James Finley and Suspension Bridges of Pennsylvania, 1839-1905, 1993-2005 (includes facsimiles)

Kemp conducted research on engineers who designed famous suspension bridges in preparation for several publications, including the lecture and article, “James Finley and the Origins of the Modern Suspension Bridge.” He also advised Don Sayenga’s research and managed applications to the West Virginia Academy of Civil Engineers. The box includes typed and handwritten notes, applications, correspondence and transcripts of handwritten correspondence. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: news clippings, correspondence, and book excerpts. Subjects include James Finley; Charles Ellet Jr.; John A. Roebling; John Templeton; the Wheeling Suspension Bridge in Wheeling, West Virginia; the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge in Niagara Falls, New York; Jacob's Creek Bridge in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania; Canadian engineers; bridges of Pennsylvania and Western Maryland; and policies across the civil engineering academic community.