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{{Short description|American engineer and historian (1931–2020)}}
{{Short description|American engineer and historian (1931–2020)}}
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[[File:Emory Kemp Samuel Richardson 2018.jpg|thumb|Emory Kemp greets Samuel Richardson, an [[AmeriCorps]] Member with the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia, as Sam continues to diligently preserve Kemp's large collection of photos, pamphlets, drawings, notes, and designs.]]
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|birth_place= Chicago, Illinois
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
|death_date=20 January 2020
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'''Emory Leland Kemp''' was the founder and director of the Institute for the History of Technology and [[Industrial Archaeology]] at [[West Virginia University]]. There, he was Chair and Professor of [[Civil Engineering]] at the [[Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resources]], and a professor of history in the [[Eberly College of Arts and Sciences]].<ref name=CEEWVU>{{cite web|title=Emory L. Kemp|url=https://cee.statler.wvu.edu/alumni-friends/the-west-virginia-academy-of-civil-engineers-members/emory-l-kemp|website=Civil and Environmental Engineering|publisher=West Virginia University|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref> Until his death, he served as [[Emeritus|Professor Emeritus]] for the Department of History at [[West Virginia University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Faculty Emeriti|url=https://history.wvu.edu/faculty-and-staff/faculty-emeriti/emory-kemp|website=West Virginia University Department of History|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref>
'''Emory Leland Kemp''' (1 October 1931 – January 20, 2020) was an American archaeologist. He was the founder and director of the Institute for the History of Technology and [[Industrial Archaeology]] at [[West Virginia University]]. There, he was Chair and Professor of [[Civil Engineering]] at the [[Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resources]], and a professor of history in the [[Eberly College of Arts and Sciences]].<ref name=CEEWVU>{{cite web|title=Emory L. Kemp|url=https://cee.statler.wvu.edu/alumni-friends/the-west-virginia-academy-of-civil-engineers-members/emory-l-kemp|website=Civil and Environmental Engineering|publisher=West Virginia University|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref> Until his death, he served as [[Emeritus|Professor Emeritus]] for the Department of History at [[West Virginia University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Faculty Emeriti|url=https://history.wvu.edu/faculty-and-staff/faculty-emeriti/emory-kemp|website=West Virginia University Department of History|access-date=5 December 2017|archive-date=14 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214073506/https://history.wvu.edu/faculty-and-staff/faculty-emeriti/emory-kemp|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Kemp served as President of the Public Works Historical Society. He presented and published many works on industrial archaeology, engineering, the history of technology, and structural mechanics. Many of his public works can be found in journals such as ''[[IA, The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology]],'' ''Public Historian,'' ''Essays in Public Works History,'' ''Public Works Magazine,'' and ''Canal History and Technology Proceedings.''<ref name=CEEWVU />
Kemp served as President of the Public Works Historical Society. He presented and published many works on industrial archaeology, engineering, the history of technology, and structural mechanics. Many of his public works can be found in journals such as ''[[IA, The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology]],'' ''Public Historian,'' ''Essays in Public Works History,'' ''Public Works Magazine,'' and ''Canal History and Technology Proceedings.''<ref name=CEEWVU />


== Life ==
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Emory Leland Kemp was born in [[Chicago]] on Thursday, October 1, 1931 at 4:10&nbsp;p.m. in [[Jackson Park (Chicago)]] Hospital.

Kemp became an [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]] with three palms.<ref name="PAWVOH">{{cite book |last1=Klein |first1=Mercy |title=Oral History of Dr. Kemp |last2=Stasick |first2=Lynn |date=24 August 2017 |publisher=Preservation Alliance of West Virginia |location=West Virginia and Regional History Center}}</ref>

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While Kemp was working with Colonel Hudson in the Army, "I'm not sure how he did it, but my whole company was sent to Korea, except for me, and I got a special order." Emory was requested to go to the [[Engineer Research and Development Center]] in [[Alexandria, Virginia]], "so I fought the [[Korean War]] in Washington. I have really nice memories of that." There, he took an advanced [[mathematics]] courses and [[structural engineering]] courses. "The only thing I remember which was, um, quite memorable, on guard duty we had to have [[fixed bayonets]], and if you could stand there with a [[bayonet]] under your chin, if you nodded off you stabbed yourself, so it kept you awake. And, one time I was running very late and I ended up in a [[differential equations]] course at [[George Washington University]] in full uniform with a bayonet! Um, I don't think you could do that today&mdash;I was ready."<ref name="PAWVOH" />

