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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.

Kemp wrote the book, Taming the Muskingum about navigation on the Muskingum River in Ohio. The box contains research materials, including facsimile clippings, book excerpts, reports, maps, charts, data, worker contracts, memorandums, correspondence, award notifications, thesis, bibliographies, etc. Also includes books, original book drafts for Taming the Muskingum, original correspondence, WVU grant award notification, and research notes.

Kemp wrote the book, Taming the Muskingum about navigation on the Muskingum River in Ohio. This box contains his research materials, including a book, photo negatives and prints, an annual report, pamphlets, a fact sheet, newsletters, a magazine, and notes. Also includes facsimile clippings, diagrams, contracts, reports, purchases, expenditures, and correspondence. Subjects include the history of the Muskingum Watershed, the operations of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD), locks and dams, engineering on the Muskingum River, Ohio geology, the Miami Conservancy District, Muskingum soil mechanics, etc. The following items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 3, Folder 7: nine pamphlets on Piedmont, Leesville, Clendening, Atwood, Charles Mill, Seneca, and Pleasant Hill lakes (1999-2001), Tappan Moravian Trail pamphlet (undated); one property survey conveyed to Francis and Morris Buxton (1978), one facsimile report: Ohio Valley Flood Control Plan (1941).

Kemp wrote the book, Taming the Muskingum about navigation on the Muskingum River in Ohio. The box contains research materials, including facsimile student thesis, correspondence, photos, pamphlets, articles, book excerpts, maps and clippings, etc. Subjects include recreation on the Muskingum River, development of the Ohio River, Muskingum River navigation, the Muskingum Water Conservancy District, the Fairmont High Level Bridge, steamboats, and dams. Highlights include a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Nomination for the Muskingum River Navigation System and a draft copy of the book, Taming the Muskingum. The following oversize materials were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 3, Folder 8: four pamphlets of the Muskingum Watershed District Recreation and Map Guide, Facsimile pamphlet, New Philadelphia Self-Guided Tours, Illinois Waterway USACE (1996-2000 and undated), clippings (2000), and one sheet organizational chart (1934).

Kemp wrote the book, Taming the Muskingum about navigation on the Muskingum River in Ohio. The box contains his research, including photo negatives and photo prints of locks, dams, the Mohawk, Pleasant Hill, Tappan, Leesville, Atwood, Charles Mill and Mohicanville reservoirs, flood sites, lockkeeper's houses, boats, etc. The following oversize material was moved to Box 342: one sheet of Muskingum River Traffic Data sheet (undated).