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A. S. Rossiter to Sumner Simpson on Keeping the Saranac Work Out of Asbestos Magazine (1939)

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A one-page letter of March 23, 1939, from A. S. Rossiter, editor of Asbestos, to Sumner Simpson, president of Raybestos-Manhattan, answering his of March 22. She wrote: "Of course we understand that all this information on asbestosis is to be kept confidential and that nothing should be published about asbestosis in 'ASBESTOS' at present." When Simpson was ready to make the Saranac Laboratory results public, the magazine would be glad to publish "an article or two or more" on the subject.

Author
A. S. Rossiter
Sent to
Sumner Simpson
Published by
Asbestos (Secretarial Service, Philadelphia)
Series
The Motley 1000
Date
March 23, 1939
Numbers
Bates CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-001282 – 001282; Motley 1000 no. 202
Library no.
ACL Doc 12894 · asbestosclaims.law/library/12894
Rights
Republished under fair use for research and historical study.

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A. S. Rossiter letter to S. Simpson, 3/23/39, stating that when the "Saranac investigation" is over, Asbestos magazine will be happy to publish an article or two on the subject.

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This is document 202 of the Motley 1,000, from the set the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust's records facility certified as true copies, pages CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-001282 to CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-001282.

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“A. S. Rossiter to Sumner Simpson on Keeping the Saranac Work Out of Asbestos Magazine.” March 23, 1939. The Motley 1000, Bates CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-001282 – 001282, Motley 1000 no. 202. Asbestos (Secretarial Service, Philadelphia). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 12894. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/12894.

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