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From Libby, Montana: Asbestos and the Deadly Silence of an American Corporation, by Andrea Peacock (Johnson Books 2003)
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Corporate documents
W.R. Grace & Co. “Acquisition of Zonolite Company.” RCA 225. 1962.
___. “Air Pollution Abatement—Capital Costs.” 10/10/84.
___. “Air Pollution Improvements.” 7/24/79.
___. Comments submitted in response to OSHA proposed rulemaking. 5/24/84.
___. Consolidated Monthly Summaries. June-September 1970, December 1970, January 1971.
___. “Dust Control Projects—Libby.” 4/11/77.
___. “Employee Education and No Smoking Program—Libby 1977.” 3/27/77.
___. “Employee Tremolite Education and No Smoking Program May 1979.” 6/8/79.
___. “Employee Tremolite Education and No Smoking Program for Libby 1977-1978.” 2/20/78.
___. “Environmental Data.” A response to the NIOSH inquiry. 11/18/80.
___. “Facility Audit Draft Report: Zonolite—Libby.” 6/81.
___. “Fiber Level Reductions.” 1977.
Johns-Manville Corporation. “Asbestos and Health Presentations.” 12/7/73.
Monson, Richard R. “Cause of Death Among Sixty-six Libby Employees.” Harvard School of Public Health (4/5/82).
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Fireproof Material, Table 6. Grace Construction Products Division, undated.
“Insitu and Environmental Dust Controls for Vermiculite Mining and Expanding Operations.” Eaton, F.W., Kujawa, R.J. and Kostic, P. 3/3/69.
“Minutes of the meeting held with the Union Executive Committee and Company representatives.” Taken by Earl Lovick, 3/21/79.
“Occupational Health Report.” W.R. Grace & Co. Industrial Chemicals Group. 5/15/79-5/16/79.
Performance Report: U.S. Zonolite Operations. 4/3/75.
“Projected problems and costs to meet proposed 1.0 and 0.5 fiber standards at Libby.” Geiger, R. Grace: Zonolite Construction Products Division. 8/1178.
“Review of Grace’s action program on the legislative, regulatory and public awareness environment surrounding the issue of asbestos-containing materials in buildings.” W.R. Grace & Co., 2/7/86.
“Study of the Interior Fire Protection Requirements of the Exterior Columns for the World Trade Center Project.” M. Malter, W.R. Grace & Co. 4/8/68.
“Study to Determine Relationship Between Years of Employment, Age, Smoking Haits and Chest X-Ray Findings, Zonolite/Libby Employees.” 1969.
Transcript, “Tremolite-No-Smoking Program.” 6/1/79.
“Tremolite.” Grace: Zonolite Construction Products Division. 1/19/78.
“Zonolite Study—Financial Impact of Contingency Plans.” Grace Construction Products Division, 5/6/77.
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Government documents
“Activities of Colonel Meliton Brito.” Confidential dispatch no. 485 from U.S. Embassy in La Paz to U.S. Secretary of State, 8/23/42.
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. “Preliminary Findings of Medical Testing of Individuals Potentially Exposed to Asbestoform Minerals Association with Vermiculite in Libby, Montana.” 2/22/01.
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______. “Year 2000 Medical Testing Individuals Potentially Exposed to Asbestoform Minerals Association with Vermiculite in Libby, Montana.” 8/23/01.
Anderson, Ron. Field Report: Sampling at the former W.R. Grace Export Plant site located on City of Libby property. Lincoln County Sanitation office, 11/16-17/99.
Asbestos Air Monitoring Data: W. Broadway & Barclay. EPA, 9/14/01-2/16/02.
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Berger, Elizabeth H. Testimony before the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands and Climate Change, 2/11/2002.
Bruce, David Kirkpatrick. Diary: Volumes 25-35. Kept as U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, 7/22/58.
“Collection, Analysis and Characterization of Vermiculite Samples for Fiber Content and Asbestos Contamination: Final Report.” EPA Office of Pesticides and and Toxic Substances, 9/27/82.
“Congressional Inquiry Regarding the Appointment of J. Peter Grace.” Memorandum for the White House from James W. Nance. 3/23/82.
