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A one-page letter of February 5, 1937, from Thomas L. Gatke, president of the Gatke Corporation, to M. F. Judd, secretary of Raybestos-Manhattan, returning the Memorandum of Agreement "duly signed." Gatke asked that each signer get a copy of the agreement with Dr. Gardner, since only those who negotiated with him knew "what we are going to get." If Johns-Manville carried on the dealings, he warned, the interests of many signers "can be neglected unintentionally," and he wanted complete information furnished by Gardner "as the different results develop so that this information will not have to go through Johns-Manville Company."
- Author
- Thomas L. Gatke
- Sent to
- M. F. Judd
- Published by
- Gatke Corporation
- Series
- The Sumner Simpson Papers
- Date
- February 5, 1937
- Number
- Simpson no. 03189
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 13600 · asbestosclaims.law/library/13600
- Rights
- Republished under fair use for research and historical study.
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What it shows
A smaller sponsor asked for a direct line to Dr. Leroy Gardner's results instead of having them pass through Johns-Manville. Judd sent the letter on to Vandiver Brown (Judd to Brown, February 8), and Brown answered that contact with Gardner would stay centralized in Johns-Manville and Raybestos-Manhattan (Brown to Judd, February 10).
In Johns-Manville's index
Johns-Manville's attorneys indexed the Sumner Simpson Papers. Their index describes this document as follows:
Transmittal letter for signed Memorandum of Agreement. Suggests that copy of agreement with Dr. Gardner be furnished to all contributors. Requests that Dr. Gardner supply complete information, as it is obtained, to all companies sponsoring the study. Gatke Corp does not want information funnelled through J-M. Requests that Raybestos inform him if these arrangements can't be made.
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About this copy
This is document 03189 of the Sumner Simpson Papers, as numbered in the collection's index.
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- M. F. Judd to Thomas L. Gatke Offering the $250 Share of the Saranac Study (1937)
- M. F. Judd to Vandiver Brown Sending the Fully Signed Saranac Agreement (1937)
- The Sumner Simpson Papers
- Thomas L. Gatke to M. F. Judd Refusing to Sign the Saranac Agreement (1937)
- Thomas L. Gatke to Sumner Simpson on Sharing the Saranac Cost by Number of Employees (1937)
- Vandiver Brown to M. F. Judd on Keeping Contact with Gardner Through the Two Companies (1937)
Cite this document
“Thomas L. Gatke to M. F. Judd Asking That Gardner Report to Every Sponsor.” February 5, 1937. The Sumner Simpson Papers, Simpson no. 03189. Gatke Corporation. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 13600. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/13600.
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