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Upton Sinclair EPIC Plan Materials | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Collection Overview

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Predominant Dates:1934

Primary Creator: Sinclair, Upton (1878-1968)

Extent: -1.0 Cubic Feet

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of brochures, pamphlets, form letters, newspapers, and clippings related to Upon Sinclair's EPIC Plan (End Poverty In California). Three folders of materials and one oversize box containing 27 issues of Sinclair's EPIC News  (April 1934-February 25, 1935) and other newspapers.

Collection Historical Note

Upton Sinclair was an American novelist best known for The Jungle (1906), an exposé of unsafe and unsanitary working conditions in Chicago's meat-packing plants. After moving to California, Sinclair twice ran for governor of California on the Socialist ticket. In 1934, encouraged by the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sinclair ran as a Democrat. Central to his campain was his End Poverty in California (EPIC) Plan, a progressive economic program that attracted significant popular support in the state.

Administrative Information

Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Access Restrictions: This collection is available for use by the general public.

Use Restrictions: This material is subject to copyright restrictions under Title 17 of the U.S. Code.

Related Materials: Upton Sinclair Papers. For more information please see http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/collections/overview/sinclair.shtml.

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