Collections : [West Virginia and Regional History Center]

Kemp was a consulting engineer and industrial archaeologist for the restoration of the tide lock and basin to help with a revitalization project for Alexandria, Virginia. The box includes the Preliminary Archaeological Survey Report, field notes, pamphlets, photos, correspondence, clippings, and a consulting agreement. Additionally, it includes pamphlets on the history of the City of Alexandria. The box includes facsimile correspondence with the United States Department of Commerce regarding the Geodetic Survey maps and charts, facsimile newspapers, reports and reference lists regarding those facsimiles. Finally, the box includes original slides that show engineering drawings of the canal. The following oversize materials were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 4, Folder 8: 18 sheets of facsimile and original newspapers (1831-1845, 1976-1985, and undated), 10 maps (1838, 1877-1884, 1949-1973 and undated), 1 illustration (undated).

The box includes corrected copies of the Kemp's book, The Alexandria Canal: Its History and Preservation. It also includes correspondence, restoration coordination plans, expense sheets, engineering drawings, a map of the Transpotomac Canal Center, a presentation script, hand notes, brochures, bulletins, newsletters, and photographic prints of the Alexandria Canal. The box includes a facsimile report on the Alexandria Canal Aqueduct and natural cement illustrations. Finally, it includes book reviews and correspondence regarding natural cement mills. The following items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 4, Folder 8: 17 engineering drawings (1980-1986), 14 facsimile engineering drawings (1837), 3 clippings (1985).

Kemp and Thomas Hahn, Kemp's student, wrote the book Alexandria Canal: Its History and Preservation. The box contains Alexandria Canal restoration photographs and illustrations for the book. The following oversize materials were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 4, Folder 8: Two maps (1855 and undated).