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Kemp wrote chapters for a book that was tentatively called "Celebrating Grafton," "Visualizing the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Grafton," or "Grafton and the B&O Railroad: A Visual History." There is no evidence that the book was ever published. The box includes drafts for the book, typed notes, correspondence and a magazine. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: maps, drawings, photographic prints and engineering drawings. Subjects include Grafton, West Virginia; the construction and use of the B&O railroad, the South Shore Inter-Urban Railroad, the Northwestern Turnpike which crossed West Virginia; Taylor County, West Virginia; and Three Forks Creek near Grafton, West Virginia. Highlights include the Grafton B&O Station and Hotel Preliminary Feasibility Study. The following oversize item was moved to Box 344: one map (undated).

Kemp consulted on the restoration of the Harvey and Inner Harbor Navigation Canal locks. This box includes his research, including photographic prints, reports, correspondence and facsimiles patents. Subjects include the Harvey Lock and Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock in New Orleans, the USACE' reports on Harvey Lock and other waterways in Louisiana, Goodwin and Associates and Edward Schildhauer. Highlights include the Harvey Lock and Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock NRHP nomination, evaluations by the USACE, and photographs of Harvey Lock. The following items were moved to Box 342: fourteen pages of facsimile engineering drawings of the Louisiana-Texas Intracoastal Waterway (1932). This box was formerly called "Industrial Archaeology Books Box 1 of 2."

Kemp studied helical stairs, water towers and concrete, and he published papers on concrete structures and curved beams on elastic supports. This box includes journal articles, dissertations, and Kemp's essays. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: interview transcripts, lists of mills, journal articles, and essays. Subjects include the mathematics underlying helical stairs, water towers, and concrete; and life in Webster and Calhoun Counties, West Virginia in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. The following oversize items were moved to Box 344: 20 sheets of computer print-out calculations and graphs (1977).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).