Scope and Contents
Kemp maintained a set of facsimile files on historic suspension bridges to conduct further research. This box includes postcards, reports, essays, books, slides, photographs, correspondence, journal articles, brochures, and research notes. It also includes facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, correspondence, maps, bound copies of the United States Congressional Series Set and court records, patents, journal articles, logs, clippings, ephemera and reports. Subjects include James Finley, Timothy Palmer, John Templeman, and civil engineering in the United States. Subjects especially focus on Pennsylvania and West Virginia suspension bridges, especially the bridges over the Lehigh River, the Juniata Crossing Bridge over the Juniata River, the Spider Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill over the Schuylkill River, and the Chain Bridge over the Potomac River. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 9, Folder 2: 1 sheet of brochures (undated), 4 sheets of engineering drawings (1904 and undated), 7 sheets of logs (undated), 4 sheets of New Jersey state government records (1795-1804), 1 poster (1980), 3 sheets of journal articles (1937), 1 sheet of book excerpt (undated), 42 sheets of clippings (1811, 1904-1911, 1975-1980).
Dates
- Creation: 1788-2009 and undated (includes facsimiles)
Repository Details
Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536
wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com