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A short letter of January 24, 1936, from Sumner Simpson, president of Raybestos-Manhattan, to A. F. Townsend, the company's chairman, at Passaic, New Jersey. Simpson pointed out two U.S. Bureau of Mines information circulars, "Asbestos - General Information" by Oliver Bowles (January 1935) and "Review of Literature on Effects of Breathing Dusts with Special Reference to Silicosis" by D. Harrington and Sara J. Davenport (Information Circular 6857, October 1935), and suggested Townsend send for both "for your files."
- Author
- Sumner Simpson
- Sent to
- A. F. Townsend
- Published by
- Raybestos-Manhattan
- Series
- The Sumner Simpson Papers
- Date
- January 24, 1936
- Number
- Simpson no. 02825
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 13472 · asbestosclaims.law/library/13472
- Rights
- Republished under fair use for research and historical study.
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Suggests Townsend send for copies of Department of Interior, U.S. Bureau of Mines, information circulars entitled "Asbestos General Information" and "Review of Literature on Effects of Breathing Dust with Special Reference to Silicosis."
Related documents
- C. J. Stover of Asbestos Magazine to Sumner Simpson on the Bureau of Mines Review of Dust Literature (1935)
- Sumner Simpson to the U.S. Bureau of Mines Ordering Information Circular 6857 (1936)
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This is document 02825 of the Sumner Simpson Papers, as numbered in the collection's index.
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“Sumner Simpson to A. F. Townsend Recommending Two Bureau of Mines Circulars.” January 24, 1936. The Sumner Simpson Papers, Simpson no. 02825. Raybestos-Manhattan. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 13472. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/13472.
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