Georgia-Pacific Purchase Orders, Bills of Lading, Invoices and Receiving Records for Calidria Asbestos Shipments from Union Carbide (1972-1977)

A set of Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Division purchase orders to Union Carbide's Mining & Metals Division, with related receiving reports, Union Carbide invoices and packing lists, bills of lading and motor-carrier freight bills, for carloads and truckloads of asbestos (HPO and SG-210 Calidria grades). Shipments went from King City, California, and from Hammond, Indiana, to Georgia-Pacific plants in Marietta, Georgia; Akron, New York; and Chicago, Illinois, between 1972 and 1977, at prices of about $0.07 to $0.083 per pound.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Georgia-Pacific purchase order G-00546 (3-1-77) for one carload (83,200 lbs) of HPO asbestos to Marietta, Georgia, with the storeroom copy showing receipt on 03.28.77
• Page 3: Southern Pacific straight bill of lading, 3-14-77, Union Carbide Metals Division to Georgia Pacific, Marietta, 2080 bags
• Page 4: Union Carbide duplicate invoice, 3-14-77, 2,080 bags / 83,200 lbs HPO to Georgia Pacific, Marietta
• Pages 5-12: Georgia-Pacific purchase orders, 1975-1977, for SG-210 Calidria asbestos in 35 lb bags to Akron, New York (36,400 or 72,800 lbs per order); some dates are hard to read
• Pages 13-14: Georgia-Pacific partial receiving reports, handwritten and largely illegible
• Page 15: Purchase order G-05178 for three carloads of SE-210 Calidria asbestos, Akron, New York, 1973
• Pages 16-17: Georgia-Pacific partial receiving reports
• Page 18: Purchase order G-05724 for two carloads of SG-210 Calidria asbestos in 30 lb bags, to arrive 5/17/73
• Page 19: Georgia-Pacific partial receiving report
• Page 20: Purchase order G-04854 (12/6/72) for two carloads of SG-210 Calidria asbestos, Akron, New York
• Page 21: Georgia-Pacific partial receiving report
• Pages 22-39: 1972 Chicago-area shipping and billing papers: Union Carbide packing lists and invoices, Motor Express freight bills, a Georgia-Pacific purchase order dated 9/25/72, and reverse sides of forms; several pages are rotated or mirror-image
• Page 40: Purchase order dated 3/17/72 for one truckload (29,950 lbs) of SG-210 Calidria asbestos in 30 lb bags to Chicago at $0.07/lb
• Pages 41-100: Not provided for cataloging
• Pages 101-105: Union Carbide duplicate invoice (front and back), packing list for the balance of order G-04586 (Motor Express, 175 bags), and form reverse sides

People and organizations

From Ed Aasen to George Vessels; Linda Grogan.

• Edward L. Aasen (author)
• Linda Jo Grogan (recipient)
• George Vessels (recipient)
• Georgia-Pacific Corporation (named)
• Interstate Commerce Commission (named)
• L&N (named)
• Metals Division (named)
• Mining and Metals Division (named)
• Southern Pacific (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Georgia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-4988 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 105 pages. Production numbers SGP 0022301 to SGP 0022404.