Dossier No. XEO21877. Ambrose, Otto. Intelligence Department of the Army, Assistant Chief of Staff, 6/29/73.
“Draft Environmental Assessment for W.R. Grace Vermiculite Closure Plan near Libby, MT.” Department of State Lands: Hard Rock Bureau, 8/19/92.
Environmental Protection Agency. “EPA Fact Sheet: Asbestos Sampling in Libby, MT.” 1/00, 3/00, 5/00.
___. “EPA Fact Sheet: Phase 2 Sampling in Libby, MT.” 3/01.
___. “EPA Fact Sheet: Libby Schools Update.” 5/01.
___. “Asbestos in Libby: EPA Action Update #3.” 1/31/00.
___. “Asbestos in Libby: EPA Action Update #4.” 3/20/00.
“Evaluation of MSHA’s Handling of Inspections at the W.R. Grace & Company Mine in Libby, Montana.” U.S. Department of Labor: Office of Inspector General, 3/22/01.
“Fairness in Asbestos Compensation Act of 1998.” S. 758/H.R. 1283, 105th/106th Congress.
“German Activity Among Coffee Fincas in Guatemala.” Federal Bureau of Investigation memorandum, 5/16/42.
“Industrial Hygiene,” Session Laws of the Fortieth Legislative Assembly. Montana Code Annotated (1959): Chapter 197, Sections 19-23, pp. 474-475.
“Inspection Guide and Report: Federal Air Inspection.” EPA Region VIII. Inspection date: 5/23/89. Report date: illegible.
Inspection report of Grace facilities. Benjamin Wake, Industrial Hygiene Engineer, Montana State Board of Health. 5/11/64.
“Interim Final Report: Exposure Assessment for Asbestos-Contaminated Vermiculite.” Environmental Protection Agency: Exposure Evaluation Division, Office of Toxic Substances. 2/18/82.
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Memorandum to Montana Governor Ted Schwinden, outlining issues for impending visit with Grace’s Bill McCaig. 9/26/85.
Memorandum to Montana Governor Ted Schwinden, relating Grace’s displeasure with net proceeds tax. 9/19/86.
Military Attache Report. “Subversive Activities—Oruro.” Bolivia: Report # 132a, 1/26/42.
“Montana County Statistical Report: Lincoln County.” Montana Department of Commerce: Census and Economic Information Center, 1996.
Montana Department of Environmental Quality. Final Environmental Assessment for Dillon Vermiculite Application for Operating Permit. 4/16/99.
Montana Department of Environmental Quality. “W.R. Grace File Review Summary: Chronological Order of Events (CVID #3726).” Undated.
Montana Department of Environmental Quality. “Libby Asbestos Investigation: DEQ Update.” 12/14/99, 12/15/99.
Montana Department of Environmental Quality. “Libby Update.” 10/16/00.
“Mortality from Asbestosis in Libby, Montana, 1979-1998: Executive Summary.” Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, (12/00).
“NYC Department of Health Misrepresentations.” Cate Jenkins, EPA. 2/10/02.
“National Emission Standard for Asbestos.” Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Ch. 1, Subpart B (7/1/73): pp. 500-506; Federal Register, Vol. 38, No. 44 (4/6/73): pp8820-8822.
Office of Inspector General. “EPA’s Actions Concerning Asbestos-Contaminated Vermiculite in Libby, Montana.” 3/31/01.
Pardee, J.T. and Larsen, E.S. Deposits of vermiculite and other minerals in the Rainy Creek district, near Libby, Montana. United States Government Printing Office: U.S. Geological Survey, 1929.
Memorandum, Cate Jenkins, EPA. 1/11/02.
Memorandum, Cate Jenkins, EPA. 12/3/01.
Memorandum, Cate Jenkins, EPA 12/19/01.
Memorandum, Cate Jenkins, EPA. 3/11/02.
“Priority Review Level 1—Asbestos-Contaminated Vermiculite.” EPA Assessment Division, June 1980.
Proclamation, City of New York, Department of Air Resources. 4/13/70.
