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FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1962-1963 DOC JMA195 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letters - J.W.G. Hannon WILLIAM J. L. McCULLOUGH M. D. CLARENCE J. McCULLOUGH M. D. JOHN W. G. HANNON M. D. 625.635 WASHINGTON TRUST BUILDING WASHINGton PenNSYLVANIA November 21 1962 Dr. Kenneth W. Smith Medical Director Johns Mansfield Corporation 22 East 40th Street New York New York Dear Ken Would it be possible to secure from you approximately a quart of your fine asbestos dust in a size range below 20 mu I am thinking of some of the dust that is collected by your ventilation system The asbestos dust will be used in a research study with a possible development of a new product and could you also inform me if the asbestos dust in the above size range is commercially available and its selling price The report on asbestos which originated with Dr. Cartier is progressing slowly and I would like your frank and confidential reaction to this report before reaches the committee for final approval I may ask you for some information regarding the history of the use of asbestos as well as photos of the various forms of asbestos if these are available With best personal regards Sincerely yours WJGH 700517040514 J. W. G. Hannon M. D. December 10 1962 625-635 Washington Trust Bldg Washington Pennsylvania Dear Dr. Hannons I would like very much to help you by sending some asbestos fiber which you requested However I do not believe that I fiber which will be 20 micrmo icn ros ns in size In our various processes we did find fibers of many different lengths in the dust collected by our ventilating systems In addition such a dust sample in all probability would contain other dust particles such as cement oror silica or cottoncotton or nylonnylon etc. if the sample came froma textile operation I coseu nd yl ou d some pure asbestos fiber such as Group h which is most commonly used but there would be very little under the 20 micron size which you require yeaa fewryes ars ago Doctors Garad ndn Voe rwar ld used pure asbestos fiber of short lengths but this was obtained only after a long tedious and ex- pensive process of ball milling the fib 4 fe ibr er I do not know how or where this separation process was done If you would like to try to mill regular fiber I shall be very pleased to send you some of the pure Group . On the ottihleartihonansdystiefmywohuicwhiswhilmle to take have a chance and get some samples from our ven- as little foreign matter as possible I shall be that it Concerning Dr. Cartier's report on asbestos I still have the feeling of should be reworked for I believe that some of the expressions and choice words used by Paul suffered in the translation from his French Language think- MCINTYRE RESEARCH FOUNDATION Sju Reply to the Office of 30 Prince Arthur Avenue 21XKMEXSELxWx 21XKMEXSELxWx TORONTO 5 ONTARIO December 20 1962 J. W. G. Hannon M. D. Medical Director McIntyre Research Foundation 628 Washington Trust Building Washington Pennsylvania 12/2612/2162/26 Dr. Kenneth W. Smith Medical Director Manville Corporation Twenty East Fortieth Street New York 16 New York Dear Ken I received your note regarding the asbestos fiber and is possible could you send me approximately a quart of the dust by your ventilation system and described in the first paragraph your letter if it collected| of I believe as you do that Dr. Cartier's report on asbestos needs further editing and that several controversial points need further clarification With best regards and Seasons Greetings Sincerely yours JWGH J. K. G. Hannon M. D. Dr. J. W. O. Hammon Medical Director McIntyre Research Foundation 628 Washington Trust Building Washington Pennsylvania Dear Quys Under separate cover you will receive a sample of asbestos dust which presently is being collected in our Textile Department at the Manville New Jersey plant Please let me know if it is not suitable and I shall try to gather a different sample If there is a specific purpose for whicyohu need the particular type of dust and you think that I may - be able to help in another way please do not hesitate to let me know ressed book which is edited by Dr. SSe a ressed I am attaching a copy of a chapter on Asbestosis which I wrote A. J. Lansa Some of the thoughts may be of interest if you compare these with Dr. Cartier's rm ce as : Best personal regards Sincerely Attach Kenneth W. Smith M.D. Medical Director WILLIAM J. L. McCULLOUGH M. D. CLARENCE J. McCULLOUGH M. D. JOHN W. G. HANNON M. D. 825-835 WASHINGTON TRUST BUILDING WASHINGTon PennSYLVANIA 2/11 2/1 2/11 February 9 1963 Beldwin Beldwin Beldwin Chow 5-6209 5-6209 TO Dr. Dr. Dr. Paul Cartier Ken Smith G. W. H. Schepers Res Asbestosis Report Dear Members of the Section on the Prevalence and Nature of Occupational Diseases of the Chests Would it be possible to meet with me in Washington D. C. on the 16 or 17 of March a date which is just prior to the Annual Meeting of the Industrial Medical Association and American Industrial Health Conference regarding our provisional report on Asbestosis I believe the four of us can get this report in good shape and eliminate any controversial features that may be apparent It is my opinion that this report should represent the present day thinking regarding asbestosis and that exposures that were highly hazardous and practiced many years in the past should be eliminated If you can attend this meeting would you please advise me and I will write you regarding the various phases of asbestosis which will be your assignments for this meeting I am certain that through our efforts that a valuable contribution to industrial medicine can be made and that a publication of authoritative standing can be produced With best regards Sincerely yours J. W. -- G. Hannon o D. --, Dr. J. W. O. Hannon 625 63W5ashington Trust Bldg Washington Pennsylvania Bar duri February 13 1963 Res Asbestosis Report travel schedule I would like to spend as much of the weekend as possible with Kenneth W. Smith M.D. Medical Director Thetford Industrial Clinic Thetford Mines Que conl yf _ 2/27 2/27 le : : i / 2/27 February 20 1963.- Dr. Kenneth W. Smith Medical Director Manville Corporation 22 East 40th Street New York 16 N.Y. Re Asbestos Report Dear Dr. Smith to Dr. Enclosed please find copy of letter written Hannon which is explanatory and also meant for you Yours very truly P " _ Qe ansions Paul Cartier M.D. we Wanddington to Wanddington Wanddington Rust refunds February 20 1963 Dr. J.W.G. Hannon 625-635 Washington Trust Bldg Washington Pennsylvania e Dear Dr. Hannon Re Asbestosis Report gees 7 I will meet you in Washington the evening with you be pleased March 17th ~ 7 to accept your invitation to and to spend the afternoon and Yours truly JS JS Paul Cartier M.D. March 11 1963 Dr. J. W. G. Bannon 625-635 Washington Trust Washington Pennsylvania Bldg Dear Guy I shall be most pleased to meet you in Washington on March 17. I expect to arrive noon and shall be staying at the | Sheraton Hotel I shall be free all afternoon and evening and at certain times during the rest of the week if you need me Sincerely, ~~ = Medical Director April 17 1963 I have given long and serious consideration to the problem ofof participaitniyoounr proposed asbeos n t aso bes sti oss is For reasons which my article and must resign from Dr. Theodos committes I hope that I may be of some help in the future even if it is in an unofficial ompacity Sincerely eo: Dr. Peter A. Theodes Dr. G. W. H. Schepers Dr. Paul Quartier Kenneth . ith M.D. Medical Director