Scope and Contents
Kemp and the IHTIA researched historic bridges and preserved the High Gate Carriage House property in Fairmont, West Virginia and a B&O Railroad bridge in Littleton, West Virginia. He also collaborated with Barb Howe on the preservation of Bulltown Historic Area in Braxton County, West Virginia as part of a contract for the USACE. The box includes photographic prints, photographic negatives, articles, lists, reports, and handwritten notes. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: engineering drawings and reports. Subjects include historic bridges, industries and structures in West Virginia. Highlights include a compilation of Kemp’s articles on bridges entitled “Historic Bridge Articles Volume 1.”
Dates
- Creation: 1940, 1972-1994, 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