“Public Hearing on National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants” in Los Angeles, CA. EPA, 2/15/72 - 2/16/72.
“A Report on an Industrial Hygiene Study of the Zonolite Company of Libby, Montana.” Benjamin F. Wake, Industrial Hygiene Engineer, Montana State Board of Health. 9/21/56.
“A Report on an Industrial Hygiene Study of the Zonolite Company of Libby, Montana.” Benjamin F. Wake, Industrial Hygiene Engineer, Montana State Board of Health. 1/12/59.
“A Report on an Industrial Hygiene Study of the Zonolite Company of Libby, Montana.” Benjamin F. Wake, Industrial Hygiene Engineer, Montana State Board of Health. 4/19/62.
“A Report on an Industrial Hygiene Study of the Zonolite Company of Libby, Montana.” Benjamin F. Wake, Industrial Hygiene Engineer, Montana State Board of Health. 4/11/63.
“Report on Effects of Asbestos Dust on the Lungs and Dust Suppression in the Asbestos Industry.” Merewether, E.R.A. and Price, C.W. London: H.M. Stationery Office, 1930.
Request for Records Check, The Foreign Service of the United States of America: Central Clearance Unit, American Consulate General, 4/14/58.
Department of Labor and Industries, State of Washington. “Informal Conference: Zonolite, Division of W.R. Grace & Company.” 12/19/73.
“Status Report 8EHQ-0383-0473.” EPA Chemical Selections and Profiles Team, and EPA Chemical Hazard Identification Branch. 4/20/83.
“Summary of NIOSH Report on Health Status of Libby Vermiculite Workers.” Undated.
U.S. Secretary of State request for comment from U.S. Embassy in La Paz regarding Com. Meliton Brito, 8/6/42.
“W.R. Grace Inspection,” Pat Driscoll, State of Montana, 5/16/85.
“W.R. Grace Inspection,” Pat Driscoll, State of Montana. 10/15/87.
“W.R. Grace Inspection.” Notes by Patrick Platenberg, State of Montana, 12/10/87.
Legal documents
Application of Montana vermiculite company for decree of dissolution and approval of plan of liquidation. U.S. District Court: Montana 11th Judicial District, Lincoln County. 7/22/64.
Complaint. United States of America v. W.R. Grace Co.-Conn., Inc. U.S. District Court: District of Montana, Great Falls Division. Undated copy.
Consent decree. United States of America v. W.R. Grace Co.-Conn., Inc. U.S. District Court: District of Montana, Missoula Division. 12/23/94.
Defendant W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.’s memorandum in opposition to plaintiff’s motion to compel responses to plaintiff’s discovery. The Ohio Hospital Association vs. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Court of Common Pleas: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, undated.
Defendant W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.’s response to plaintiffs’ interrogatories and request to supplement prior discovery responses. The Ohio Hospital Association vs. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Court of Common Pleas: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1/22/98.
Deposition of James Cintani. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey vs. Allied Corporation. U.S. District Court: Southern District of New York. 7/3/96.
Deposition of Bradley Dewey, Jr. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey vs. Allied Corporation. U.S. District Court: Southern District of New York, 9/17/96.
Deposition of Harry Eschenbach. Ervin E. Hurlbert, et al. vs. W.R. Grace & Co. U.S. District Court: Montana 19th Judicial District, Lincoln County. 4/1/97.
Deposition of Carl N. Graf. The Port of Authority of New York and New Jersey vs. Allied Corporation. U.S. District Court: Southern District of New York, 9/20/96.
Deposition of William Little, M.D. Gayla I. Benefield, et al. vs. W.R. Grace & Co. – Conn. U.S. District Court: Montana 19th Judicial District, Lincoln County. 7/22/97.
Deposition of Earl D. Lovick. Ervin E. Hurlbert vs. W.R. Grace & Co. U.S. District Court: Montana 19th Judicial District, Lincoln County. 12/19/96, 4/3/97, 4/4/97, 4/16/97.
Deposition of William McCaig. Ervin E. Hurlbert vs. W.R. Grace & Co. U.S. District Court: Montana 19th Judicial District, Lincoln County. 3/25/97.
