John Francis Wagner Interview, 2002.

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John Francis Wagner Interview, 2002.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/761928551

In this interview John Wagner (b. 1940) discusses his early life in Turner, Montana, where his father ran a garage; the family moving to Libby in 1949 so his father could work for J. Neils Lumber Company and later Zonolite; his father's struggle with asbestosis; living in company housing on Parmenter Creek; work as a gandy dancer in his teens; working for J. Neils; community life in Libby including recreation and social life; air and water quality; personal exposure to vermiculite and asbestos; public knowledge of danger of asbestos; his struggle with asbestosis and impact on family. (OH 2016)

2 Cassette tape(s)(2 hours, 45 minutes) Analog Transcript 43 p

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Libby Montana Oral History Project Oral History Project

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J. Neils Lumber Company

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Lumber company incorporated in Sauk Rapids, Minn., 1895; expanded in 1899 with purchase of a second mill at Cass Lake, Minn.; operations in Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, Itasca, and Koochiching counties in northern Minnesota; in Libby, Kalispell, and Lincoln counties in Montana; and Klickitat, Wash.; offices moved from Cass Lake to Washington in 1922; in 1957 company merged with St. Regis Paper Company; also owned Montana Light & Power Company which was purchased in 1944. From the des...

Wagner, John Francis, 1940-

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Zonolite Company

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