Fred D. Warren papers, 1899-1917.

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Fred D. Warren papers, 1899-1917.

A portion of the business correspondence of Fred D. Warren, the managing editor of the Appeal to Reason, a Socialist weekly with the largest circulation in the United States. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1910-1914. Included is correspondence between Warren and Eugene V. Debs, the perennial presidential candidate of the Socialist Party, along with letters from his brother Theodore Debs and Katherine M. Debs. Also included are letters between Warren and the American author Upton Sinclair.

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Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926

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Eugene Victor "Gene" Debs (November 5, 1855 – October 20, 1926) was an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States. Through his presidential candidacies as well as his work with labor movements, Debs eventually became one of the best-known socialists living in the United States. Early in his political career, Debs...

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...

Debs, Theodore, 1864-1945

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Warren, Fred D., 1872 or 1873-1959

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Managing editor of Appeal to reason. From the description of Fred D. Warren papers, 1899-1917. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 10618873 Managing editor of Appeal to Reason. From the guide to the Fred D. Warren Papers., 1899-1917, (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center .) ...

Goebel, George H.

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Socialist Party (U.S.)

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The Socialist Party (U.S.) was founded in 1901, bringing together moderate socialists from the Social Democratic Party, and dissident members of the Socialist Labor Party. In 1936 the ongoing differences between the “Old Guard” and “Militant” factions, resulted in a split, with the Militant group retaining the SP name and much of the membership, while the Old Guard faction retained most of the organizational and financial assets. From the guide to the Socialist Party (U.S.) Minutes, ...

Debs, Katherine M.

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