Deposition of Jeremiah Lynch. Finstad vs. W.R. Grace & Co. U.S. District Court: State of Montana, County of Lincoln, 4/13/99.
Deposition of Arnold M. Rosenberg. Anchorage School District vs. W.R. Grace & Co. U.S. District Court: District of Alaska, 5/19/87.
Deposition of Lester Skramstad. Lester Lewis Skramstad and Norita Ione Skramstad vs. W.R. Grace & Co.. U.S. District Court: Montana 19th Judicial District, Lincoln County. 1/13/97.
Deposition of Robert D. Thomson. Robert D. Thomson vs. W.R. Grace & Co. Montana Fourth Judicial District Court: Missoula County, 4/20/88.
Exhibit 225: “Workers Dead From Asbestos Disease,” death certificate evaluations by Dr. Alan Whitehouse. Used in multiple cases by McGarvey, Heberling, Sullivan & McGarvey law firm of Kalispell, MT.
Expert witness disclosure of David Egilman. The Port of Authority of New York and New Jersey vs. Allied Corporation. U.S. District Court: Southern District of New York. Undated.
File No. 86-2-1-BK-1 Farben, War Crimes Office: Judge Advocate General’s Office, p. 3. Undated.
Order of Judge Donald W. Molloy. United States of America vs. W.R. Grace & Company and Kootenai Development Corporation. U.S. District Court: District of Montana, 3/9/01.
Opinion of Montana Supreme Court (221 Mont. 36) in the case of Louise N. Gidley v. W.R. Grace & Company, 4/15/86.
Prosecution Exhibit 1985. “Exerts from Farben-Auschwitz Weekly Report No. 11 for the period 3-9 August 1941.” Trials of War Criminals before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals, Vol. VIII: United States Printing Office, 1952.
Testimony of Harry Eschenbach. T.H.S. Northstar Association vs. W.R. Grace & Co., et al. U.S. District Court: District of Minnesota, Third Division. 11/16/93.
Testimony of Dr. Alan C. Whitehouse. Lester Skramstad and Norita Skramstad vs. W.R. Grace & Co. – Conn. U.S. District Court: District of the State of Montana, County of Lincoln. 5/15/97.
Transcript of Proceedings. Lester and Norita Skramstad vs. W.R. Grace & Co. U.S. District Court: Montana 19th Judicial District, Lincoln County. 5/19/97-5/20/97.
Letters and Memorandum
Ambros, Otto to Director Dencker, General bookkeeping, Frankfurt. 9/28/44.
Ambros, Otto. Memorandum. Mannheim, Germany, 11/14/67.
Ambros, Otto to Grace, Peter J. W.R. Grace & Co., 1/30/80.
Beagle, Bob (Libby Board of Realtors). Written testimony for informal panel on proposed Superfund designation. Libby High School, 7/6/01.
Bleich, R.A. to Kelley, J.A. “Senate Bill No. 112, Pertaining to Occupational Diseases in Montana.” 4/22/59.
Boal, Pierre de L. to U.S. Secretary of State. “Possible removal of Dr. Julio Guzman Tellez from Management of W.R. Grace interests in Bolivia…” 12/18/42.
Bonsal, Philip W. to Woodward, first name unknown. Commander Brito’s ties to Panagra. 7/10/42.
Borgstedt, H. to Wood, E.S. “Pleural Effusions.” 1/21/79.
Bowditch, Manfred to Bradley Dewey. 2/19/38.
____ to Anthony Laza, 12/10/37.
Brown, H.A. to Duecker, H.C. and Rosenberg, A.M. Grace Construction Products Division, 3/28/72.
Bush, W.M. Jr. to Wolter, Jack. “Smoking at Libby.” 8/23/76.
Byers, Dohrman to Wake, Benjamin. Analysis of Zonolite samples. 9/5/56.
Cairns, J.M. to Bleich, R.A. X-ray analysis. 7/20/59.
Chmielinski, Piotr to Andrea Peacock
Cintani, Jim to Hollis, Pete. “Monthly Situation Report September, 1969.” 10/3/69.
