Notebook 2, August 1902-July 1903

Item — Box: 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

The notebooks contain the starch experiments which Dr. Anderson began at Clemson College and continued at the New York Botanical Garden in 1901 where the process of puffing starch, rice and wheat was discovered. Dr Anderson continued his investigations for the Quaker Oats Company, to improve the cereal products of "puffed wheat" and "puffed rice". In 1917 he built a complex of laboratories in Red Wing, Minnesota where he continued his experiments. 38 notebooks numbering from 1-40. Notebooks 29 and 30 are missing.

Dates

August 1902-July 1903

Extent

From the Collection: 3 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

Starch, Cereals Investigations. Data of experiments given from work begun at Minneapolis Minnesota and continued at Chicago IL. Data pertains to testing of cylinders, sugaring and hardening of rice, ideas for toaster.