Letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to John Updike, November 2, 1950

Authors

Linda Grace Hoyer

Files

Description

In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda mentions the death of George Bernard Shaw and describes the impact of hunting season in Plowville. Linda discusses politics and the financial situation of the household.

Publication Date

11-2-1950

Document Type

Letter

City

Plowville, Pennsylvania

Keywords

George Bernard Shaw, dogs, hunting, money, United Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mr. Kennel, James W. Bertolet, Harry S. Truman, Wesley Russell Updike, John Updike, Linda Grace Hoyer, Plowville, politics, Lafayette College, Harvard University, communism, clothing

Language

English

Sender

Linda Grace Hoyer

Recipient

John Updike

Disciplines

American Literature | Social History | United States History

Comments

This letter is decorated with a butterfly in the left margin.

This letter is signed [Mother].

Recommended Citation

Hoyer, Linda Grace, "Letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to John Updike, November 2, 1950" (1950). Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence. 28.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/hoyer_correspondence/28

Rights Statement

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