Letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to John Updike, September 30, 1950

Authors

Linda Grace Hoyer

Files

Description

In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son John Updike, she provides guidance for John's time at Harvard - including his roommate, Christopher Lasch, his choice of courses, and his intended concentration of study. Linda also gives John updates about life at home in Plowville.

Publication Date

9-30-1950

Document Type

Letter

City

Plowville, Pennsylvania

Keywords

Linda Grace Hoyer, John Updike, Plowville, Christopher Lasch, Mr. Miller, Harvard University, Latin, Delmar Leighton, The London Shop, clothing, Shillington High School, Wilson High School, Dear Juan, Juan Ponce de Leon, Stuart Symington

Language

English

Sender

Linda Grace Hoyer

Recipient

John Updike

Disciplines

American Literature | Social History | United States History

Comments

Handwriting at the end of the letter reads:

[(Written up in Life)]

[Love Mother & Father]

[P.S. Address mail to Mr. & Mrs. W.R. Updike]

Recommended Citation

Hoyer, Linda Grace, "Letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to John Updike, September 30, 1950" (1950). Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence. 1.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/hoyer_correspondence/1

Rights Statement

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