Harrisons & Crosfield (Pacific) Calidria SG-210 Supply Agreement Letters to Bartel, March, Merrill, Watkins, Grigg and Shock, with Union Carbide Letter to Lebeis and Exhibit A Terms (1975)

Set of form letters dated July 23 to July 31, 1975. In them Harrisons & Crosfield (Pacific) Inc. offered to sell "Calidria" asbestos SG-210 to Gilsonite, Intercoastal, Paco Textures, Rich-Tex, Kaiser Gypsum and United States Gypsum for September 1, 1975 through December 31, 1976. Union Carbide's Mining & Metals Division made a parallel offer to Harrisons & Crosfield for 1000 tons. Each letter states a minimum tonnage and a price-change clause; the set ends with Exhibit A, the standard terms and conditions.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: H&C (Pacific) letter of July 31, 1975 to William Bartel, Gilsonite Inc., offering a minimum of 60 tons of Calidria SG-210
• Pages 3-4: H&C (Pacific) letter of July 31, 1975 to John T. March, Intercoastal Corporation, offering a minimum of 95 tons
• Pages 5-6: H&C (Pacific) letter of July 31, 1975 to Douglas Merrill, Paco Textures, offering a minimum of 80 tons
• Pages 7-8: H&C (Pacific) letter of July 31, 1975 to Rich Watkins, Rich-Tex, offering a minimum of 75 tons
• Pages 9-10: H&C (Pacific) letter of July 31, 1975 to Ralph Grigg, Kaiser Gypsum Company, offering a minimum of 60 tons
• Pages 11-12: H&C (Pacific) letter of July 28, 1975 from Newport Beach to C. V. Shock, United States Gypsum Company, with handwritten tonnage notes at top
• Pages 13-14: Union Carbide Mining & Metals Division letter of July 23, 1975 to K. J. Lebeis, H&C (Pacific), offering a minimum of 1000 tons of Calidria SG-210
• Pages 15-16: Exhibit A, Terms and Conditions (warranty disclaimer, buyer assumption of hazards and liability, payment, delivery, governing law)

People and organizations

From J.L.Myers (reference initials on the July 23, 1975 Union Carbide letter, which is signed by a Marketing Manager); W. Jackson (reference initials on the July 28, 1975 letter, which is signed by an Executive Vice President) to Mr. William Bartel (Gilsonite Inc., Portland, Oregon); Mr. John T. March (Intercoastal Corporation, Union City, Ca.); Mr. Douglas Merrill (Paco Textures, San Carlos, Ca.); Mr. Rich Watkins (Rich-Tex, Richmond, Ca.); Mr. Ralph Grigg (Kaiser Gypsum Company, Oakland, Ca.); Mr. C. V. Shock (Purchasing Agent, United States Gypsum Company); Mr. K. J. Lebeis (Harrisons & Crosfield (Pacific) Inc., Newport Beach, CA).

• Wharton Jackson (author)
• John L. Myers (author)
• Ralph Grigg (recipient)
• Kerwin Lebeis (recipient)
• John T. March (recipient)
• Douglas Wayne Merrill (recipient)
• Rich Watkins (recipient)
• Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Gilsonite (named)
• Harrisons & Crosfield (named)
• Intercoastal (named)
• Kaiser Gypsum (named)
• Paco Textures (named)
• Rich-Tex (named)
• United States Gypsum Company (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-5256 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 16 pages.