Historic Suspension Bridge References (6 of 9), 1812-1917, 1966-1998 (Includes facsimiles)

Kemp maintained a set of facsimile files on historic suspension bridges to conduct further research. This box includes essays, report drafts, handwritten notes, correspondence, bibliographies and clippings. The box also includes the following facsimile items: book excerpts, articles, handwritten notes, maps, drawings, and engineering drawings. Subjects include chain cable bridges, the strength of bridge materials, girders and suspension chains, English suspension bridges, suspension bridge theories, Sir John Rennie, C.S. Drewry, John Robison, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Robert Stevenson, James Dredge, Charles Blaker Vignoles and William T. Clark. The following oversize items were moved to Box 344: 6 sheets handwritten notes (undated), 14 sheets of engineering drawings (1842), 14 sheets of reports (undated), 21 sheets of an essay (1974), 48 sheets of book excerpts (1847-1857).