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Emory Kemp was married with three adult children and lived in [[Morgantown, West Virginia]].<ref name="CEEWVU" /> He died at the J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, on January 20, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 January 2020 |title=Emory Kemp |url=https://www.dominionpost.com/2020/01/21/emory-kemp/ |access-date=27 March 2020 |work=[[The Dominion Post (Morgantown)|The Dominion Post]]}}</ref>
==Career ==
==Career ==
=== Consulting ===
=== Consulting ===
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Kemp received numerous awards, including the coveted election as an Honorary Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This is the highest award given by the Society of 140,000 members.<ref name="CEEWVU"/>
Kemp received numerous awards, including the coveted election as an Honorary Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This is the highest award given by the Society of 140,000 members.<ref name="CEEWVU"/>


In 1986, Kemp received the Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma mater, the University of Illinois Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Association.<ref>{{cite web|title=IU CEE AA Previous Winners by Year|url=https://cee.illinois.edu/previous-winners-year|publisher=University of Illinois|access-date=7 February 2018}}</ref>
In 1986, Kemp received the Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma mater, the University of Illinois Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Association.<ref>{{cite web|title=IU CEE AA Previous Winners by Year|url=https://cee.illinois.edu/previous-winners-year|publisher=University of Illinois|access-date=7 February 2018|archive-date=12 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512031843/http://cee.illinois.edu/previous-winners-year|url-status=dead}}</ref>


The [[Society for Industrial Archeology]] awarded Kemp the 1993 SIA General Tools Award for Distinguished Service to Industrial Archeology.<ref>{{cite news |title=22nd Annual Business Meeting June 5, 1993, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |work=Society for Industrial Archeology Newsletter |volume=22 |issue=3 |publisher=[[Society for Industrial Archeology]] |date=Fall 1993 |url=http://www.sia-web.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/EmoryKemp1993.pdf |access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref>
The [[Society for Industrial Archeology]] awarded Kemp the 1993 SIA General Tools Award for Distinguished Service to Industrial Archeology.<ref>{{cite news |title=22nd Annual Business Meeting June 5, 1993, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |work=Society for Industrial Archeology Newsletter |volume=22 |issue=3 |publisher=[[Society for Industrial Archeology]] |date=Fall 1993 |url=http://www.sia-web.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/EmoryKemp1993.pdf |access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref>


Kemp had an award created in his honor, by the [[Preservation Alliance of West Virginia]], an organization which he is a co-founder of. The award is the Dr. Emory Kemp Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Shapiro|first1=Kelli|title=PAWV PROJECT HONORS DR. EMORY KEMP|url=http://www.pawv.org/news/pawv-project-honors-dr-emory-kemp|website=pawv.org|publisher=Preservation Alliance of West Virginia|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref>
Kemp had an award created in his honor, by the [[Preservation Alliance of West Virginia]], an organization which he is a co-founder of. The award is the Dr. Emory Kemp Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Shapiro|first1=Kelli|title=PAWV PROJECT HONORS DR. EMORY KEMP|url=http://www.pawv.org/news/pawv-project-honors-dr-emory-kemp|website=pawv.org|publisher=Preservation Alliance of West Virginia|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
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Emory Leland Kemp was born in [[Chicago]] on Thursday, October 1, 1931 at 4:10&nbsp;p.m. in [[Jackson Park (Chicago)]] Hospital.

In between the building and another building where Kemp lived at age four, was a large play area, and there was an apartment down a big flight of concrete stairs and "I'm not sure how I did this, but I succeeded in backing my tricycle down these stairs. And, I was picked up by one of the neighbors, it was&mdash;and I still remember this&mdash;and he came out the back stairs of our apartment, knocked on the door, and my mother opened the door, and he said, 'I don't think he'll live.' That was that and I'm still here!"<ref name=PAWVOH>{{cite book|last1=Klein|first1=Mercy|last2=Stasick|first2=Lynn|title=Oral History of Dr. Kemp|date=24 August 2017|publisher=Preservation Alliance of West Virginia|location=West Virginia and Regional History Center}}</ref>

"In October of 1935 I had been going, first of all to the [[Christian Science]] Church for Sunday school&mdash;not because my mother was at all interested in Christian scientists, uh, message, but because they would take very small children in Sunday School. Uh, at age ten in 1941, uh&mdash;having gone to the Methodist Sunday School&mdash;I decided to become a [[Methodist]], and in a sense took vows of never to be involved in alcohol, tobacco, and to become a Methodist, which I have been throughout the rest of my life."

