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Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, April 16, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, April 16, 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 recent loss of inspiration while working on her novel, but speaks of her plans to push forward in writing. Linda updates John about life at home during the spring and her plans for the farm.
Letter From Christopher Lasch To Linda Grace Hoyer, April 13, 1951, Christopher Lasch
Letter From Christopher Lasch To Linda Grace Hoyer, April 13, 1951, Christopher Lasch
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from John Updike's roommate, Christopher Lasch, to Linda Grace Hoyer, Christopher thanks Linda for her kindness during a visit to Plowville over the spring vacation. Christopher also provides his opinion of the Dear Juan novel.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, March 22, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, March 22, 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 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.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, March 19, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, March 19, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda describes plans for John to visit with the Greenwich Updikes during spring break. She also comments on John's school work, discussing philosophies of education and happiness.
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, March 14, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, March 14, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda wishes John a happy birthday and updates him on the expected arrival of his cake to Harvard.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, March 12, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, March 12, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda notes that Wesley and her father have been arguing lately. She shares her plans for sending a birthday cake to John and comments about boys in the community and the draft.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, March 9, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, March 9, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda relates a story about selling hay. She updates John about her progress on the novel and writes about Wesley receiving cards from an "unknown woman".
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, March 4, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, March 4, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda praises John's latest cartoon work and advises him not to worry about his health. She ponders a recent church sermon and relates a story of the dogs' adventure with a muskrat.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 27, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 27, 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 growing old and feeling distant from John. She thanks John for the continued help with researching her novel and commends him for stopping his correspondence with Nancy Wolf.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 26, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 26, 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 the health of her father, who may have suffered a seizure. She also worries that her novel is becoming a "chore."
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 23, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 23, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
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.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 21, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 21, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda provides her opinions about second-hand clothing and notes that John's letters have become too infrequent.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 19, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 19, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda tells John about reactions from the community regarding his acceptance to the Harvard Lampoon. She describes the many movies she has been seeing and updates John about "the dog story."
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 15, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 15, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda congratulates John on his acceptance to the Harvard Lampoon and writes about notifying the Reading Eagle of his accomplishment.
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 9, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 9, 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 tragic events in Reading. She describes the snow in Plowville and tells John about a novel she is reading.
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 5, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, February 5, 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 her inability to translate Latin and discusses the educational qualifications of various teachers at Shillington High School.
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 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 22, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 22, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda discusses how writing to John is increasing her confidence in her fiction writing. She updates John about her husband's improved teaching performance, noting that spirits are currently high on "Strawberry Hill."
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 19, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 19, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence
In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda discusses her views on books John has been using in his studies. She continues to ponder her own, and her husband Wesley's, fascination with Ernest Hemingway's latest novel.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 15, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 15, 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 school work and describes some of the reading she has been doing - noting her husband Wesley's interest in the latest novel by Ernest Hemingway.
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.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 10, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 10, 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 gifts given and received over the holidays. She encourages John's work on the Harvard Lampoon and describes progress with her own writing projects.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 6, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 6, 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 dogs and animal trapping in the area. She details her thoughts on the film, The Glass Menagerie, and recommends the writing advice of Richard Armour.
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 4, 1951, Linda Grace Hoyer
Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, January 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 her work on the Dear Juan novel, asking him to locate historic information for the setting of the book. She also relates the latest adventures of the family dogs.