Series IX. Ferris C. Standiford Files, 1942-2006, undated

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains the personal files of Ferris C. Standiford, the first employee hired by Walter L. Badger, who served as the second president of W.L. Badger Associates, Incorporated from 1958 to 2002. A large majority of the files in this series pertain to Standiford’s activities outside of the auspices of the W.L. Badger concern, most notably his work as a consultant for Aquagen, Incorporated and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. A small number of files pertaining to Standiford himself are also found in this series. A handful of files concerning subjects that were of interest to Standiford are also preserved here.

The contents of the Personal Files consist of wide variety of materials. Correspondence, graphs, tables, drawings, drawing reproductions, notes, and reports make up the bulk of the materials in this series. Presentation handouts, papers, photocopied articles, invoices, and miscellaneous printed materials are also found in the Personal Files. Blueprints, business cards, calendars, stationary, a certificate of alien registration, and a 45 RPM phonograph record are preserved in this series as well.