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A handwritten letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated September 20, 1961, in which Sinclair writes Kress about his latest writing news and shares that his lawyer is also named Melville.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated July 30, 1949, in which Sinclair states that he will be sending some of his books and other author's books to him.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated April 7, 1930, in which Sinclair discusses Kress's poetry.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated June 29, 1933, in which Sinclair mentions the author [Thomas] Hardy, calling his books 'pretentious and boring.'

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated August 25th, 1943, in which Sinclair responds to character comments from Kress and shares his thoughts on a short story that Kress is writing.

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated April 17, 1939, in which Sinclair responds to manuscript critiques from Kress.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated April 28, 1947, in which Sinclair shares that he has written a play about the atomic bomb.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated March 27, 1947, in which Sinclair states he has been away at a camp with his wife to escape the city and that he is researching for volume nine of the Lanny Budd series.

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated April 19th, 1940, in which Sinclair writes that he received the April 10th letter from Kress and might be in New York soon for a 'Booksellers Convention' which he proposes they try to meet then.

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated August 26, 1942, in which Sinclair writes of his move to a new steel and concrete house. Sinclair also reports that his publisher, Benjamin Huebsch, is pleased with the last chapters of his book, 'Wide is the Gate.'

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated October 9, 1958, in which Sinclair describes his sentiments toward the Soviet Union. Writing of Kress's biography of him he notes, ""I'm afraid you won't get far. . .I can't get my own stuff published.""

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated March 30, 1937, in which Sinclair states he is writing an article about a sit down strike.

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated June 1, 1939, in which Sinclair writes he has enclosed a letter from Helen Woodward, indicating that it is not a positive response by stating, ""I knew she would do her best. I fear that you and I do not realize how very bad conditions are in the literary market in New York."" Sinclair goes on to offer further assistance to Kress.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated April 19th, 1944, in which Sinclair writes Kress will get a copy of 'Presidential Agent' in a month and he will send the first chapters of the volume six manuscript once he writes them.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated February 14th, 1941, in which Sinclair sends sympathies about Kress' 'eye-strain' and responds to comments on 'the Laski book'.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated November 27, 1936, in which Sinclair states he will send a copy of his novel, 'The Book of Life', and suggests Kress look up an issue of 'Time' for an article in the medical and scientific section.

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated June 26th, 1940, in which Sinclair writes that 'Time' did not put Kress in the interview, but Sinclair hopes his 'red-hot letter' will be published by them. He also sends chapters 8 and 9 of his manuscript for 'Dragon's Teeth'.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated May 1, 1946, in which Sinclair states that he glad that Kress's children are well and that he has started writing volume VIII of the Lanny Budd series.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated September 3rd, 1945, in which Sinclair reassures Kress about his character 'Lanny'.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated November 15th, 1940, in which Sinclair acknowledges his receiving Kress's notes and enclosed a letter from 'Birnbaum' with his reply.

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated November 28th, 1941, in which Sinclair sends Kress a 'Nation' magazine, the book, 'The Soviets Expected It' by Anna Louise Strong, and a letter from him. He also inquires about Kress' 'eye trouble'.

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated April 11th, 1945, in which Sinclair responds to the April 3rd letter from Kress.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated July 20th, 1942, in which Sinclair responds to Kress' letter from July 16th and sends him 'Osty's book.'

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated February 11, 1948, in which Sinclair answers questions posed by Kress about various topics including Vitall pills, the Jungle film, and his last book.

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated May 12th, 1941, in which Sinclair responds to Kress' comments on chapter 13 of his latest Lanny Budd manuscript.

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated February 5th, 1945, in which Sinclair responds to the January 28th letter from Kress and sends his well wishes to Kress' daughter.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated April 21st, 1939, in which Sinclair writes his apologies on a negative letter Kress received from 'Oursler' and mentions his waiting for another friend to respond with criticisms on his latest manuscript before sending to print.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated September 5, 1930, in which Sinclair states that he is writing a new novel and cannot spare time to further discuss a play mentioned by Kress.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated November 14, 1931, in which Sinclair thanks Kress for sharing his poem, but does not have information about where it may be published.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated June 6th, 1945, in which Sinclair shares an answer from 'Dr. Brady' and sends the first chapter of his new book.

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated June 22, 1945, in which Sinclair shares that his publisher does not like Presidential Errand as the title for his upcoming book. He also expresses surprise that Kress did not think he had introduced the characters enough.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated May 30, 1946, in which Sinclair requests Melville provide an address for Upton to send a copy of 'A World to Win'.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated January 14, 1948, in which Sinclair apologizes for not writing more, explaining that his secretary has been away and he has been busily working on his books.

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated April 3rd, 1939, in which Sinclair writes he will be sending Kress 'galley proofs' of his first 11 chapters soon. He also writes he does not have a copy of 'My America' for Kress.

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated January 20, 1941, in which Sinclair writes he will finish the page proofs of 'Between Two Worlds' and hopes Kress will give him advice on his third volume, 'Dragon's Teeth'. The letter also briefly mentions current events in Russia.

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated March 7th, 1941, in which Sinclair responds to a previous letter from Kress and sends him more chapters of his Lanny Budd manuscript.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated February 5, 1932, in which Sinclair states 'the debate with La Guardia was abandoned,' and 'production of The Wet Parade picture has been started.'

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated December 1, 1941, in which Sinclair writes that the war in Europe has hurt his finances and delayed publication of 'Dragon's Teeth'. However, Sinclair also states that he is preparing to start the next volume [Wide is the Gate].

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated September 11, 1947, in which Sinclair states that he is staying at his retreat and hopes to send Melville some new chapters from volume IX soon.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated April 29, 1948, in which Sinclair other author's works.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated September 23, 1939, in which Sinclair shares an enclosed article with Kress.

A handwritten letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated April 3rd, 1950, in which Sinclair responds to comments from Kress about his Lanny Budd character.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated November 5, 1940, in which Sinclair states that he is planning to select a different title for the first book in his Lanny Budd series and use Dragon's Teeth for the second volume.

A letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated August 7th, 1945, in which Sinclair responds to Kress' comments about his chapter 7 manuscript.

A brief letter from Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress, dated May 27th, 1942, in which Sinclair responds to the May 17th letter from Kress.