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Upton Sinclair Collection, Accession 6777-d, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Deposit [ 17 Dec 1963 ] 22 Apr 1966
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[Informs him of a Hearst reporter's visit with the news that W. E. Corey would sue for libel; says he told reporter that he would comment on it through Shattuck; asks him to inform Associated Press , Hearst Papers , and his own papers that he has an interview concerning the charges in the book; includes news clipping, "Steel Men Set Helicon Hall Fire says Sinclair."]
[Discusses the statement in the August 13, 1914 issue which called him an extreme Socialist and alleged that The Jungle exaggerated conditions; questions the editor's authority for statements; points out that President Theodore Roosevelt 's investigating commission published a report continuing his statements.]