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This sub-series includes the materials Kemp collected and produced while researching, documenting, and preserving other major industries and their associated structures. These industrial structures fall outside the realm of bridges, buildings, or waterways. This series also includes Kemp's research on industrial archaeology.

This sub-series includes the materials Kemp collected and produced while researching, documenting, and preserving waterways. He studied the effect of structures such as canals, lock systems, and dams on flood control and commercial navigation. The series includes his research and drafts from two major book projects: The Great Kanawha Navigation and Taming the Muskingum .

This subseries includes letters to and from Sallie Patton of Lewisburg, Nancy Reynolds, Granville Alderson, Frank Reynolds, S. B. Hern, I. W. Branham, and Thomas Reeves Ash. Subjects include family matters and the Civil War. Highlights include letters describing military action near Lewisburg (1862), Confederate military camps and officers (1862), and "Yankee" depredations in Lewisburg (1864). 14 items.

This subseries includes letters relating to genealogy, the history of Lewisburg and Greenbrier County, etc.

This subseries includes collected histories, newspaper clippings, ephemera, copies of county court records, histories of educational institutions, and articles concerning various places and subjects. These materials were collected, put into folders, and given subject headings by Margaret Ballard. The arrangement has not been changed.

This subseries includes Arnott family papers, Byrnside family papers (1850s-1870s), and papers and genealogical information pertaining to many other families. Folders are arranged alphabetically by surname.

Covers a wide range of topics on the history of Cabell County; Huntington, WV; and adjacent Ohio counties. Notable are Nelson Barnett's transcriptions of late 19th century Huntington newspaper articles regarding blacks. Also included are newspaper clippings, monographs, photos, biographies, and interviews about veterans, church history, education, organizations, and more.

Covers research about blacks in the WV Capitol, Charleston, and other locations in Kanawha County. Topics covered include slavery in the salt industry, biographies, wine cellars, and buildings. Contents include correspondence, facsimiles of documents, research papers, obituaries, newspaper clippings and more.