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"Asbestosis: What It Is and What You Can Do About It" publication cover
The White Lung Association publication "Asbestos: What it Is and What You Can Do About It," originally presented to the WLA with permission to reprint by Robert Lugliani, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Chief, Pulmonary Disease Division, St.…
Advertisement: Asbestos, Medico-Legal Aspects by Barry Castleman; Spring, 1984
An advertisement for Barry Castleman's Asbestos, Medico-Legal Aspects, later changed to Asbestos, Medical & Legal Aspects
AIDS Walk 2002
15th annual walk against AIDS in Maryland
Asbestos Caused Diseases
A MaryCOSH flyer with information about diseases caused by asbestos exposure, including asbestosis, lung cancer, digestive tract cancers, and mesothelioma
Asbestos in Brevard and the Nation: The Politics of a Public Helath Issue - Hosted by the Brevard Town Hall Forum, Inc., April 24, 1988
A Brevard Town Hall Forum panel discussion regarding the asbestos issues in Brevard County, Florida, as well as nationally, featuring George A. Peters, Dwight E. Brown, Susan F. Vogt, James F. Fite, and Dr. Richard G. Miller as moderator.
Asbestos in State Buildings
A one-page factsheet targeted to Maryland state maintenance workers regarding exposure to asbestos in state buildings and public workplaces, employees' rights, common problems/issues that state employees encounter related to asbestos, and contact…
Asbestos Kills
A pamphlet specifically targeted to state maintenance employees and building occupants in Maryland, including their goals to inform (state employees about State Asbestos Task Force Plans), monitor, provide educational opportunities, and inform…
Asbestos: Chronological Highlights, 1898 - 1973
A comprehensive chronology of asbestos-related events, starting in 1989 with the death of Henry Ward Johns, founder of Johns-Manville Corporation (whose cause of death was later understood to be asbestos-related illness), and ending in 1973 with…
AsbestosWatch flyer: Brooklyn Navy Yard
An AsbestosWatch flyer from the New York chapter of the White Lung Association regarding support and assistance (medical screening, legal advice, counseling) offered for people who worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, as they were exposed to asbestos.
AsbestosWatch newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 1, Summer 1980
The first edition of the AsbestosWatch newsletter, a publication created by the White Lung Association, featuring articles, news, and updates about ongoing topics of interest, as well as asbestos and public-health-related information. From the early…
AsbestosWatch newsletter, Vol. 10, No. 1, January - March 1992
A 1992 edition (Volume 10, Number 1) of the AsbestosWatch newsletter, created by the White Lung Association. Includes articles written by Paul Safchuck, James Fite, and the Dundalk Chapter of the WLA, as well as information about events related to…
AsbestosWatch newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 1, Spring 1981
A Spring 1981 edition (Vol. 2, No. 1) of the AsbestosWatch newsletter. Includes articles about medical screening and the team of physicians who donated time for asbestosis screenings, the White Lung Family Project (aid for victims’ families), new and…
Baltimore City Asbestos Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation Consolidation File No. 89236704, April 24, 1990
Correspondence from the Baltimore City Circuit Court's consolidation of asbestos personal injury and wrongful death cases, notifying counsel for defendants and plaintiffs of the consolidation. The file includes the Memorandum Opinion, Order of…
Correspondence regarding asbestos in prisons: Jim Fite/WLA and Maryland agencies (DPSCS, DHMH, OSHA, Dept. of Labor)
Correspondence between Jim Fite (Executive Director, WLA) and several Maryland agencies (Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland Penitentiary; Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Environmental…
Correspondence: Barry Castleman and General Motors, March - April, 1982
Correspondence between Barry Castleman, environmentalist and researcher, and the General Motors Corporation, regarding GM's announcement to cease producing brake linings containing asbestos and to switch to asbestos-free brake linings by 1984.
Correspondence: Individuals incarcerated in and employed by MD Penitentiary re: evidence of asbestos in prison facilities
Letters from people incarcerated in the Maryland State Penitentiary to Jim Fite and the White Lung Association, seeking assistance in compelling the state of Maryland to address facilities issues that needlessly exposed incarcerated individuals to…
Correspondence: James Fite, WLA to Robert McNally, USEPA re: FOIA request and separation of NY and NJ WLA chapters, June 11, 1990
Correspondence between James Fite, WLA Executive Director, and Robert McNally, U.S. EPA. Fite submits 1) notification that the NY and NJ WLA chapters were separated from the national organization due to violations of organizational bylaws and 501 C3…
EPA Asbestos Regulations
A MaryCOSH factsheet containing information about newly-released regulations established by the Clean Air Act of 1970 that enabled the EPA to set emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants, including asbestos, beryllium, and mercury. The EPA…
First Alleged Asbestos Health Warnings Supplied with Products
A list of the first years that major corporations notified the public of the potentially harmful health effects of asbestos.
Group Compensation Cases
A Baltimore Voices group discussion regarding compensation cases, featuring Jim Fite and others.