Cintani to Hollis. “Monthly Situation Report July, 1969.” 8/6/69.
Culver, William to “gentlemen,” 5/24/73.
Dawson, Allan to Bonsal, Philip. Activities of Col. Meliton Brito. 9/11/42.
Dewey, Bradly to Manfred Bowditch, 2/23/38.
Dewey, Bradley to Wallace, Henry A. (Secretary of Commerce). Use of German technology. 10/23/45.
Dugan, C.F. to Taggart, W.L. “Report of Trip to Kalispell, Montana,” 12/5/67.
Egan, T.F. to Asher, R.L., et al. 6/1/70.
Egan, Thomas to Regional Managers, 4/9/70.
Eschenbach, H.A. to Bakeman, V. et al. “Mortality Study—Richard Monson.” 7/28/82.
Eschenbach, H.A. to Berke, J. et al. “Libby Study/NIOSH.” 10/4/83.
Eschenbach, H.A. to Brown, H.A. “Subject: Asbestos.” W.R. Grace-Cambridge, 2/10/72.
Eschenbach, H.A. to Chamberlain, S.V. Treat tremolite as asbestos. 9/15/78.
Eschenbach, H.A. to EPA document control officer (Washington, D.C.). Compliance with Toxic Substances Control Act. 3/24/83.
Eschenbach, H.A. to Ericson, R.C. “Subject: Inquiry Concerning Vermiculite,” 5/20/82.
Eschenbach, H.A. to Favorito, O.M. “EPA Asbestos Inquiry.” 1/7/80.
Eschenbach, Henry A. to Irons, Richard, M.D. Update on employee health program. 5/8/79.
Eschenbach, H.A. (Cambridge) to Oliverio, R.L. (Libby). “Subject: Dr. Irons’ Visit.” 12/5/78.
Eschenbach, H.A. (Cambridge) to Oliverio, R.L. (Libby). “Subject: Dr. Irons.” 4/10/79.
Eschenbach to Walsh, R.C. “Meeting 17 October 1983, Patrick Sebastien and Ben Armstrong.” 10/18/83.
Eschenbach, H.A. to Wolter, J.W. “Subject: W.J. McCaig’s telephone conversation with Dr. Irons.” Grace-Cambridge, 7/23/79.
Farner, Lloyd W. to Meyer, John. Dust controls at Zonolite. 9/22/41.
Farner, Lloyd W. to Meyer, John. Discussion of nuisance dust. 2/11/42.
Favorito, O.M. to Banks, Daniel. No need for NIOSH study. 2/11/81.
Favorito, O.M. to Shepich, Thomas J. “Proposed NIOSH Vermiculite Study.” 6/29/81.
Feit, T.F. to Williams, B.R. (vice president, Zonolite) “Subject: Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Standards for Air Emissions of Asbestos.” Grace Construction Products Division, 6/8/72.
Flint, Myles E., and Himmelhoch, Sarah D. to Robinson, Bill. “Re: United States v. W.R. Grace & Co.—Conn., Inc.” U.S. Department of Justice, 2/8/93.
Gardner, Dr. Leroy U. (director, Saranac Laboratory) to Lanza, Anthony (Metropolitian Life). Biological reactions to asbestos. 12/14/37.
Gardner, Dr. Leroy U., to Bowditch, Manfred. Fiber length and disease. 3/22/38.
Gardner to J.P. Woodard, 5/8/46.
Gatzemeier, Ed to Johnson, William. State has no data. 11/26/71.
Geiger, R.J. to Oliverio, R.L. “Reqested Data for Forthcoming Visits of Management.” 6/30/77.
Geiger, R.J. to McCaig, W.J. “High School Track Air Samples.” 7/8/81.
Gordon, George to Berle, Adolf A. Jr. Axis propaganda arriving in U.S. 5/2/41.
Guillemot, Fred to Dick Aishton. “Zonolite R-4339, Tampa, Florida.” 4/5/72.
Guthrie, Andrea (Asbestos Control Program) to Taylor, Amy (Superfund Program). “Subject: W.R. Grace Vermiculite Mine, Libby MT.” Montana State Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, 3/4/92.
