Letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to John Updike, February 23, 1951

Authors

Linda Grace Hoyer

Files

Description

In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda describes reactions from home and from the Reading Eagle offices to John's initiation into the Harvard Lampoon. She notes changes to the Shillington school district and wonders if her novel is good or bad.

Publication Date

2-23-1951

Document Type

Letter

City

Plowville, Pennsylvania

Keywords

Christmas, military service, The Reading Eagle, Harvard Lampoon, Shillington High School, Dear Juan, Juan Ponce de Leon, Mr. Boland, Charles J. Hemmig, Wesley Russell Updike, Katherine Ziemer Kramer, Linda Grace Hoyer, John Updike

Language

English

Sender

Linda Grace Hoyer

Recipient

John Updike

Disciplines

American Literature | Social History | United States History

Comments

This letter is signed [Mother].

Recommended Citation

Hoyer, Linda Grace, "Letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to John Updike, February 23, 1951" (1951). Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence. 69.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/hoyer_correspondence/69

Rights Statement

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