Tygart Dam Manuscript Research, 1913, 1934-1940, 1981-1993, undated (includes facsimiles)

Kemp wrote the book, Building Tygart Dam: A New Deal Public Works Project for the Pittsburgh District of the USACE, although the USACE did not publish the book. This box contains Kemp’s research materials and some planning for the project, including book outlines, project progress reports, budget lists, handwritten notes, and inspection reports. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: memorandums, correspondence, engineering drawings, reports and a map. Subjects include the Tygart Dam, dams in general, arch dam designs, the City of Grafton, the Pittsburgh District for the USACE, soil erosion, flood damage and control, reservoirs, United States waterways, and hydraulic structures. Highlights include an NRHP Tygart River Reservoir Dam nomination form. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 12, Folder 8: five graphs (1934), two engineering drawings (1946), and one facsimile book excerpt (1935).