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Kemp and the IHTIA consulted on a number of restoration projects. This box contains materials from the Ross Hatfield House and Garage renovation in Mannington, Marion County, West Virginia (1999); the move of the Putnam-Houser House ("Maple Shade") from Belpre, Washington County, Ohio to Blennerhassett Historical Park on Blennerhassett Island in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia (1986); restoration of the McFarland-Hubbard House in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia (1999); exhibit development at the Intermodal Transportation Center in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia (undated); the Basque Ship investigation in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (1999); the development of the National Bridge Museum and Research Center in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia (1998); lighting for the Wheeling Suspension Bridge (1996-1997); the rehabilitation of the Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California (1982); and a survey of the Mowersville Road Bridge in Mowersville, Franklin County, Pennsylvania (1998). The box includes notes, clippings, correspondence, newsletters, reports, edited drafts of reports, photographic slides, images of pigments, lists of contacts, programs for events, budget lists, journal articles, transparencies, bibliographies, and photographic prints. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: engineering drawings, notes, clippings, correspondence, photographic prints, book excerpts, event programs and posters, budgets, maps, and illustrations. Subjects include the preservation of woods and metals, bridge preservation and restoration, historic house preservation and restoration, and the interpretation of historical industrial spaces. Each folder contains materials from a different consulting project. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 15, Folder 2: two engineering drawings (1996-1999).

Kemp collected records of the United States Senate and House of Representatives that were relevant to his research endeavors. This box contains bound copies of the United States Congressional Series Set. Subjects include expeditions to the West, Civil War naval battles, ships and shipping regulations, and boats in the United States.

Kemp collected materials on historical subjects. The box includes facsimile books and reports as well as original clippings, correspondence, photographs, book drafts, etc. Subjects include the Wheeling Custom House (also known as West Virginia Independence Hall), Bev Fluty, the Hardy Cross method, Kemp's Muskingum River book and canals of the United States. Highlights include the NRHP nomination for the High Level Bridge in Fairmont, West Virginia. The following items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 1 , Folder 1: three engineering drawings (undated), 2) three pages of facsimile photographic prints from investigating old buildings (undated), nine pages of clippings (2013); and one map (2009).

Kemp consulted on the preservation of the Fairmont Pedestrian Bridge while working for A.G. Lichtenstein & Associates and restored the Alexander House as part of his business, Kemp Custom Building. Box includes correspondence, facsimile book excerpts, brochures, photographs, reports, clippings and newsletters. Subjects includes suspension bridges in the United States; the Alexander House; bridges of Edinburgh, Scotland; railroad structures and industrialization. The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 7, Folder 5: one clipping (2007), one brochure (undated).

Kemp co-wrote the book Cement Mills along the Potomac River with Thomas F. Hahn. This box contains drafts of the book and his research. It includes the published book, book drafts, draft indexes, draft captions, correspondence, handwritten notes, articles, photographic prints, and floppy disks. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: land deeds, bibliographies, book excerpts, maps, and reports. Subjects include canals, especially the Erie Canal, C&;O Canal, and Alexandria Canal. Subjects also include the Shepherdstown Cement Mill in Shepherdstown, West Virginia; the Cumberland Hydraulic Cement and Manufacturing Company in Cumberland, Maryland; cement mills in general; the Portland cement industry in the United States; and natural cement. The following oversize items were moved to Box 344: four clippings (1919) and seven sheets of deeds (1846-1866).

Kemp consulted with Brown Carlisle on an historical engineering study of the Monongahela River navigational system in 1998. This box contains research materials, including facsimile reports, maps, engineering drawings, conference proceedings and photos, bound copies of the United States Congressional Series Set, and project proposals. Subjects include the Monongahela River Navigation System, locks and dams, and engineering and construction on the Monongahela River. The following oversize materials were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 3, Folder 9: 1) eight maps (1887, 1910, 1996), 10 sheets of engineering drawings (circa 1930-1939, 1996).

Kemp wrote the book, Taming the Muskingum about navigation on the Muskingum River in Ohio. This box contains his research materials, including photographic prints and negatives, compact discs, photo indices, facsimile photos, maps, diagrams, illustrations, and river flow/traffic data. Subjects include the Muskingum River, its locks and dams, a lockmaster's house on the Muskingum River, structural repairs, boat passageways, bridges, etc. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 3, Folder 1: approximately 150 sheets of a report (1977), ten photographic prints (1824-1913), and two photographic negatives (undated).

Kemp wrote the book, Taming the Muskingum about navigation on the Muskingum River in Ohio. The box contains research materials, mostly facsimiles and some handwritten notes by Larry Sypolt. Formats include maps, articles, correspondence, dam specifications, reports, funds, clippings, project proposals, etc. Subjects include the Muskingum River and federal projects in the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, canals, flood relief, Dover, Atwood, Beach City and Clendening Dams.

Kemp wrote the book, Taming the Muskingum about navigation on the Muskingum River in Ohio. The box includes the book draft and correspondence. Includes facsimile reports, articles, gate cost estimates, book excerpts and studies. Highlights include a facsimile NRHP nomination Form for Lock #10 on the Muskingum River.