West Virginia Glass, 1819/1991

Containers:

Box 250

Scope and content:

Kemp worked with Barb Howe to establish a directory of sites pertinent to the glass industry in West Virginia as part of a book project documenting industrial archaeology in West Virginia. He also consulted on Howe's early drafts of a manuscript, "The Glass Industry in West Virginia." According to an original box description, the materials were used in research preparation for a video by the NPS on Seneca Glass Company (potentially this Seneca Glass Company documentary), although only a few facsimile materials in the box pertain to the Seneca Glass Company. The box includes reports, engineering drawings, typed notes, photographic prints, correspondence, handwritten notes, student papers, and drafts of the directory. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, scholarly journal articles and essay drafts. Subjects include glass production in West Virginia, the directory of sites of glass industry, glass factories, and historic bridges. Highlights include a HAER nomination form for the Seneca Glass Company Factory building. The following oversize items were moved to Box 344: three clippings (1948-1970).

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