Letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to John Updike, March 16, 1951

Authors

Linda Grace Hoyer

Files

Description

In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda inquires about John's plans for spring break and warns him not to accept charity from the Greenwich Updikes. She also praises John for his exam grades.

Publication Date

3-16-1951

Document Type

Letter

City

Plowville, Pennsylvania

Keywords

clothing, Greenwich, money, Mr. Langmuir, Harvard University, Mary Updike, Don Updike, Linda Grace Hoyer, John Updike, Wesley Russell Updike

Language

English

Sender

Linda Grace Hoyer

Recipient

John Updike

Disciplines

American Literature | Social History | United States History

Comments

This letter is signed [Mother for the family].

The reverse of the letter contains an unrelated fragment of fiction writing, perhaps from the Dear Juan novel.

Recommended Citation

Hoyer, Linda Grace, "Letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to John Updike, March 16, 1951" (1951). Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence. 78.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/hoyer_correspondence/78

Rights Statement

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