Kemp became an [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]] with three palms.<ref name=PAWVOH />

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While Kemp was working with Colonel Hudson in the Army, "I'm not sure how he did it, but my whole company was sent to Korea, except for me, and I got a special order." Emory was requested to go to the [[Engineer Research and Development Center]] in [[Alexandria, Virginia]], "so I fought the [[Korean War]] in Washington. I have really nice memories of that." There, he took an advanced [[mathematics]] courses and [[structural engineering]] courses. "The only thing I remember which was, um, quite memorable, on guard duty we had to have [[fixed bayonets]], and if you could stand there with a [[bayonet]] under your chin, if you nodded off you stabbed yourself, so it kept you awake. And, one time I was running very late and I ended up in a [[differential equations]] course at [[George Washington University]] in full uniform with a bayonet! Um, I don't think you could do that today&mdash;I was ready."<ref name=PAWVOH />

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Emory Kemp was married with three adult children and lived in [[Morgantown, West Virginia]].<ref name=CEEWVU /> He died at the J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, on January 20, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dominionpost.com/2020/01/21/emory-kemp/ |title=Emory Kemp |work=[[The Dominion Post (Morgantown)|The Dominion Post]] |date=21 January 2020 |access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref>


==References==
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*[[West Virginia & Regional History Center]] at [[West Virginia University]], [https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/agents/people/9674 Emory Kemp papers]


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*[[West Virginia & Regional History Center]] at [[West Virginia University]], [https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/agents/people/9674 Emory Kemp papers]

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Emory Kemp
Kemp in 2018
Born
Emory Leland Kemp

October 1, 1931
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 20, 2020(2020-01-20) (aged 88)

Emory Leland Kemp (1 October 1931 – January 20, 2020) was an American archaeologist. He was the founder and director of the Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology at West Virginia University. There, he was Chair and Professor of Civil Engineering at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resources, and a professor of history in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.[1] Until his death, he served as Professor Emeritus for the Department of History at West Virginia University.[2]

Kemp served as President of the Public Works Historical Society. He presented and published many works on industrial archaeology, engineering, the history of technology, and structural mechanics. Many of his public works can be found in journals such as IA, The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology, Public Historian, Essays in Public Works History, Public Works Magazine, and Canal History and Technology Proceedings.[1]

Life

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Emory Leland Kemp was born in Chicago on Thursday, October 1, 1931 at 4:10 p.m. in Jackson Park (Chicago) Hospital.

Kemp became an Eagle Scout with three palms.[3]

While Kemp was working with Colonel Hudson in the Army, "I'm not sure how he did it, but my whole company was sent to Korea, except for me, and I got a special order." Emory was requested to go to the Engineer Research and Development Center in Alexandria, Virginia, "so I fought the Korean War in Washington. I have really nice memories of that." There, he took an advanced mathematics courses and structural engineering courses. "The only thing I remember which was, um, quite memorable, on guard duty we had to have fixed bayonets, and if you could stand there with a bayonet under your chin, if you nodded off you stabbed yourself, so it kept you awake. And, one time I was running very late and I ended up in a differential equations course at George Washington University in full uniform with a bayonet! Um, I don't think you could do that today—I was ready."[3]

Emory Kemp was married with three adult children and lived in Morgantown, West Virginia.[1] He died at the J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, on January 20, 2020.[4]

Career

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Consulting

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Kemp's consulting career began at Ove Arup, a global firm. There, he conducted analytical calculations for the roof of the Sydney Opera House in Australia, noting this was no simple task, as Jørn Utzon's sketches were designed to embellish the beauty of the international landmark, not necessarily for simple mathematics.[5]

Kemp continued to offer consulting work throughout his career as a Professor at West Virginia University. His work included many projects, including the restoration of the Philippi Covered Bridge.[6]

He was a project coordinator for the move and restoration of the Staats Mill Covered Bridge.

