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"A History of Suspension bridge, 1801-1870" Grant Application, 1837-1880, 1936, 1970-1993 (Includes facsimiles)

 File — Box: 181

Scope and Contents

Kemp applied for an NEH grant to fund his publication, “A History of Suspension Bridge, 1801-1870.” The box includes drafts of his grant application, grant application guidelines, clippings, engineering drawings, event programs, newsletters, facsimile book excerpts and lists of rivers, correspondence, comments from grant application reviewers, bibliographies, curriculum vitae and budgets. Subjects include suspension bridges in the Americas and Europe and iron beams. Highlights include a NRHP nomination for the Rehoboth Avenue Bridge.

Dates

  • Creation: 1837-1880, 1936, 1970-1993 (Includes facsimiles)

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

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