Series V. Notebooks, 1944-1988, undated

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains W.L. Badger Associates’ notebooks. A large majority of the notebooks were created by W.L. Badger Associates, Incorporated and its corporate predecessor W.L. Badger Consulting Chemical Engineer. This series also contains four notebooks created by Swenson Evaporator Company, for whom Walter L. Badger served as a consultant for many years. Also present in this series are two pocket notebooks created by Ferris C. Standiford. A single notebook created by W.L. Badger Associates, Incorporated’s joint venture Spintech Industries, Incorporated is preserved here as well.

The materials in the Notebooks series mainly document consultant work carried out by the W.L. Badger Associates, Incorporated and its predecessor W.L. Badger Consulting Chemical Engineer for a few of its clients. Data pertaining to project work carried out by Swenson Evaporator Company for a number of its clients is also recorded in this series. Information about W.L. Badger Associates, Incorporated’s research and development work on falling film multi-stage flash evaporators is available in this series. To a limited extent, documentation of research and development work on Spintech Industries, Incorporated’s Spinflash Unit 2 prototype desalination machine is also recorded in this series. A small amount of general information written down by Ferris C. Standiford is preserved here as well.

Field notebooks and laboratory notebooks make up the bulk of the materials in this series. Two pocket notebooks are also present in this series. A small amount of accompanying materials, consisting of notes and drawings, are preserved here as well.