Multipurpose Dams Project Research and Drafts Part 5 of 5, 1958-1994 and undated (includes facsimiles)

Kemp was the primary investigator on a study examining the history of multipurpose dam technology and documenting multipurpose dams in the United States. The United States Bureau of Reclamation and the USACE contracted with the IHTIA to perform the study through the National Historic Landmarks program. The box contains materials from his research process. It includes brochures, guidelines, reports, catalog records, clippings and correspondence. The box also includes the following facsimiles: scholarly articles, maps, book excerpts, correspondence, budgets, clippings and contracts. Subjects include Tennessee Valley Authority dams, projects from the USACE and Bureau of Reclamations, multipurpose dams, arch dams, the history of dams, the history of civil engineering, the National Historic Landmark program, and the control and harnessing of water. The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 12, Folder 7: twelve brochures (1980-1994), one bibliography (1993), and five maps (1985-1988).