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Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, March 16, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, March 16, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
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.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 13, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 13, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda updates John about the family's finances and describes progress writing her novel and researching Spanish history.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 7, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 7, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda updates John about her progress working on the Dear Juan novel and contemplates it as a means of escape. Linda urges John not to worry about his scholarship, encouraging him to continue with cartooning.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 4, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 4, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda updates John about selling hay to the farm owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ellis. She describes recent events at church, including members of the congregation meddling in each other's lives.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 2, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 2, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda continues to lament the poor financial performance of the farm. She updates John about her novel and her mother's conversion to Lutheranism.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 30, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 30, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda urges John not to worry about the family finances while also emphasizing the importance of his academic scholarship. She relates a story about the misadventures of the family dog and reveals another avenue of research for her novel.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 28, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 28, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda writes about some of the events going on in Plowville, such as farms being sold and rumors of highway department surveyors.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 25, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 25, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda discusses interactions with church members and others who brought up unpleasant memories of the past.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 12, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 12, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda describes the struggles John's father is having at his teaching job. She inquires about John's health and notes that the family finances will be in good order thanks to the sale of hay to another farm.