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FILE NAME: Raybestos-Manhattan (RBM) DATE: 1936 Dec 8 DOC#: RBM073 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from C.J. Stover to Members of the Asbestos Industry RE Air Hygiene Foundation "A SBESTO S" C. J. S to v er 16th F LO OK, I N Q U I R E R B L D G . PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA U. S. A. C A B L E A I)D K K S S " ASBESTOS" PHILADELPHIA B E N T L E Y 'S C O D E December 8, 1936 TO MEMBERS ASBESTOS INDUSTRY: Gentlemen: Silicosis or asbestosis is a subject of considerable interest to this Industry. The Air Hygiene Foundation of America was formed several years ago by the association of a number of industries interested In this general subject and was fortunate enough to secure the co-operation of the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research at the University of Pittsburgh. While we had an Asbestos Code under N.R*A., the Asbestos Industry made a contribution to the Air Hygiene Foundation and received from it a number of reports. At a recent meeting of the Air Hygiene Foundation,, the Asbestos Industry was fortunate in having in attendance Mr. Vandiver Brown, General Attorney for the Johns-Manville Corporation, and I am attaching, hereto, a copy of Mr. Brown's letter, dated December 4, reporting on the events at the meeting of the Air Hygiene Foundation. You will note that the rules have been changed so that trade associations are no longer admitted to membership, but that individual corporations are welcome. I attach, hereto, an application blank believing that after you have considered this subject and its importance to your company and to our Industry you v/ill desire to support this work. ( I have before me a list of the officers and trustees of the Air Hygiene Foundation, and it certainly is a cross-section of the finest American industries, insurance companies, chemists, attorneys and others interested in the prevention of silicosis and the protec of industries from unreasonable claims of workers. I commend this project to your careful consideration. Yours very truly, J, Stover AIR HYGIENE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, INC. F ifth and Bellefield Avenues, P ittsburgh, P a. Application for M embership The undersigned hereby applies for membership in Air Hygiene Foundation of America, Inc., and agrees, if elected to membership, to pay on call of the corporation the membership fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and dues in accordance with the scale set by the Board of Trustees for the period ending December 31, 1937. The applicant's address and business are: Address: ........................................................................................................................... B usiness: ......................................................................................................................... By Dated: ........................................... The foregoing application was accepted by the Board of Trustees and the applicant received into member- ship this ...................... day o f................................ ........ , 193............ S ecretary