Upton Sinclair Literary Manuscript and Correspondence 1914-1975

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Upton Sinclair Literary Manuscript and Correspondence 1914-1975

http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8839590499

The collection consists of a partial typescript for "The Millennium: A Story" as well as correspondence from Sinclair to his publisher. It also includes correspondence from fans and materials relating to Sinclair's life and written works, including biographies and photographs.

1 box (.25 linear feet)

eng,

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6355591

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Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968

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Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1878. Sinclair was an American author, novelist, journalist, and political activist who wrote many books in several genres. He is most well-known for his exposé, The Jungle regarding conditions in Chicago's meat packing plants, which influenced the passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. Much of Sinclair's writing was related to the economic and social conditions of the early twentieth century. He was heavily in...