Inventor Name
Anderson, Alexander
Repository
The LuEsther T. Mertz Library
The New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, NY 10458-5126
718-817-8879
http://www.nybg.org/bsci/libr/archives.html
Physical Description
3.8 linear feet (3 boxes)
Summary
The bulk of the records are a collection of laboratory notebooks in which Anderson meticulously recorded each of his experiments as well as the equipment and instruments he used during the experiments. The collection also includes several hundred patents from the U.S. Patent Office, both of his own inventions and of other inventors. The records also contain a few pieces of correspondence relating to his invention of the "puffing process" as well as a few articles written by Anderson himself. The notebooks cover Anderson's career from the time just prior to his working at The New York Botanical Garden until 1931. An inventory of his notebooks prepared by his daughter, Lydia Elizabeth Hedin, is also included.
Finding Aid
http://www.nybg.org/bsci/libr/Alex.htm