Hydraulic Cement Research and Photographs of Cement Plants in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, 1980/2002

Containers:
Box 221
Scope and content:

Kemp researched hydraulic cement and the history of the cement business in preparation for several publications. The box includes a facsimile article, a draft of a presentation script, handwritten notes, slides, lists of slide captions, photographic prints, negatives, and bibliography cards. Subjects include hydraulic cement; the history of the cement business; civil engineering; lime; the Shepherdstown Cement Plant in Shepherdstown, WV; and lime kilns and natural cement mills of Maryland (especially at Pinto, Maryland and Antietam, Maryland). The following oversize items were moved to Box 343: one page of a facsimile book excerpt (undated).

Access and use

Location of collection:
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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Parent terms of access:
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