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In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda updates John on her progress with the novel and wonders how her husband will spend his time at home during break. She also speculates about John's class rank at Harvard.

Publication Date

3-22-1951

Document Type

Letter

City

Plowville, Pennsylvania

Keywords

Dear Juan, Juan Ponce de Leon, Southworth Paper, Delmar Leighton, Mr. Weik, Mr. McDermott, Reverend Verne E. Snyder, Mohnton, clothing, Harvard University, John Franklin Hoyer, Wesley Russell Updike, 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].

The reverse of the letter contains an unrelated fragment of fiction writing.

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Letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to John Updike, March 22, 1951

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