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A one-paragraph internal memo from John L. Myers forwarding an enclosed Columbia Journalism Review article (May/June 1977) about the NIOSH/Mount Sinai (Dr. Selikoff) study of newspaper press rooms and the ANPA's objections to it. The article reports Selikoff's remarks on asbestos in paper, cites R. G. Woolery's papers on asbestos in paper-making and Union Carbide's marketing of high-purity asbestos for pitch control, and quotes Myers on when asbestos use in paper began and declined.
- Author
- John L. Myers ("Calidria" Asbestos (originating dept.); identified in the enclosed article as marketing manager/asbestos, Metals Division)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division, "Calidria" Asbestos
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-1615
- Date
- May 5, 1977
- Number
- Bates A18042 to A18045
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16712 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16712
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Internal memo from John L. Myers, May 5, 1977, forwarding the Columbia Journalism Review article
- Pages 2-5: Columbia Journalism Review article (May/June 1977) on the NIOSH/Mount Sinai press room study, the ANPA's objections to Dr. Selikoff, and asbestos use in paper
People and organizations
From John L. Myers ("Calidria" Asbestos (originating dept.); identified in the enclosed article as marketing manager/asbestos, Metals Division) to R. L. Schult; W. C. Thurber; R. G. Woolery.
- John L. Myers (author)
- R. L. Schult (recipient)
- William C. Thurber (recipient)
- Robert G. Woolery (recipient)
- Metals Division (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- American Cancer Society (named)
- American Newspaper Publishers Association Research Institute (named)
- American Public Health Association (named)
- ANPA (named)
- Calidria Asbestos (named)
- Environmental Sciences Laboratory (named)
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine (named)
- New York Times (named)
- New York University (named)
- NIOSH (named)
- OSHA (named)
- The Wall Street Journal (named)
- U.S. Department of Labor (named)
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This is document UC-1615 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages. Production numbers A18042 to A18045.
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John L. Myers ("Calidria" Asbestos (originating dept.), identified in the enclosed article as marketing manager/asbestos, Metals Division). “John L. Myers to R. L. Schult, W. C. Thurber and R. G. Woolery Forwarding a Columbia Journalism Review Article on Selikoff, NIOSH and the ANPA.” May 5, 1977. Union Carbide documents, UC-1615, Bates A18042 to A18045. Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division, "Calidria" Asbestos. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16712. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16712.
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