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Kemp maintained reference records on bridges, and was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineer's Committee on the History and Heritage of American Civil Engineering. As part of the committee, he assisted in advising Ken Burns on the script for Brooklyn Bridge. Box includes clippings, slides, facsimile book excerpts, correspondence, reports, event programs, pamphlets, facsimile journal articles, newsletters and a postcard. Subjects include historic bridges in the United States, their preservation status, and bridge structures. The following bridges receive particular attention: the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth, Minnesota; the Ashtabula Bridge in Ashtabula, Ohio; Jefferson Street Bridge in Fairmont, West Virginia; Dunlap's Creek Bridge in Brownsville, Pennsylvania; Eads Bridge in St. Louis, Missouri; Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Beckel Bridge in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; and Haupt Iron Truss Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Highlights include the NHRP nomination form for the Virginia Street Bridge in Reno, Nevada; Historic Civil Engineering Landmark reports for Kinzua Bridge in Jewett, Pennsylvania and Whipple Cast and Wrought Iron Bowstring Truss Bridge in Albany, New York; and facsimile correspondence from Ken Burns regarding the film, Brooklyn Bridge. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 7, Folder 4: 3 pamphlets (1947-1986 and undated), 1 engineering drawings (undated), 21 magazine clippings (1947-1989 and undated), 23 sheets of clippings (1978-2000).

Kemp advised the City of Augusta, Georgia on an archaeological mitigation of their wastewater management system. As part of his consultation, Kemp researched the historic water system in Augusta. Correspondents include Thomas Robertson from Baldwin and Cranston Associates, Inc. and Jorge Jimenez from the City of Augusta. The box includes correspondence, reports, notes, clippings, transcribed meeting notes, newsletters, draft reports, and maps. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, photographs, clippings, maps, and notes. Subjects include historic water distribution in Augusta, water filtration, water treatment plants, power pumps, and pipes. Highlights include the American Water Landmark Candidate form. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 14, Folder 7: two maps (1921 and 1976), one clipping (1981).

Kemp helped to engineer the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. Later, he researched industrial history in Australia. This box includes materials commemorating his work on the Opera House and contains his research, including correspondence, books, facsimile articles, conference proceedings, magazines, journal articles, etc. Subjects include Australian bridges, Australian tourism, Ove Arup, G.J. Zunz, Jørn Utzon, engineering of the Sydney Opera House and problems with the Sydney Opera House. Highlights include a facsimile sheet of calculations planning the Sydney Opera House. The following items were moved to Box 342: One page calculations of the Sydney Opera House (undated), one page facsimile blueprint detail (undated), one clipping (undated), one scholarly journal article, "Problems and Progress in the Construction of Sydney Opera House" (1965), and one newsletter from Eberly College of Arts and Sciences (1997).

Kemp researched the history of industrial archaeology in Australia. The box includes photo compilation publications, books, news clippings, facsimile discussion papers, conference proceedings, business cards, tourist destination guides, and pamphlets. Subjects include Australian industrial archaeology, Australian heritage, the Blue Mountains, Armidale, Victoria, the Endeavour ship, timber bridges, Indooroopilly Toll Bridge, the Hawthorn Bridge, Gara Gorge and Boulton and Watt engines.

Kemp visited Australia for the First International Engineering Heritage Conference in 1996. The box includes his correspondence and facsimile reports on lumber, steel, and a technical paper on historic bridges of Australia. It includes a few postcards and some pamphlets on fossils in Australia, the Glen Osmond mines, and the State Mine Railway heritage parks. Highlights include the book, They Built South Australia by D.A. Cumming. The following items were moved to Box 342: one industrial map of Armidale in 1915 (1990).

Kemp researched the history of industrial archaeology in Australia. The box includes books, pamphlets, and discussion papers. Subjects include Rottnest Island, concrete, Sydney's engineering heritage, Victorian houses, Australian industrial archaeology, meat production, Armidale, the Burra Charter, Mephan Ferguson, the Sydney Opera House, Newcastle engineering, communication infrastructure, etc.

Dr. Barb Howe conducted twelve audio oral history interviews arranged into eight parts with Kemp from October 10, 2017 to May 24, 2018. Howe also collected one short video clip about Kemp's work on the Sydney Opera House. The files include Howe's notes and background reference documents from four of the eight parts of the interview, which she prepared to prioritize what information Kemp should relate in his oral history. Highlights include a digital copy of Kemp's curriculum vitae for reference, and a spreadsheet that highlights key moments from Kemp's career.

Kemp was the preservation engineer for the West Virginia Division of Highway's project to restore the Barrackville Covered Bridge in Barrackville, West Virginia. Paul D. Marshall & Associates, Inc. collaborated on the restoration of the 1853 Burr covered bridge. The box includes measurement lists, cost lists, contracts, meeting notes, reports, engineering drawings and correspondence. Subjects include the structural efficacy of the bridge, its history (including the designers Lemuel and Eli Chenoweth), Buffalo Creek (which the bridge spans), and the restoration of covered bridges in general. The following oversize items were moved to Box 342: one list (undated) and two engineering drawings (1986 and undated).

Kemp was the preservation engineer for the West Virginia Division of Highway's project to restore the Barrackville Covered Bridge in Barrackville, West Virginia. Paul D. Marshall & Associates, Inc. collaborated on the restoration of the 1853 Burr covered bridge. Includes clippings, budget lists, reports, contracts, engineering drawings, handwritten notes on bridge dimensions, correspondence, maps and photographs. Subjects include the history of the Barrackville Covered Bridge, including designers Lemuel and Eli Chenoweth, Buffalo Creek (which the bridge spans) and covered bridge restoration. The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 5, Folder 8: two sheets of newspaper (1999), thirty-two sheets of engineering drawings (1996 and undated), seven maps (1989 and 1996) and two facsimile photographs (undated).

Kemp was the preservation engineer for the West Virginia Division of Highway's project to restore the Barrackville Covered Bridge in Barrackville, West Virginia. Paul D. Marshall & Associates, Inc. collaborated on the restoration of the 1853 Burr covered bridge. Includes reports, facsimile report drafts, handwritten notes, engineering drawings, facsimile and original correspondence, event programs, photographs, meeting transcripts, bridge measurement lists, clippings and facsimile book excerpts. Subjects include the restoration of the bridge and its history (including the designers Lemuel and Eli Chenoweth), Buffalo Creek (which the bridge spans), the efficacy of bridge building materials and Burr Truss covered bridges. Highlights include a NRHP nomination form for the Barrackville Covered Bridge. The following oversized materials were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 5, Folder 9: one engineering drawing (undated), two sheets of facsimile cost lists (1887), seven sheets of clippings (1972-1994 and undated), two sheets of facsimile court notes (undated).