Staats Mill (Covered) Bridge Box 2 of 2, 1975–1987

Kemp studied the Staats Mill Covered Bridge in Jackson County, West Virginia. When the bridge had to move to a historic museum to make way for a flood control project, Kemp assisted in transferring and restoring the bridge. The box shows evidence of Kemp’s work for A.G. Lichtenstein & Associates, Parker Builders, the United States Department of Agriculture SCS (now the NRCS), et al. Includes correspondence, reports, handwritten notes, cost lists, grant applications, contracts, engineering drawings, slides, a photograph, and clippings. Subjects include the restoration of the Staats Mill Covered Bridge, soil and structural analysis, and contract negotiations. The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 7, Folder 2: 17 engineering drawings (1981-1982 and undated), 12 clippings (1979-1982).