Upton Sinclair Collection 1936-1939

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

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

Summary

Creator:
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

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

[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.]

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

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

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

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

Acquisition information:
Purchase [ 12 Dec 1968 ] 24 Feb 1969
Processing information:

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

Physical location:
Physical description:
6 items