Head of medical research at St. Luke's Hospital, Cleveland, and medical consultant to Johns-Manville, 1968–1978. Commented to J-M's general counsel on an asbestosis defense task force, recorded asbestosis X-ray rates among J-M workers, and testified in 1972 against lowering the 5-fiber asbestos limit.
George W. Wright appears in 11 documents in our library and 3 Union Carbide documents (1968–1978). The documents describe George W. Wright as M.D. from Indiana University School of Medicine.
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Titles in the documents
How documents describe George W. Wright, each as the documents state it, with how many say so and the years they span. We record what the documents say and don't choose between them.
- M.D. from Indiana University School of Medicine, 1932, from Johns-Manville's witness index
- Instructor, Case-Western University, 1937-39, from Johns-Manville's witness index
- Director of Clinical Physiology, E.L. Trudeau Foundation, Saranac Lake, 1930-53, from Johns-Manville's witness index
- First engaged by J-M as Medical Consultant to the President, 1967, from Johns-Manville's witness index
In our library
11 documents in our library name George W. Wright, by collection.
JM Knowledge Chronology (8)
- Dr. George W. Wright to Herbert M. Ball on the Asbestosis Defense Task Force (1968)
- Dr. George W. Wright, Minutes of the Scientific Relations Subcommittee on X-Ray Findings at Billerica and Manville (1969)
- H. M. Jackson to Dr. G. W. Wright and Dr. T. H. Davison on Dr. Enterline's Retiree Study Findings (1971) (recipient)
- Statements of Clifford Sheckler, Dr. George W. Wright and Henry B. Moreno at the Labor Department Asbestos Hearing (1972)
- Dr. George W. Wright to H. Moreno on Amosite in Marinite and Conditions at Billerica (1973)
- Dr. George W. Wright, Health and Safety Program of Johns-Manville (1973)
- Dr. George W. Wright to Alex Cross of Cape Asbestos on When Britain Extended Asbestos Rules to Insulation Workers (1975)
- Dr. George W. Wright to Dr. Paul Kotin on Whether Crocidolite Should Be Restricted More Than Other Asbestos (1975)
In the Union Carbide documents
George W. Wright is named in 3 Union Carbide documents dated 1972 to 1977 (3 as author), from asbestos lawsuits over Union Carbide's Calidria asbestos. All are published in our collection.
- Statement of George W. Wright, M.D., Before the OSHA Hearing on the Proposed Occupational Asbestos Standard (1972) UC-1468
- Statement of George W. Wright, M.D., Before the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA Hearing on the Proposed Occupational Asbestos Standard (1972) UC-1575
- G. W. Wright and M. Kuschner, 'The Influence of Varying Lengths of Glass and Asbestos Fibres on Tissue Response in Guinea Pigs,' Inhaled Particles IV (1977), with 1981 Handwritten Note UC-1491
Names in the documents
The spellings documents use for George W. Wright, OCR misreadings included, so a search for any of them finds this page: George W. Wright, M.D. · G. W. Wright.
Where this comes from
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