Collection Number: MS 4
Collection Title: Emerson and Marlene Gundy Collection of John Updike Materials
Creators: Emerson and Marlene Gundy
Collection Dates: 1914-2012
Extent: 6.625 linear inches
Former Accession Number: 2014-3
Background Note:
Emerson Gundy was a second cousin of John Updike and a school classmate of his. Both graduated from Shillington High School in 1950. He and his wife, Marlene, were the owners of Updike’s family home at 240 Moyer Road in Plowville, Pennsylvania from 1990 to 2014. Updike, his parents, and his maternal grandparents shared this home when he was in high school.