Hill, Ted to Lloyd, Larry. “Trip Report—Libby (W.R. Grace, Co.) – Feb. 4-8, 1974.” 2/11/74.
Hill, Robert T. to Oliverio, Robert. Results of state survey of new facilities. 6/10/74.
Himmelhoch, Sarah (attorney, U.S. Department of Justice) to Guthrie, Andrea and Cleverly, Shelly (Montana Department of Health and Environmental Services). Consent decree. 2/8/94.
Hooper, William A. to Kennedy, Kathleen. Response to request for information. 4/9/80.
Hooper, William A. to Norton, Warren. Results of asbestos analysis. 12/7/84.
Hooper, William A. to Robinson, David. Inspection report. 5/2/80.
Hoover, J. Edgar to Berle, Adolf A. Jr. “Surveillance of Floyd E. Nelson in Lima, Peru, from April 30, 1942 to May 7, 1942.” 7/21/42.
Hoover, J. Edgar to Berle, Adolf A. Jr. “Floyd E. Nelson, Panagra Pilot.” Undated.
Irons, Richard, M.D. to Eschenbach, Harry. Proposal to study of lung disease among Libby miners. 4/3/79.
Irons, Richard, M.D. to Lovick, Earl. Outline of proposed screening program. 3/19/79.
Interagency “for your information” note to Montana EPA director John Wardell on “‘vermiculite’ as an emerging chemical problem.” 11/9/84.
Jenkins, Cate to Andrea Peacock, 3/22/02.
Johnson, William to Wake, Benjamin. Questions about asbestos at Libby mine. 11/2/71/
Keenan, Robert to Wake, Benjamin. Results of mineral analysis. 4/13/62.
Kelley, Joseph to G.W. Blackwood, 1/13/65.
Kennedy, John to Auer, Charles and Bell, Hays. Report of health problems at O.M. Scott. 12/5/78.
Kennedy, Kathleen to Lloyd, Larry. Incidence of illness among fertilizer workers. 3/19/80.
Knight, A.C. (Montana State Tuberculosis Sanitarium) to Lovick, E.D. Request for information. 3/10/59.
Kostic, Peter to Brown, H.A. “Meeting with Representatives of Bureau of Mines, Denver.” W.R. Grace & Co.: Cambridge, 12/17/71.
Kostic, Peter to Murphy, John F. “Zonolite Dust Conditions.” 3/29/66.
Larrick, S.Y. to Hopkins, John. Workers’ compensation claim of Lilas D. Welch. 11/25/67.
Locke, R.H. to Favorito, O.M. “NIOSH Meeting: November 4, 1980.” 11/26/80.
Lovick, E.D. to Eschenbach, H.A. “Subject: Proposed Epidemiological Study Protocol.” 9/30/81.
Lovick, E.D. to Knight, A.C. Breakdown of minerals processed at Libby mill. 4/1/59.
Lovick to Oliverio, R.L. “1978 Chest X-Rays.” 12/5/78.
Lovick, E.D. to Oliverio, R.L. “Dr. Little’s X-Ray Classifications.” 1/16/79.
Lovick, E.D. to Pratt, C.A. X-ray program and state law. 6/14/61.
Lovick, E. D to Skeen, B.B. Jr. “No Smoking Rule at Libby.” 10/5/79.
Lynch, Jeremiah R. to Wake, Benjamin. Results of Public Health Service survey of Libby mine. 10/17/68.
Malter, Martin to Weber, C. 7/20/67.
McCaig, Bill to Raisch, Bob. Samples of dust for state. 2/24/84.
McCaig, Bill to Wolter, Jack. “Subject: James L. Gidley, deceased.” W.R. Grace Construction Products Division, 1/25/83.
McCaig, Bill to Wolter, Jack. “Subject: Telephone conversation with Dr. Richard Irons held 3:30 PM on July 3 concerning our medical surveillance program.” Grace Construction Products Division, 7/5/79.
McCaig, Bill to Wolter, Jack. “Inquiry Concerning Health of Libby Operation Employees.” 5/6/85.
