Polish American Symposium "Concrete Today and Tomorrow in Housing," 1973, 1971-1975 (includes facsimiles)

Kemp helped organize a symposium hosted by the American Concrete Institute and the Polish Research and Development Center of the Concrete Industry (“CEBET”) called “Concrete Today and Tomorrow in Housing” in 1973. He edited and wrote the introduction for a published anthology of the conference papers. Kemp also contributed to two follow-up conferences: the “International Symposium on Bearing Walls” in 1973 and the “UN-Training for Housing and Modern Building Techniques” in 1975. The box includes his preparation for the symposium and publication, including technical reports, correspondence, brochures, travel ephemera, handwritten notes, grant applications, conference papers, budgets, photographic prints, and event programs. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: correspondence, project proposals for the conference, and data tables. Subjects include the Polish-American Symposium planning, research on structural joints, reinforced concrete housing, modern housing, vertical joints in buildings, tall paneled structures, publishing the symposium proceedings, and National Science Foundation travel grants. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 13, Folder 8: one map (1972), and three facsimiles of data tables (1974).