C.A.P. Turner, 1911/2001

Containers:
Box 328
Scope and content:

Kemp researched the engineer, C.A.P. Turner, and his concrete slab floor known as the "Mushroom slab." His work culminated in the entry "A Biography of C.A.P. Turner" for the MacMillan Encyclopedia of Architects in 1982. The box includes his preparation for the entry, including correspondence, entry drafts, notes, reports, magazines, journal articles and books. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, catalog records, booklets, reports, and clippings. Subjects include C.A.P. Turner, the Minneapolis Warehouse Historic District in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; the Northwestern Knitting Company Factory building in in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; concrete flat slabs, and reinforced concrete. Highlights include HAER documentation for Minneapolis Warehouse Historic District; the Northwestern Knitting Company Factory building; and Liberty Memorial Bridge crossing over the Missouri River from Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota to Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota.

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Parent restrictions:

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