, bibliographies, indices, brochures, book advertisem*nts, handwritten notes and cards with sources listed. Subjects include engineering history, suspension bridges, companies building bridges, bridges in North America and Europe, and Victorian British History. The following oversize items were moved to Box 343: four sheets of bibliographies (undated) and one brochure (2001).

Scope and Contents

Kemp developed methods for analyzing the structure of truss bridges and analyzed West Virginia covered bridges and New York bridges through a mix of computer software and handwritten measurements. The box includes lists of calculations and measurements, engineering drawings, correspondence, facsimile book excerpts, and handwritten reports. Subjects include bridge arches, the Fink truss, the Bollman truss and engineer John Remington. The following bridges appear multiple times: Meem's Bottom, Philippi, Carrollton, Barrackville, Simpson Creek, and the highway bridge over the Hudson River between Waterford and Lansingburgh (better known as the Troy-Waterford Bridge). The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 8, Folder 1: eight engineering drawings (undated), three sheets of articles (undated), 157 sheets of computer printouts of measurement lists (1984).

Scope and Contents

Kemp maintained reference records on bridges, and was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineer's Committee on the History and Heritage of American Civil Engineering. As part of the committee, he assisted in advising Ken Burns on the script for Brooklyn Bridge. Box includes clippings, slides, facsimile book excerpts, correspondence, reports, event programs, pamphlets, facsimile journal articles, newsletters and a postcard. Subjects include historic bridges in the United States, their preservation status, and bridge structures. The following bridges receive particular attention: the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth, Minnesota; the Ashtabula Bridge in Ashtabula, Ohio; Jefferson Street Bridge in Fairmont, West Virginia; Dunlap's Creek Bridge in Brownsville, Pennsylvania; Eads Bridge in St. Louis, Missouri; Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Beckel Bridge in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; and Haupt Iron Truss Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Highlights include the NHRP nomination form for the Virginia Street Bridge in Reno, Nevada; Historic Civil Engineering Landmark reports for Kinzua Bridge in Jewett, Pennsylvania and Whipple Cast and Wrought Iron Bowstring Truss Bridge in Albany, New York; and facsimile correspondence from Ken Burns regarding the film, Brooklyn Bridge. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 7, Folder 4: 3 pamphlets (1947-1986 and undated), 1 engineering drawings (undated), 21 magazine clippings (1947-1989 and undated), 23 sheets of clippings (1978-2000).

Scope and Contents

Kemp maintained research files on bridges in North America and Europe. The box includes reports, handwritten notes, clippings, correspondence, brochures, event programs, journal articles, and newsletters. The box also includes the following facsimile items: book excerpts, clippings, correspondence, journal articles and engineering drawings. Subjects include iron arch bridges; railroad bridges; French bridges; truss bridges; bridges in Quebec, Canada; bridges in Wisconsin, Washington, Iowa, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and Hawaii in the United States; bridge disasters; girders; and dams. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 11, Folder 3: 15 sheets of clippings (1979-1983), 2 brochures (undated), 22 sheets of facsimile engineering drawings (1858-1983).

Scope and Contents

Kemp maintained research files about bridges and assisted in planning the historical marker about the Brownsville Cast Iron Arch Bridge (also called the Dunlap's Creek Bridge) in Brownsville, Pennsylvania. The box includes correspondence, photographic prints, photographic slides, scholarly journal articles, reports, student papers, event programs and newsletters. The box also includes the following facsimiles: correspondence, reports, photographs, journal articles, book excerpts, clippings and engineering drawings. Subjects include the Brownsville Cast Iron Arch Bridge, bridges of Europe and North America, engineering, railroad bridges, the history of bridge architecture in the United States and bridge construction. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 11, Folder 4: one map (1987), ten sheets of clippings (1883-1885 and undated), and three engineering drawings (1987 and undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp collected drawings and card-mounted photographs as pictorial reference for research. Subjects include structures from Europe and the United States, including bridges, railroad bridges, canals, cathedrals, lighthouses, mills, rivers, and turpentine distillery. The Antietam mills, B&O Railroad, Erie Canal, Menai Strait, Schuylkill River, Susquehanna River, the city of Conway, Wales and the city of Wheeling, West Virginia each appear in multiple drawings.

Scope and Contents

Kemp collected drawings as pictorial reference for research. Subjects include structures from Europe and the United States, including bridges, railroad bridges, villages, coal towns and piers. The Conway Tubular Bridge in Conway, Wales and the city of Richmond, Virginia both appear in multiple drawings.

Scope and Contents

Kemp researched bridges across the United States as part of his restoration efforts and publications. The box includes facsimiles of the following: photographic prints, drawings, patent applications, and book excerpts. Also includes original photographs, slides, clippings and correspondence. Subjects include general bridges; covered bridges; mills; the patenting process for bridge technologies during the 1800s; Rideu Canal in Ottawa, Canada; St. Antonius de Padua Mission in Sacramento, California; Bridgeport Covered Bridge in Bridgeport, California; and buildings in Nevada City, California. The following oversized items were moved to Box 342: one clipping (1983), two engineering drawings (undated), and two sheets of facsimile book excerpts (undated).

Scope and Contents

Kemp assisted in the transfer of an unnamed bridge in 1997, as well as preserving several other historic bridges. This box includes photographs, slides and photo negatives, as well as correspondence and facsimile drawings. Subjects include bridges over the Muskingum River, West Virginia bridges, and West Virginia covered bridges.