Primary Sources

Boyd, Harold J., and Charles H. Cunningham. Plundering the Farmer

.
depts.washington.edu/epic34/docs/Plundering%20farmer-op.pdf. Accessed 5Nov. 2016.
This is a primary source of a pamphlet stating why Upton Sinclair shouldn't be
California's governor. This will be used to show the opposing side of Upton Sinclair.
California Workers' Compensation

System. Gale World History in Context,

ic.galegroup.com/ic/whic/PrimarySourcesDetailsPage/PrimarySourcesDetailsWindow?di
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ery=&source=&prodId=WHIC&search_within_results=&p=WHIC&mode=view&catId=
&u=elli85889&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e
&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CCX2687400165&windowstate=normal&activityTyp
e=&failOverType=&commentary=. Accessed 5 Nov. 2016.
This is a primary source of a government document describing worker's rights. This will
be used to show how Upton Sinclair impacted the world today and how exactly the
worker's conditions improved

"The Epic of Upton Sinclair." The Great Depression

and the New Deal. GaleStudent Resources

in Context,
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Originally published in The Nation, 31 Oct 1934.

Accessed 5 Nov. 2016.
This is a primary source of an article talking about Upton Sinclair during his election
campaign. I will use this to show first hand opinions of Sinclair and give insight on him
during his life.
Gregory, James N. "Upton Sinclair's End Poverty in California Campaign." Mapping American
Social Movements, 2013, depts.washington.edu/epic34/index.shtml. Accessed 27 Jan.
2017.
This website contains primary sources of Sinclair's campaign for governor and describes
his intentions and plans to change California, specifically through reforming industries.
This will be used to show how Sinclair fought for worker's rights and to supply
multimedia for my website.
IWW Demonstration. Blogspot, 2.bp.blogspot.com/_tBqi5ja-dgs/SwFTZgUQAnI/
AAAAAAAABsA/fc7I8dAVm8s/s1600/IWW_demonstration_NY_1914.jpg. Accessed
29 Jan. 2017.
This is a photograph of a civil union rally during the industrial revolution. This will
provide multimedia of how life was like during America's industrialization.
"Neill-Reynolds

Report on Meat-Packing Plants (1906)." American History, ABC-CLIO, 2017,

americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/254338?terms=upton+sinclair&sType=qui
ck. Accessed 28 Jan. 2017.

This article contains information on the actions taken after The Jungle was published and
how the Meat Inspection was passed. This will be used to show the impacts Sinclair made
and a source of an image for multimedia use.
"Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)." American History, ABC-CLIO,
web.b.ebscohost.com/hrc/results?sid=d3f518f0-a773-4870-aa6a-274df511adf2%40sessio
nmgr103&vid=0&hid=130&bquery=upton+sinclair&bdata=JnR5cGU9MCZzaXRlPWhy
Yy1saXZl. Accessed 1 Nov. 2016.
This primary source of a government document of the Pure Food and Drug Act. This will
be useful to learn to what extent did Upton Sinclair impact America.
Riis, Jacob. How the Other Half Lives. 2012. AuthenticHistory,
www.authentichistory.com/1898-1913/2-progressivism/2-riis/. Accessed 27 Jan. 2017.
This website contains the book How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis which tell of the
hardships faced during industrialization.This will be used to show examples of what a
muckraker does.
Roosevelt, Theodore. "Letter to Upton Sinclair." Received by Upton Sinclair, 15 Mar. 1906.
Teaching American History,
teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/to-upton-sinclair/. Accessed 5 Nov. 2016.
Letter.
This is a primary source of a letter from president Theodore Roosevelt to Upton Sinclair.
This will be used to show what actions Theodore Roosevelt took after reading Sinclair's
book, The Jungle, and his opinions on the matter.
"The Sanitary and Moral Condition of New York City." Catholic World: A Monthly Magazine,

Aug. 1869. Gale World History in Context,

ic.galegroup.com/ic/whic/PrimarySourcesDetailsPage/PrimarySourcesDetailsWindow?di
sableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=PrimarySources&currPage=&scanId=&qu
ery=&source=&prodId=WHIC&search_within_results=&p=WHIC&mode=view&catId=
&u=elli85889&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e
&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CCX2560000082&windowstate=normal&activityTyp
e=&failOverType=&commentary=. Accessed 5 Nov. 2016.
This is a primary source of a first hand account on the horrible sanitation in New York.
This document will show why Sinclair wanted to improve the society and how much
Sinclair actually changed it.
Sinclair, Upton. I, Candidate for Governor. Gale Student Resources in Context,
ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/PrimarySourcesDetailsPage/PrimarySourcesDetailsWindow?dis
ableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=PrimarySources&currPage=&scanId=&que
ry=&source=&prodId=SUIC&search_within_results=&p=SUIC&mode=view&catId=&u
=elli85889&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&s
ortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ2158000090&windowstate=normal&activityType=
&failOverType=&commentary=. Accessed 5 Nov. 2016.
This is a primary document of Upton Sinclair's speech for his election campaign. This
will be used to show Sinclair's ambitions, beliefs, and accomplishments.
The Jungle. American History, americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/
298830?terms=Upton+Sinclair&sType=quick. Accessed 13 Oct. 2016.

This is a primary source of Upton Sinclair 's book The Jungle. The book contains
information on the problems in workplaces. This will be used to gain more information
on how Upton Sinclair caused an act.
Letter to Theodore Roosevelt. 10 Mar. 1906. SIRS Decades, decades.sirs.com/
decadesweb/decades/do/article?urn=urn:sirs:US;ARTICLE;ART;0000208861&offset=1.
Accessed 1 Nov. 2016.
This is a primary source of a letter from Upton Sinclair to Theodore Roosevelt. In this
letter Sinclair is pushing for inspectors to discover harsh working conditions. This will be
used to show what Sinclair was fighting for and the measures he took to see his goals
accomplished.

