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This series includes materials Kemp collected, worked on and produced between ca.1950s-2003. This series includes materials from his trip to Russia and collaboration with Dr. Mikhail Mikeshin, International Foundation for the History of Science; materials from his fellowship at the University of Edinburgh and his trip to the United Kingdom; mixed materials on early suspension bridges; correspondence, journals, manuscript translation in Japanese from his collaboration with Dr. Haruzau Ohashi; materials about King's Covered Bridge; the Wheeling Suspension Bridge; engineering papers on Helical staircases, torsion and concrete knee joints; also includes booklet on Civil War, information on the founding of the Daughters of the American Revolution [DAR], booklets on the Wright brothers and early Aeroplanes. Includes facsimiles of articles from ca.1800s. Also includes a file with family miscellaneous and a photo of Dr. Kemp.

Boxes: 17-19

This section contains documents, and images—specifically negatives, photographs, and photostats. Included in Series 7 are Association annual reports, weekly reports assessing the progress of architectural and archaeological projects, and numerous images of the Mount Vernon estate, surrounding areas, and other historic sites.

This series consists of artwork by David Hunter Strother which has been framed for display. These artworks were selected to be framed for the West Virginia & Regional History Center's 1996 exhibit on Strother. Please see Series 9 for additional information on this exhibit.

This series consists of notebooks containing family genealogies and family histories, particularly those of north central West Virginia families. Also included within this series are census records; cemetery records; birth, marriage, and death records; and other material.

This series includes assorted genealogy research material, including documents of the Maupin Store, a list of registered voters from Precinct 2, Green Bank District, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, and other material.

This series includes tintypes, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, mounted photographs, prints on paper, and real photo postcards. The majority of the photos are portraits, with some candid family photos.