Historic Suspension Bridge References (3 of 9), 1810/1999

Containers:

Box 184

Scope and content:

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).

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