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Notebook 16, April-June 1911

 Item — Box: 1

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

  • April-June 1911

Extent

From the Collection: 3 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Abstract

Investigations continued with corn, puffed sweet corn, puffed popped corn, puffed bananas, etc..

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden Repository

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New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Library
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Bronx NY 10458 United States