Leroy U. Gardner to Sumner Simpson on Starting the Asbestos Research Program (1936)

A one-page letter of December 4, 1936, from Dr. Leroy U. Gardner, director of Saranac Laboratory, to Sumner Simpson, president of Raybestos-Manhattan. Gardner was "very pleased" to have Vandiver Brown's letter "stating that the asbestos groups have decided to go forward with the research program," and Brown's check for $1,250, the first quarterly payment on the retainer. He promised to proceed as fast as possible with an investigation that he was sure "can furnish results which will be of benefit to all of us," and thanked Simpson for his part in the arrangements.

In Johns-Manville's index

Johns-Manville's attorneys indexed the Sumner Simpson Papers. Their index describes this document as follows:

Acknowledges receipt of V. Brown's letter authorizing commencement of experiments and check for $1,250.00 to cover costs of study for first quarter of 1937.

Related documents

• Vandiver Brown to Leroy U. Gardner Sending J-M's First Quarterly Payment for the Asbestos Experiments (1936)
• Vandiver Brown to Leroy Gardner Authorizing the Saranac Asbestos Experiments (1936)
• Sumner Simpson's Telegram to Dr. Leroy Gardner Arranging a Meeting at Dr. Lanza's Office (1936)

About this copy

This is document 03065 of the Sumner Simpson Papers, as numbered in the collection's index.