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Kemp published articles on suspension bridges and bridge engineers for the Institution of Structural Engineers and ASCE. The box includes draft articles, correspondence, conference programs, and engineering drawings. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: photographs, engineering drawings, articles and book excerpts. Subjects include the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, suspension bridges 1801-1870, the Brooklyn Bridge, ASCE conference, Charles Ellet Jr., James Finley, and John Roebling. Correspondents include Kemp, R.J.M. Sutherland, Richard R. Torrens, Margaret Latimer and A.P. Wenzel. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 8, Folder 4: eight sheets of draft articles (1973), four sheets of newspaper (1983), two brochures (undated), two posters (1982), one sheet of conference schedule (1972).

Kemp wrote articles about the history of industrial structures in the United States. The box includes some of the books and scholarly journals to which Kemp contributed, as well as facsimile book excerpts that Kemp used for research. Subjects include canal history and technology, bridges, West Virginia industrial history and industrial archaeology.

Kemp published books and scholarly articles throughout his career. This box contains copies of his publications, including scholarly articles, books, and scholarly book reviews of his books. The box also includes facsimile scholarly articles and book reviews. Subjects include historic preservation; engineering; industrial archaeology; historic bridges; and historic structures in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. Highlights include an article Kemp wrote early in his career (1955) about American bridge designing The following oversize item was moved to Box 344: one clipping (2000).

Kemp published articles on engineering and on the history of technology, and his publications were cited in other books and articles. Pertaining to that work, the box includes Kemp's correspondence, event programs, speeches about Kemp, reports, report drafts, clippings, journal articles, and brochures. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, correspondence, photographic prints, drawings, engineering drawings, and charts. Subjects include torsion, concrete, industrial preservation, suspension bridges, and structures of the British Isles. Highlights include a draft of Kemp's paper, "Edinburgh's First Water Supply: the Comiston Aqueduct, 1689-1721." The following oversized items were moved to Box 344: 16 oversize facsimile photographs (undated).

This box contains materials about Kemp, including his obituary and funeral program. It includes published works in magazines and clippings. The following items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 1, Folder 2: Nine clippings about Kemp restoring bridges (1991-2002), one Arup blueprint of High Court Blantyre - Nyasaland (undated).

Kemp corresponded with his family, with West Virginia University, and with professional organizations of engineers. He also presented papers, workshops, and addresses at a number of conferences. The box includes photographic prints, photographic contact sheets, brochures, correspondence, handwritten notes, clippings, award certificates, resumes, booklets, draft and final copies of conference papers and speeches, conference programs, and reports. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: bound copies of the United States Congressional Series Set, book excerpts, scholarly journals, speeches, ephemera, and clippings. Subjects include historic preservation, the history of engineering, industrial archaeology, dynamic loads, Kemp's activities, public works in history, coal and coke production, work for HAER, the IHTIA, the West Virginia University School of Engineering, the West Virginia University College of Arts and Sciences, civil engineering, and Kemp's military career and Fulbright scholarship. Highlights include a letter from Governor Gaston Caperton requesting Kemp's presence at a meeting on West Virginia's relationship to Russia, photographs of Kemp as an adolescent, letters between Kemp and his parents from when he was serving in the military, and Kemp's original application for the Fulbright scholarship. The following oversize items were moved to Box 342: eight sheets of correspondence (1955), and eleven sheets of clippings (1999-2000).

Kemp applied for National Science Foundation research grants for two projects: the project "Marc Seguin and the Origins of the Modern Long-Span Suspension Bridge" and "History of the Suspension Bridge, 1801-1870." Kemp also researched suspension bridges in preparation for articles and lectures such as "History of the Modern Suspension Bridge: The European Experience" and "Suspenseful Adventures: Building Bridges of the Niagara," both lectures for the National Museum of American History. The box includes the NSF grant applications, essay drafts, lecture notes, event programs, handwritten notes and facsimile scholarly journal articles. Subjects include suspension bridges in Europe and the United States, suspension bridge engineers, the development of the suspension bridge structure, and the Niagara Bridge over the Niagara Falls.

Kemp authored and co-authored many articles and reports, and chaired committees that generated reports. This box includes facsimiles of some of Kemp's published scholarly articles and conference proceedings, unpublished copies of conference papers and articles, facsimile engineering drawings and newsletters. Subjects include the Wheeling Suspension Bridge in Wheeling, West Virginia; the Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike in Burnsville, West Virginia; concrete; suspension bridges; reconstruction of suspension bridges; industrial archaeology; bridge beams and frames; beam torsion; and the research process in a university setting. The following oversize item was moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 10, Folder 2: one clipping (1991).

Kemp was appointed by the United States Senate to investigate and evaluate the possibility of creating a national historic landmark that incorporated the story of Calumet Township, Michigan and the Quincy Mine, two areas on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan known for their relation to the copper mining industry. The plans ultimately led to the establishment of today's Keweenaw National Historical Park. Kemp worked with faculty at Michigan Technological University, CLK Foresight Inc., Quincy Mine Hoist Association, and local community members on the evaluation. This box includes Kemp's materials related to his evaluation, including correspondence, reports, NRHP nominations, brochures, ephemera, bound copies of the United States Congressional Series Set, and books. The box also includes facsimile clippings and facsimile reports. Subjects include the Quincy Mine complex in Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan; the Quincy Mining Company; the villages of Calumet, Hecla, and Laurium in Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan; Isle Royale National Park in Keweenaw County, Michigan; and the copper mining industry. Frequent correspondents include the staff of United States Senator Carl Levin, Reverend Robert Langseth of the NPS Committee, and Burt Boyum of Quincy Mine Hoist Association. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 13, Folder 10: two brochures (undated), one map (undated), three clippings (undated).