Secondary Sources
Badertscher, Eric. "Upton Sinclair ." History Reference Center, Great Neck Publishing, 2005,
web.b.ebscohost.com/hrc/detail/detail?vid=7&sid=4aa3806f-4ee9-44b3-ba69-c509c352b
33b%40sessionmgr105&hid=124&bdata=JnNpdGU9aHJjLWxpdmU%3d#db=khh&AN
=15323179. Accessed 30 Sept. 2016.
This is a secondary source of a document containing Upton Sinclair's biography. This
document will allow me to gain more information on his accomplishments and the base
of his life.
Cartoon of President Theodore Roosevelt as a Muckraker Cleaning up the Meat Scandal.

AllPosters,
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cartoon-of-president-theodore-roosevelt-as-a-muckraker-cleaning-up-the-meat-scandal.jp
g. Accessed 26 Jan. 2017.
This website contains an image of a political cartoon depicting a muckraker
fixing/exposing the scandals and corruption in America. This will be used to show
Sinclair's actions relate to those of a muckraker. This will also provide multimedia in my
website.
"First Amendment." Gale, Student Resources in Context, 2009, ic.galegroup.com/ic/
suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&display
GroupName=Reference&currPage=&scanId=&query=&source=&prodId=SUIC&search
_within_results=&p=SUIC&mode=view&catId=&u=elli85889&limiter=&display-query
=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CCX
3048900223&windowstate=normal&activityType=&failOverType=&commentary=.
Accessed 29 Jan. 2017.
This article talks about the freedom of speech, religion, and assembly. This will provide
context of what Sinclair was fighting for.
"Freedom of Speech." American Government, ABC-CLIO, 2016,
americangovernment.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/200894?terms=Upton+Sinclair&sTyp
e=quick. Accessed 5 Nov. 2016.
This is a secondary source on the fight for freedom of speech. I will use this to show how
and why Upton Sinclair fought and pushed for the right to speak of their opinions.

"Free Speech." American Civil Liberties Union, www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech.ccessed 30 Jan.

2017. This article talks of the accomplishments of the ACLU. This will be used to show
how much Upton Sinclair affected the freedom of speech.
Greenspan, Jesse. "7 Things You May Not Know About The Jungle." History, 25 Feb. 2016,
www.history.com/news/ 7-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-jungle. Accessed 26 Jan.
2017.
This article has information pertaining to Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle. This will be
used to gain more details about the production and effects of his book and multimedia for
the website.
History.com Staff. "Industrial Revolution." History.com, A+E Networks, 2009,
www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution. Accessed 27 Jan. 2017.
This article contains information on industrialization. This will be used to provide context
for my NHD topic and multimedia for my website.
Hollis, Daniel W. "Muckraker Movement." American Government, ABC-CLIO, 2016,
americangovernment.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/435674?terms=Upton+Sinclair&sTyp
e=quick. Accessed 5 Nov. 2016.
This is a secondary source pertaining information about muckrakers. This will help show
how Upton Sinclair participated in promoting the Muckraker Movement.
"Jungle, The." Gale, Student Resources in Context, 2015, ic.galegroup.com/ic/
suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&display
GroupName=Reference&currPage=&scanId=&query=&source=&prodId=SUIC&search
_within_results=&p=SUIC&mode=view&catId=&u=elli85889&limiter=&display-query

=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CCX
3611000466&windowstate=normal&activityType=&failOverType=&commentary=.
Accessed 28 Jan. 2017. This article contains information how Sinclair fought for
Americans' civil liberties through his novels and the founding of the American Civil
Liberties Union. This will provide information haw Sinclair fought for the rights of
speech.
May, Matthew. "Upton Sinclair." ENotes.com, 2003, www.enotes.com/topics/
upton-sinclair-131386. Accessed 5 Nov. 2016.
This is a secondary source about Sinclair's book, The Jungle. This will be used to provide
more details on information surrounding the book.
1920 - the American Civil Liberties Union Is Organized. 20 Jan. 2011. Poor William's Almanack,
Will Henry, www.poorwilliam.net/al-012011.html.
This website contains pictures including the logo of the American Civil Liberties Union
which will provide multimedia for my website.
Sinclair, Upton. The Jungle. 16 Feb. 2012. CCLaP, Jason Pettus,
www.cclapcenter.com/2012/02/the_cclap_100_the_jungle_by_up.html. Accessed 26 Jan.
2017.
This website contains an image of Upton Sinclair's most famous work, The Jungle. This
will provide multimedia for my website.
Stamp, Jimmy. "Pioneering Social Reformer Jacob Riis Revealed How the Other Half Lives in

America." Smithsonian.com, 27 May 2014, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/

pioneering-social-reformer-jacob-riis-revealed-how-other-half-lives-america-180951546/
.Accessed 27 Jan. 2017.
This article contains information on Jacob Riis, a muckraker, and several of his photos.
This will be used for multimedia and to show an example of a muckraker during
industrialization.
"Upton Sinclair." Goodreads, www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3001768-oil. Accessed 27 Jan.
2017.
This website contains a list of novels by Upton Sinclair and several quotes by him. This
will be used to supply multimedia on my website and for evidence to back up my thesis.
Volokh, Eugene. "First Amendment." Britannica, 16 Sept. 2016,
www.britannica.com/topic/First-Amendment. Accessed 27 Jan. 2017.
This article tells of the First Amendment and the exemptions on freedom of speech. This
will be used to provide context on why Sinclair fought for the freedom of speech.