Publications

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Kemp had a long list of publications in civil engineering, specifically suspension bridges, wrought iron, mills, canals, and the history of these subjects, and as a result paved the way for the "new interdisciplinary field" known as industrial archaeology.[7]

Kemp was the author of the text Essays on the History of Transportation and Technology.[8]

Kemp was the co-author of the text Houses and Homes: Exploring Their History, along with Barbara Howe. The text covers American housing patterns, the individual characteristics of houses in different regions, construction techniques and materials, household technology, and family lifestyles.[9]

Emory contributed authorship to the West Virginia Encyclopedia. He wrote articles on bridges,[10] cable-stayed bridges,[11] Claudius Crozet,[12] the Fairmont High Level Bridge,[13] Frank Duff McEnteer,[14] swinging bridges,[15] the Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike,[16] and the Wheeling Suspension Bridge[17]

Awards

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Upon graduation from the University of Illinois in civil engineering, Kemp received the Ira O. Baker for outstanding achievement.[5]

Kemp received numerous awards, including the coveted election as an Honorary Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This is the highest award given by the Society of 140,000 members.[1]

In 1986, Kemp received the Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma mater, the University of Illinois Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Association.[18]

The Society for Industrial Archeology awarded Kemp the 1993 SIA General Tools Award for Distinguished Service to Industrial Archeology.[19]

Kemp had an award created in his honor, by the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia, an organization which he is a co-founder of. The award is the Dr. Emory Kemp Lifetime Achievement Award.[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Emory L. Kemp". Civil and Environmental Engineering. West Virginia University. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Faculty Emeriti". West Virginia University Department of History. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b Klein, Mercy; Stasick, Lynn (24 August 2017). Oral History of Dr. Kemp. West Virginia and Regional History Center: Preservation Alliance of West Virginia.
  4. ^ "Emory Kemp". The Dominion Post. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Dr. Emory L. Kemp". Archived from the original on 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  6. ^ "Philippi Covered Bridge". transportation.wv.gov. West Virginia Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. ^ Wanser, J. (Spring 1998). "Review of Industrial Archaeology: Techniques by Emory L. Kemp". Material Culture. 30 (1): 54–56. JSTOR 29764055.
  8. ^ Kemp, Emory (2014). Essays on the History of Transportation and Technology. West Virginia University Press. ISBN 9781940425030. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  9. ^ Howe, Barbara; Kemp, Emory; Fleming, Dolores; Overbeck, Ruth Ann (October 6, 1995). Houses and Homes: Exploring Their History. Amazon.com: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; Reprint edition. ISBN 978-0761989295.
  10. ^ Kemp, Emory. "Bridges". The West Virginia Encyclopedia. West Virginia Humanities Council. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  11. ^ Kemp, Emory. "Cable-Stayed Bridges". The West Virginia Encyclopedia. West Virginia Humanities Council. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  12. ^ Kemp, Emory. "Claudis Crozet". The West Virginia Encyclopedia. West Virginia Humanities Council. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  13. ^ Kemp, Emory. "Fairmont High Level Bridge". The West Virginia Encyclopedia. West Virginia Humanities Council. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  14. ^ Kemp, Emory. "Frank Duff McEnteer". The West Virginia Encyclopedia. West Virginia Humanities Council. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  15. ^ Kemp, Emory. "Swinging Bridges". The West Virginia Encyclopedia. West Virginia Humanities Council. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  16. ^ Kemp, Emory. "Weston & Gauley Bridge Turnpike". The West Virginia Encyclopedia. West Virginia Humanities Council. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  17. ^ Kemp, Emory. "Wheeling Suspension Bridge". The West Virginia Encyclopedia. West Virginia Humanities Council. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  18. ^ "IU CEE AA Previous Winners by Year". University of Illinois. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  19. ^ "22nd Annual Business Meeting June 5, 1993, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" (PDF). Society for Industrial Archeology Newsletter. Vol. 22, no. 3. Society for Industrial Archeology. Fall 1993. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  20. ^ Shapiro, Kelli. "PAWV PROJECT HONORS DR. EMORY KEMP". pawv.org. Preservation Alliance of West Virginia. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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