Sub-series 3. H Numbered Files, 1946-1976, undated

Arranged numerically by file number, this sub-series consists of a large, but incomplete, portion of W.L. Badger Associates’ “H” numbered subject files. A large majority of the files in this sub-series were created by W.L. Badger Associates, Incorporated. A small number of files created by W.L. Badger Associates’ corporate predecessor W.L. Badger Consulting Chemical Engineer are also found here.

The H Numbered files primarily concern the firm’s business activities. They mainly document the consultant work the firm performed for its clients and provide an extensive amount of technical information about many of the projects it worked on between the 1950s and 1970s. A significant number of files in this sub-series document inquiries made by potential clients regarding the firm’s consultant services. A smaller, but noticeable, number of files regarding patents applied for and awarded to members of the firm’s staff (most notably Ferris C. Standiford) are also present in this sub-series. A few files regarding subjects of interests of to the firm’s staff and a single file regarding an article written by Ferris C. Standiford are preserved here as well.

The contents of the H-Numbered Files consist primarily of correspondence, blueprints, reports, and notes. A significant amount of legal documents and drawing reproductions are also in these files. Indexes, photocopied articles, patents, maps, miscellaneous printed materials, photographs, photo negative strips, and slides are preserved in this sub-series as well.