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Includes HAER engineering drawings for a variety of structures and equipment (ca. 1970s); photographs from an envelope labeled "Fairbanks Oil" (undated); an honorary diploma for and a group photograph showing Roland Parker Davis (a dean of West Virginia University's College of Engineering and the designer of historic bridges in West Virginia; 1968 and undated); and a folder of material for IHTIA's field school and Canadian oil work (ca. 2001).

This box contains the following books:

Kemp collected these materials to use as reference when writing about bridges. Includes numerous facsimile book excerpts and facsimile journal articles, as well as original reports, bound copies of the United States Congressional Series Set, newsletters and correspondence. Subjects include rooves, iron structures, developments in civil engineering according to the American Society for Civil Engineering, bridges in the Upper United States South, and bridges over the Ohio River.

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 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 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 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. 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 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).