Series 1. Research Files -- Building Materials, 1829–2002

This sub-series includes Kemp’s research on building materials, such as cement-based materials and metals. Formats include reports, correspondence, handwritten calculations, brochures, and photographic prints. Significant amounts of the research are facsimiles.

Subjects include flat-slab concrete, concrete in general, natural cement, Portland cement, nails, limestone, lime, and concrete made into building structures shaped like shells.

Research on building materials may also appear in the following series: “Kemp’s Professional Writings,” “Kemp’s Other Professional Activities,” and “Oversize Materials.” Research on building materials may also appear in the following sub-series within the series “Research Files”: “Industrial structures,” “Historic buildings,” and “Bridges.”