Telephone message from Upton Sinclair
Subject(s): American newspapers, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), Governmental investigations, Illinois--Chicago, Loeb, William, 1866-1937, Meat industry and trade, Meat inspection, Packing-houses--Sanitation, Patterson, Raymond, 1856-1909, Press and politics, Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968
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Upton Sinclair inquires about a report in the Chicago Tribune that President Roosevelt has called off the meat packing investigation Sinclair requested because Roosevelt believes Sinclair “shamelessly lied” to him. Sinclair asks if Roosevelt has truly called off the investigation.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-11
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Telephone message from Upton Sinclair. [April 11, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52946. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Telephone message from Upton Sinclair. [11 Apr. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52946.
APA:
Unknown., [1906, April 11]. Telephone message from Upton Sinclair.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52946.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