McCaig, Bill to Jack Wolter. “Mandatory Showers and Uniform Policy for Libby Employees.” 7/15/83.
McDonald, Howard (executive director, Libby Area Chamber of Commerce) to Editor, Coeur d’Alene Press, 6/8/01.
McGrath, Mike (Montana Attorney General) to Martz, Judy Gov. “Re: Libby/W.R. Grace” 8/13/01.
McGrath, Mike (Montana Attorney General) to Martz, Judy Gov. “Subject: W.R. Grace & Co.’s cleanup of asbestos contamination at Libby.” 8/13/01.
McKague, J.V. to Harry Brown. “Zonolite—Stack Emissions, Winnipeg.” 11/16/71.
Merchant, James A. to Shepich, Thomas J. Grace’s refusal to cooperate with NIOSH study. 4/27/81.
Moran, Mike to Harry Eschenbach. “OSHA’s Label Requirement on MK-3.” 3/30/73.
Nance, James to Lantos, Tom. Activities of Otto Ambros. 4/13/82.
Nelson, Woodrow to Kelley, Joseph. Lung function tests of miners. 8/25/64.
Norweb, Henry R. to Secretary of State. “Certain Employees on Board Grace Line vessels with Reported Axis Leanings.” 1/15/42.
O’Keefe, Mark (state auditor). Legal Memoradum Re: U.S. Senate Bill 758. State of Montana, 1/21/00.
Oliverio, R.L. to Wolter, J.W. “Health Problems—Salaried Personnel.” 12/4/78.
Pickthall, Walt to Fred Eaton. “Bay Area Air Pollution Control.” 8/6/71.
Raisch, Bob to Lovick, E.D. State plans for mine inspection. 1/31/84.
Robinson, D.W. (Libby) to Dixon, H.M. (Chicago). Recipe for Zono-Bread (excerpt). W.R. Grace & Co., undated.
Rogers, William to Doe, John. 4/2/71.
Shu, L.S. to Rosenberg, A.M. “Subject: EPA Public Hearing in New York.” W.R. Grace-Cambridge, 2/4/72.
Simonich, Mark to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Field Hearing in Libby, MT, 2/16/00.
Tilley, Major E. to Wilson, Major P.M. U.S. Field Information Agency, Enemy Personnel Exploitation Section. 11/7/45.
U.S. State Department to U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru. Shipments of Axis propaganda via Panagra. 5/27/41.
Unsigned, to Grace, J. Peter. Memoradum on “Vermiculite Asbestos.” 10/1/76.
Veltman, P.L. to Mark, J.G., W.R. Grace & Co. Research Division, 2/1/63.
Vining, R.M. to Copulsky, William. “Sprayed Fire Retardants.” 4/10/70.
Wake, Benjamin to Bleich, R.A. Public Health Service analysis of vermiculite samples. 7/3/63.
Wake, Benjamin to Bleich, R.A. Report on 9/24/64 inspection of Grace mine. 10/2/64.
Wake, Benjamin to Bundrock, Arthur. Lack of enforcement authority. 4/13/64.
Wake, Benjamin to Byers, Dohrman, H. Mineral samples for analysis. 8/13/56.
Wake, Benjamin to Keenan, Robert. Mineral samples for analysis. 5/13/62.
Walworth, Herbert to Meyer, John. Dust controls at Zonolite. 10/11/41.
Whitehouse, Alan. Draft comments for congressional hearing on Libby, 7/26/01.
Whitman, Christine Todd to Nadler, Jerrold Rep. Undated.
Wietelman, Ron to all Scott employees. Results of health tests. 5/20/76.
Williams, Bruce R. and Feit, Thomas P. (Grace) to Slaughter, Dale (EPA, North Carolina). Proposed changes to proposed EPA asbestos regulations. Zonolite Construction Products Division, 5/26/72.
Williams, Bruce R. (Grace) to Sansom, Robert L. (acting assistant administrator for air and water programs, EPA). Objections to proposed EPA asbestos regulations. 6/14/72.
