Johns-Manville Corporation
Biographical notes:
The H.W. Johns Manufacturing Company (New York, N.Y.) was founded in 1858 for the use of asbestos as a fire resistant roofing material. The Manville Covering Company (Milwaukee, Wis.) was founded in 1886 for the use of asbestos as a heat insulating material. They merged in 1901 to form the H.W. Johns-Manville Company (New York, N.Y.). The company was reincorporated as Johns-Manville Corporation in 1926, but was temporarily named Manville Corporation between 1981 and 1997. Now Johns-Manville, headquartered in Denver, Colo., is a manufacturer of building insulation, commercial roofing, roof insulation, and specialty products for commercial, industrial, and residential applications.
From the description of Johns-Manville Corporation timberland records, 1939-1972. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 407835772
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Subjects:
- Asbestos in building
- Asbestos industry
- Flooring, Asphalt
- Forest fires
- Forest management
- Forest products
- Forest products industry
- Forests and forestry
- Land tenure
- Logging
- Lumber trade
- Railroad passenger cars
- Timber
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- Mississippi (as recorded)
- Natchez (Miss.) (as recorded)
