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Charles E. Krebs (1870-1954) Papers

2.65 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 7 3/4 in. (12 wrapped ledgers, 27 in.); (31 oversize folders, 3 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
Scrapbooks, mainly of newspaper clippings, maintained by a mining engineer, geologist, and businessman from Charleston. The scrapbooks contain clippings, announcements, and a few letters relating to Krebs' business, Charleston civic affairs, and professional engineering organizations. Topics covered include: the oil boom at Blue Creek in 1912; oil field development in Kanawha and Clay counties; oil and coal shipments on the C.&O.; coal, oil, gas, and coke production figures; report on the coal strike of 1922; surveys of West Virginia's coal, oil, and gas resources; machinery used in coal production; disputed land claims of the Colonial Timber and Coal Corporation, 1923; the New River Coal field; drainage areas and water power in West Virginia; Hinton Dam; Pennsylvania bituminous districts; rate hearings of the United Fuel Gas Company; early coal and gas operations in West Virginia; Norfolk and Western Railway affairs; silicosis cases resulting from the Hawks Nest tunnel construction, 1933; and bituminous coal prices in West Virginia and the U.S., 1906-1925.
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Charles E. Krebs (1870-1954) Papers 2.65 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 7 3/4 in. (12 wrapped ledgers, 27 in.); (31 oversize folders, 3 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Krebs, Charles E. (1870-1954)
Scrapbooks, mainly of newspaper clippings, maintained by a mining engineer, geologist, and businessman from Charleston. The scrapbooks contain clippings, announcements, and a few letters relating to Krebs' business, Charleston civic affairs, and professional engineering organizations. Topics covered include: the oil boom at Blue Creek in 1912; oil field development in Kanawha and Clay counties; oil and coal shipments on the C.&O.; coal, oil, gas, and coke production figures; report on the coal strike of 1922; surveys of West Virginia's coal, oil, and gas resources; machinery used in coal production; disputed land claims of the Colonial Timber and Coal Corporation, 1923; the New River Coal field; drainage areas and water power in West Virginia; Hinton Dam; Pennsylvania bituminous districts; rate hearings of the United Fuel Gas Company; early coal and gas operations in West Virginia; Norfolk and Western Railway affairs; silicosis cases resulting from the Hawks Nest tunnel construction, 1933; and bituminous coal prices in West Virginia and the U.S., 1906-1925.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Consolidation Coal Company Consultant Report and Clippings

0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder
The collection consists of a typescript report by J.C. Gaskill, assistant consulting engineer, on accidents, fires, and explosions at the mines of the Consolidation Coal Company and other companies, 1886-1926; and newspaper clippings concerning Consolidation's operations around Fairmont, West Virginia.
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Consolidation Coal Company Consultant Report and Clippings 0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder

The collection consists of a typescript report by J.C. Gaskill, assistant consulting engineer, on accidents, fires, and explosions at the mines of the Consolidation Coal Company and other companies, 1886-1926; and newspaper clippings concerning Consolidation's operations around Fairmont, West Virginia.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Emory L. Kemp Papers regarding Industrial History

154.83 Linear Feet 152 document cases, 5 in. each; 92 document cases, 4 in. each; 68 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 32 record cartons, 15 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 1.5 in.; 7 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 4 flat storage boxes, 4 in. each; 1 small storage box, 6.5 in.; 1 index card box, 12 in.; 2 oversized items, 1.5 in. total; 2 microfilm reels, 1.75 in. each; 146 oversized folders, 18 in. 6.31 Gigabytes 678 files, formats include ASC, BK!, CAP, CHP, CIF, DOC, DOCX, ED, ELK, JPG, FRM, M4A, MON, MOV, MP4, PAP, PDF, PPT, PPTX, R2D, RTF, TIF, TRE, TXT, VGR, W51, WMA, WP, WPD, WPS, XLSX.

