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In this typed letter, Linda Grace Hoyer describes concerns she has for John Updike during his time at Harvard University. Linda addresses thoughts about dating and John's work, comparing the environment at Harvard to her own experience at Cornell University.

Publication Date

9-28-1950

Document Type

Letter

City

Plowville, Pennsylvania

Keywords

Linda Grace Hoyer, John Updike, Korean War, Harvard University, Harvard Crimson, Thomas H. Uzzell, Barry Morley, dating, homosexuality, sexual relationships, poetry, Cornell University

Language

English

Sender

Linda Grace Hoyer

Recipient

John Updike

Disciplines

American Literature | Social History | United States History

Comments

The letter is signed [Mother].

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Letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to John Updike, September 28, 1950

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