Historic Suspension Bridge References (4 of 9), 1800-1996 (Includes facsimiles)

Kemp maintained a set of facsimile files on historic suspension bridges to conduct further research. The box includes correspondence, handwritten and typed notes, journal articles, newsletters and facsimiles of the following: book excerpts, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and engineering drawings. Subjects include suspension bridges, long span suspension bridges, structural engineering, railroad bridges, structural analysis, stiffening girders for suspension bridges, Faustus Verantius and suspension bridges of China, South America, the Alps Mountains, and the Himalayan Mountains. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 9, Folder 4: 3 pages of clippings (1860 and 1984), 18 pages of engineering drawings (undated), 2 sheets of illustrations (1833), and 13 sheets of book excerpts (1855-1856).