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In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda inquires about John's health while at college, worrying that it may have a negative impact on his career ambitions. Linda tells John about former classmates who have inquired about him at home.

Publication Date

11-7-1950

Document Type

Letter

City

Plowville, Pennsylvania

Keywords

health, sleep, Harvard University, grades, Harvard Lampoon, Mary Ann Stanley, Richard R. Barthold, Robert Daubert, Richard Daubert, Donald H. Schwartz, Jeremiah Brickman, Linda Grace Hoyer, John Updike, Wesley Russell Updike, John Franklin Hoyer

Language

English

Sender

Linda Grace Hoyer

Recipient

John Updike

Disciplines

American Literature | Social History | United States History

Comments

This letter is signed [Mother].

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Letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to John Updike, November 7, 1950

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