Early Updike papers temporarily closed to researchers
Jun 1st, 2011 by houghtonmodern
For many years, early John Updike manuscripts—the gift of the author during his lifetime—have been available to researchers in the Houghton Reading Room. When the remainder of the archive was purchased from the author’s estate in 2009, this early portion remained open for research while the newly acquired material was off-limits until cataloged.
Processing of the 2009 purchase continues apace. The time has come to integrate the early material into the larger archive. As of June 1, access to all of John Updike’s papers is closed until the entire collection has been processed. We anticipate processing to be completed in the summer of 2012.
Readers may access books from John Updike’s library in the Houghton Library reading room. For information on access, please visit Houghton Library’s website.
Continue to check our blog for announcements relating to the collection. Please feel free to contact the Modern Books and Manuscripts department with any questions by email, houghton_modern AT harvard.edu, or by phone at 617.495.2449.