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A one-page covering letter of February 1, 1943, from O. H. Cilley, assistant general manager of Raybestos-Manhattan's United States Asbestos Division at Manheim, Pennsylvania, to Sumner Simpson, the company's president, with a copy of a letter of January 27 from John F. McMahon, managing director of the Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America. McMahon confirmed talks in New York on "a study directed at further reducing the dust concentrations" at the Manheim asbestos textile mill, and said Dr. Francis R. Holden of the Foundation's staff would visit in about a month for a preliminary study. Cilley promised to talk with Simpson again before completing any agreement.
- Author
- O. H. Cilley; John F. McMahon
- Sent to
- Sumner Simpson
- Published by
- Raybestos-Manhattan
- Series
- The Sumner Simpson Papers
- Date
- February 1, 1943
- Number
- Simpson no. 05187-05188, 05150
- Rights
- Republished under fair use for research and historical study.
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What it shows
McMahon wrote that he understood Raybestos-Manhattan had "already brought the concentrations to well within safe limits" at Manheim but wanted further measures, "like the pretreatment of fibre, which would reduce dust to the minimum." The Foundation, based at the Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh, was keen to take the work on. Its dust counts at Manheim in 1944 are reported in Cilley's letter of May 2, 1944.
In Johns-Manville's index
Johns-Manville's attorneys indexed the Sumner Simpson Papers. Their index describes these documents as follows:
05187-05188. Transmittal letter for correspondence from J.P. McMahon (Industrial Hygiene Foundation) dated 1/27/43. Informs that if the Foundation agrees to study the Manheim Plant, Simpson will be consulted before negotiations are finalized.
05150. States intention of the Industrial Hygiene Foundation to participate in a study directed at further reducing dust concentrations at RM's Asbestos Textile Mill at Manheim, PA. The Manheim plant is already well within safe limits but further reduction of dust is desired by RM. Informs that the Foundation is interested in this project and that Dr. F.R. Holden will visit plant to make a preliminary study.
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These are documents 05187-05188, 05150 of the Sumner Simpson Papers, as numbered in the collection's index.
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“O. H. Cilley to Sumner Simpson Enclosing the Industrial Hygiene Foundation's Plan for a Manheim Dust Study.” February 1, 1943. The Sumner Simpson Papers, Simpson no. 05187-05188, 05150. Raybestos-Manhattan. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/documents/o-h-cilley-to-sumner-simpson-enclosing-the-industrial-hygiene-foundations-plan-for-a-manheim-dust-study-1943.
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