Williams, Bruce R. (Grace) to Sansom, Robert L. (EPA). Objections to proposed EPA asbestos regulations. 7/7/72.
Williams to Wood, E.S. “Policy Position on Statements Regarding Tremolite in Monokote, Zonolite 330 and Mine Sealant.” 3/31/77.
Wilson, Edward D. to Fielding, Fred F. “Nance correspondence with Rep. Lantos.” 4/15/82.
Wolter, Jack W. to Wood, E.S. “Subject: Libby High School Track Air Samples.” W.R. Grace- Zonolite Construction Products Division, 7/27/81.
Wood, to Brookes, C.E. and Carl Graf. “Tremolite in Vermiculite.” 5/24/77.
Wood, to Hanlon, W.R. et al. “Guidelines for Handling of Tremolite Contamination in our Mines, Plants and Products.” 3/28/77.
Wood, E.S. to Tremolite File. “Professional Epidemiological Study of Employees Exposed to Tremolite Fibers.” 4/21/77.
_____ to Jack Wolter. “OSHA Citations for MacArthur Company.” 5/17/78.
Miscellaneous Documents
Air Hygiene Foundation. Meeting of the Temporary Organization Committee. Pittsburgh, 2/1/35.
American Society for Testing Materials. Interview with Bradley Dewey. 1936.
Benefield, Gayla. Journal of her mother’s death. Undated.
Bjornberg, Victor. “Transcript of Interview with Earl Lovick.” Montana Historical Society oral history project, undated.
Death certificates for 108 people, judged by Dr. Alan Whitehouse to have died of asbestos-related diseases.
Granger, Hugh et al. “Preliminary Health Hazard Assessment: World Trade Center.” 10/2/01.
Holiday, Bob. “Added Stories of Zonolite History.” Libby Public Library, undated.
Industral Hygiene Foundation, Research. 11/10/42.
_______. Members of the Industrial Hygiene Foundation. 1943.
Lovick, Earl. “Zonolite: A brief history of the Libby operation.” Lecture notes, undated.
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research “Symposium on Dust Problems.” Pittsburgh, 1/15/35.
“Sarin.” Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s Chemical and Biological Warfare Project: projects.sipri.se/cbw/cbw-agents/Sarin.html. Accessed 3/17/02.
“The Search for the Kootenai Past: A Seminar on the Kootenai Region of the United States and Canada.” Montana Historical Society and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Libby Dam Visitor Center, 8/3/79 – 8/4/79.
Smith, W.E., Hubert, D.D., Sobel, H.J. and Marquet, E. “Biologic Tests of Tremolite in Hamsters.” Presented to the Society for Occupational and Environmental Health. Washington, D.C., 12/6/77.
Walter, Dave. “A Brief History of Lincoln County, Montana.” Montana Historical Society, 2/80.
Press releases
“Access lawsuit settlement requires W.R. Grace to provide community health benefits.” EPA, 10/25/01.
“EPA emergency responses at World Trade Center and Pentagon.” EPA, 9/14/01.
“EPA, OSHA update asbestos data, continue to reassure public about contamination fears.” EPA, 9/16/01.
“EPA wins lawsuit against Grace and KDC.” Environmental Protection Agency, 3/12/01.
“EPA files suit against Grace for cleanup costs.” EPA, 4/2/01.
“Grace announces sweeping health care program for Libby, Montana, residents.” W.R. Grace & Co., 1/20/00.
“Grace CEO meets with Montana governor: Pledges cooperation on Libby investigations.” W.R. Grace & Co., 12/1/99.
“Grace pleased with decision on Montana property rights.” W.R. Grace & Co., 1/11/01.
“Grace to merge Cryovac business with Sealed Air in tax-free transaction creating two new public companies.” W.R. Grace & Co., 8/14/97.
“Grace urges State of Montana and U.S. EPA to move quickly to address reported health concerns in Libby, Montana.” W.R. Grace & Co., 11/22/99.
“Mining Company Pays Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations.” U.S. EPA, Department of Justice, 9/8/94.
“Whitman details ongoing agency efforts to monitor disaster sites, contribute to cleanup efforts.” EPA, 9/18/01.
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