Secretary of War Annual Reports, 1870-1940

Containers:
Box 264
Scope and content:

Kemp researched federal infrastructure projects along West Virginia rivers. The box contains facsimile excerpts from the United States Congressional Series Set, primarily reports to Congress from the United States Secretary of War and the United States Army Chief of Engineers. Subjects include the Rivers and Harbors Act, harnessing water power, improving infrastructure along the Ohio River, the locks and dam along the Great Kanawha River, the James River and Kanawha Canal, the New River, the Greenbrier River, the Elk River, the Gauley River, the Monongahela River, and the Little Kanawha River.

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Parent restrictions:

All or part of this collection is stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting.

Researchers may access digitized and born digital materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Parent terms of access:
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.