Secretary of War Annual Reports, 1870-1940, 1870-1940 (All facsimiles)

Kemp researched federal infrastructure projects along West Virginia rivers. The box contains facsimile excerpts from the United States Congressional Series Set, primarily reports to Congress from the United States Secretary of War and the United States Army Chief of Engineers. Subjects include the Rivers and Harbors Act, harnessing water power, improving infrastructure along the Ohio River, the locks and dam along the Great Kanawha River, the James River and Kanawha Canal, the New River, the Greenbrier River, the Elk River, the Gauley River, the Monongahela River, and the Little Kanawha River.