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FILE NAME: Saranac (SAR) DATE: 1944 July DOC#: SAR028 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letters Between Vandiver Brown & Dr. Gardner RE Report of Asbestosis 'Hazard' at the Canadian Mine i i July 18, 1944 Dr. Leroy D. Gardner The 8araoac Laboratory Saranac Lake, I. Y. Dear Dr. Gardneri Many thanks for yours of July 15 and the interesting report It contained concerning the asbestoals hazard -- or absence thereof -- at our Canadian nine. I imagine these findings are the type that represent: a challenge to the scientific mind and 1 sees to sense between the lines of your letter a bloodhoundlike eagerness to be on the trail. More power to youl Although further delay will necessarily re sult froa your proposal that your report on the esoestoe experiments include a discussion of the clinical and x-ray experience on the lorth American continent and a study of Mr. 7ehnal'a dust analyses, I cannot help feeling the additional material will be worth it. a shall therefore provide the various asbestos textile manufacturers with copies of your letter and explain that the enlarged program will result in a further post ponement of the date upon which ww may expect your filial report. Sincerely yours, andiver Brown Secretary -r* V **\ _ .s. Siutfil 8>*u^u*rttn Ju ly 19, 1944 H. C. Sherry, Asbestos Z have provided interested parties bar* *t Headquarters with oopl*s of Or. Gardner** l*ttr of July 15, copy of which I not* was directed to you. ' Or. Oardnar rafars to batwaan "two and thr* hundred* x-ray films provided by Or. Stevansaa and inspected by Ora. Gardner Robert and Vestal. V* would b* lntarastad In knowing how tbasa films ware salactad by Or. Stevenson. In tb* first place, did they raprasant the films which Or. Stevenson considered suspicious*? In tha second place, ware thay salactad from tb* film* of tha entire group of eaployaas at Asbestos, both mill and factory? In particular, did they Include those from tb* Textile Dapartwant of tb* factory which Dr. Btavanson consIdarad questionable? In th* last paragraph of his latter. Dr. Oardnar states ha thought it desirable that Or. Robert review all of tha films that had. bean taken at Thatford and that Or. Stevenson said h* would be vary glad to have them sant down to Baranac for examination. Va feel that Or. Oardnar probably Intended to refer to Asbestos in stead of Thatford and I intend to ask Or. Oardnar if this Is not th* case, but In tha meantime, you might check th* point with Or. Btavanson as wall. A prompt answer to th* above questions will b* appreciated. VBiS CC 8. A. Villi. V Vandiver Bwown. :' - v -_' ~ y r - ~ rZ.~