This collection includes materials from Dr. Emory L. Kemp's career of researching, documenting, and preserving historic structures. Kemp was a practicing civil engineer from 1952-1959, then taught civil engineering, historic preservation, and the history of technology from 1962-2003 at West Virginia University. He served as an expert consultant for the preservation of many historic engineering structures, including bridges, waterways, and mills. He also published regularly and remained active in several professional organizations.

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Emory L. Kemp Papers regarding Industrial History 154.83 Linear Feet 152 document cases, 5 in. each; 92 document cases, 4 in. each; 68 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 32 record cartons, 15 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 1.5 in.; 7 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 4 flat storage boxes, 4 in. each; 1 small storage box, 6.5 in.; 1 index card box, 12 in.; 2 oversized items, 1.5 in. total; 2 microfilm reels, 1.75 in. each; 146 oversized folders, 18 in. 6.31 Gigabytes 678 files, formats include ASC, BK!, CAP, CHP, CIF, DOC, DOCX, ED, ELK, JPG, FRM, M4A, MON, MOV, MP4, PAP, PDF, PPT, PPTX, R2D, RTF, TIF, TRE, TXT, VGR, W51, WMA, WP, WPD, WPS, XLSX.

Kemp, Emory L.

This collection includes materials from Dr. Emory L. Kemp's career of researching, documenting, and preserving historic structures. Kemp was a practicing civil engineer from 1952-1959, then taught civil engineering, historic preservation, and the history of technology from 1962-2003 at West Virginia University. He served as an expert consultant for the preservation of many historic engineering structures, including bridges, waterways, and mills. He also published regularly and remained active in several professional organizations.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Felix Nemegyei, Engineer, Papers

.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 box)
Papers of Felix Nemegyei. Nemegyei, also known as Felix DeNemegyei or Nemegyei Bodog, was a Hungarian soldier and engineer who immigrated to the United States in 1851. He settled in West Virginia and became the owner of an iron works and other businesses. Papers include records of Nemegyei's academic performance as a student, records of his military service in Europe, material regarding military engineering, and family history. Family history material includes items regarding Nemegyei's father. The majority of documents in this collection are in German, Hungarian, or Latin; many documents have a brief explanation of their content in English attached.
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Felix Nemegyei, Engineer, Papers .1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 box)

Nemegyei, Felix.
Papers of Felix Nemegyei. Nemegyei, also known as Felix DeNemegyei or Nemegyei Bodog, was a Hungarian soldier and engineer who immigrated to the United States in 1851. He settled in West Virginia and became the owner of an iron works and other businesses. Papers include records of Nemegyei's academic performance as a student, records of his military service in Europe, material regarding military engineering, and family history. Family history material includes items regarding Nemegyei's father. The majority of documents in this collection are in German, Hungarian, or Latin; many documents have a brief explanation of their content in English attached.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Frank Duff McEnteer, Engineer, Papers

13.55 Linear Feet 13 ft. 6.6 in. (32 document cases, 5 in. each) (1 document case, 2.5 in.) (1 oversize folder, .1 in.)
Personal and professional papers of Frank Duff McEnteer, a consulting engineer in Clarksburg, West Virginia who pioneered the use of reinforced concrete for the construction of buildings and bridges. His legacy as an engineer includes the design and construction of many bridges in West Virginia and other locations. This collection includes series of personal and family papers (boxes 1-10), business papers (boxes 11-18), professional papers (boxes 19-22), photographs (boxes 22-25), blueprints (boxes 26a-26b), business papers -- checks and bank statements (boxes 27-31), and miscellaneous (box 32). See Scope and Content Note for a contents list. See Historical Note for more information on Frank D. McEnteer.
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Frank Duff McEnteer, Engineer, Papers 13.55 Linear Feet 13 ft. 6.6 in. (32 document cases, 5 in. each) (1 document case, 2.5 in.) (1 oversize folder, .1 in.)

