Bruce Alan Carrier Interview, 2002

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Bruce Alan Carrier Interview, 2002

In this interview Bruce Carrier discusses his military service during Korean War; work on the Northern Pacific in Laurel area; work with Carter Oil in Billings; transfer to Great Northern in Whitefish; work in Troy and Libby area; his view of Libby as a community; contributions of major employers to Libby (including Zonolite, J. Neil, W.R. Grace, and railroad); work taking cars to and from Zonolite and later W.R. Grace facilities and ASARCO; exposure to vermiculite and asbestos; his diagnosis with asbestosis; and impact of court cases against W.R. Grace on the community of Libby. (OH 2007)

4 Cassette tape(s)(3 hours, 40 minutes) Analog Transcript 59 p

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SNAC Resource ID: 8150646

Montana Historical Society Library

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