A Guide to the Upton Sinclair Collection Sinclair, Upton. 6777-f

A Guide to the Upton Sinclair Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 6777-f


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Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Processed by: Margret Groschel

Repository
University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Collection Number
6777-f
Title
Upton Sinclair Collection 1936-1939
Extent
6 items
Creator
Location
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Upton Sinclair Collection, Accession 6777-f, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

Purchase [ 12 Dec 1968 ] 24 Feb 1969

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • James L. Harte
  • T. Werner Laurie
  • Theodore Dreiser
  • Upton Sinclair
  • [Joseph] Stalin

Item Listing

Letters
  • Upton Sinclair to James L. Harte
    1936 May 27
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Promises to go over Harte's manuscript; says he is busy working on play, " Co-op "; mentions Theodore Dreiser . ]

  • Upton Sinclair to James L. Harte
    1938 Feb 21
    TLS, 2 p.

    [Gives him information regarding his publishing business; mentions his campaign for governor of California ; prefers publishing his own books, even if it means taking a financial loss; lists books he published.]

  • Upton Sinclair to James L. Harte
    1938 Feb 28
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Discusses publication in England and Russia of Harte's biography of Sinclair; recommends English publisher, T. Werner Laurie ; advises him to delete passages referring to [Joseph] Stalin if he wants the book to be successful in Russia . ]

  • Upton Sinclair to James L. Harte
    1938 Mar 31
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Says that he read half the proofs of the biography and made necessary corrections, especially concerning second divorce.]

  • Upton Sinclair to James L. Harte
    1938 Apr 1
    TLS, 8 p.

    [Provides critical response to proofs of his biography; corrects many statements and makes suggestions.]

  • Upton Sinclair to "my dear Harte" [ James L. Harte ]
    1939 Feb 6
    TNS, 1 p.

    [Advises him not to indulge in the luxury of charity; urges him to save the money so he can write worthwhile books.]