Personal and professional papers of Frank Duff McEnteer, a consulting engineer in Clarksburg, West Virginia who pioneered the use of reinforced concrete for the construction of buildings and bridges. His legacy as an engineer includes the design and construction of many bridges in West Virginia and other locations. This collection includes series of personal and family papers (boxes 1-10), business papers (boxes 11-18), professional papers (boxes 19-22), photographs (boxes 22-25), blueprints (boxes 26a-26b), business papers -- checks and bank statements (boxes 27-31), and miscellaneous (box 32). See Scope and Content Note for a contents list. See Historical Note for more information on Frank D. McEnteer.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Harry Outen Cole Papers

2.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 3 in. (5 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
Papers of Harry Outen Cole (1874-1950), a Morgantown, West Virginia engineer who was with the Pacific Division of the Panama Canal, 1908-1912. In addition to correspondence there are reports, speeches, newspaper clippings, U.S. documents, photographs, blueprints, and structural drawings of the Panama Canal, with some data on the proposed Nicaraguan Canal. Correspondents include Chapman Revercomb and Melvin C. Snyder. Included is a microfilm of an autobiographical sketch, "Some Episodes in the Life of Harry Outen Cole."
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Harry Outen Cole Papers 2.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 3 in. (5 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Cole, Harry Outen, 1874-1950
Papers of Harry Outen Cole (1874-1950), a Morgantown, West Virginia engineer who was with the Pacific Division of the Panama Canal, 1908-1912. In addition to correspondence there are reports, speeches, newspaper clippings, U.S. documents, photographs, blueprints, and structural drawings of the Panama Canal, with some data on the proposed Nicaraguan Canal. Correspondents include Chapman Revercomb and Melvin C. Snyder. Included is a microfilm of an autobiographical sketch, "Some Episodes in the Life of Harry Outen Cole."
West Virginia and Regional History Center

John Paul and Marie Hall Jones Papers

1.25 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each)

Papers of the Jones family of Fairmont, West Virginia, 1930-1973. Includes correspondence of Marie to family and friends in West Virginia from Malaysia, where John was a petroleum engineer in the 1930s; investment records of John Paul Jones, 1930-1965; specifications for their home in Fairmont, 1949; and papers of the West Virginia Nature Conservancy, 1960s, in which the Joneses were active.

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John Paul and Marie Hall Jones Papers 1.25 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each)

Jones, John Paul and Marie Hall

Papers of the Jones family of Fairmont, West Virginia, 1930-1973. Includes correspondence of Marie to family and friends in West Virginia from Malaysia, where John was a petroleum engineer in the 1930s; investment records of John Paul Jones, 1930-1965; specifications for their home in Fairmont, 1949; and papers of the West Virginia Nature Conservancy, 1960s, in which the Joneses were active.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Robert E. Lee Family papers

24 Linear Feet

This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865 - 1870. Adminstrative papers, such as President's Reports, etc..., from Robert E. Lee's presidency of the school may be found within the W&L University Archives. Please contact W&L Special Collections for information regarding the University Archives.

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Samuel R. Jenkins (b. 1870) Diaries and Photographs

0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)
Eighteen diaries, 1890-1934, of Samuel R. Jenkins, a civil engineer from Grafton. There are lengthy entries for the period, 1890-1892, when Jenkins was a student at West Virginia University. He did surveys and supervised construction work in various parts of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, read widely, and commented on works of Henry George, John W. Draper, and John Fiske. There are photographs of Jenkins and of an engineering job done by him for the American Bridge Company at Ambridge, Pennsylvania, in 1902. There is also a student laboratory manual containing direction for a course of experiments in chemistry.
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Samuel R. Jenkins (b. 1870) Diaries and Photographs 0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)

Jenkins, Samuel R. (b. 1870)
Eighteen diaries, 1890-1934, of Samuel R. Jenkins, a civil engineer from Grafton. There are lengthy entries for the period, 1890-1892, when Jenkins was a student at West Virginia University. He did surveys and supervised construction work in various parts of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, read widely, and commented on works of Henry George, John W. Draper, and John Fiske. There are photographs of Jenkins and of an engineering job done by him for the American Bridge Company at Ambridge, Pennsylvania, in 1902. There is also a student laboratory manual containing direction for a course of experiments in chemistry.

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