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In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda addresses the family's holiday plans and informs John that his decision to return home or stay at Harvard is entirely up to him. Linda updates John about the family's finances and encourages him to go on outings at least once a week.

Publication Date

10-12-1950

Document Type

Letter

City

Plowville, Pennsylvania

Keywords

money, scholarship, Harvard University, clothing, Latin, Thanksgiving, Walden Pond, Shillington, Trenton, Princeton University, Linda Grace Hoyer, John Updike, Katherine Ziemer Kramer, John Franklin Hoyer, Wesley Russell Updike, Fred Astaire, dogs, laundry

Language

English

Sender

Linda Grace Hoyer

Recipient

John Updike

Disciplines

American Literature | Social History | United States History

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Letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to John Updike, October 12, 1950

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