]> {Division}//TEXT (US::NN::{Division Code}::{Call Number}::{Collection Name})//EN">BRGKEROU Guide to the Jack Kerouac collection of papers, [1942]-1969 Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.

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 Machine readable finding aid created 2006. Description is in English Berg Coll MSS KerouacGuide to the Jack Kerouac collection of papers, [1942]-1969 The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. The New York Public LibraryNew York, New York Staff 2006 Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider Processed and encoded with the generous support of the Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

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 Descriptive Summary Jack Kerouac collection of papers, [1942]-1969 Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969. Berg Coll MSS Kerouac91 items The New York Public Library. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
New York, New York
 This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence, and an undated notebook. Subjects Personal Names Blake, Carolyn. Giroux, Robert. Kazin, Alfred, 1915- Kerouac, Gabrielle.Whalen, Philip. Giroux, Robert, donor. Document Types Correspondence Notebooks Administration Information Source

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. The correspondence with Robert Giroux was a gift of Robert Giroux.

 Access

Collection is restricted to qualified scholars and researchers through the Office of Special Collections, Room 316

Restrictions on Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.

 Biography

Jack Kerouac was an American Beat novelist, essayist, and poet.

 Scope and Content Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence by the author and an undated notebook. The manuscripts include fragments and excerpts of stories. The correspondence, dating from 1943 through 1969, includes letters from the author to his sister Carolyn Blake, Robert Giroux, Alfred Kazin, Philip Whalen, and others. There are letters to Kerouac from his mother, Gabrielle, dating from [1942] to [1943].

 Container List Manuscripts and Typescripts Manuscript box Elements of "City" episode. Holograph [1945?] ms. 1 p.

On sheet with his: Motley Old Devil and other sketches. Original pencil sketches, signed and dated 1945. 1 l.

Manuscript box "High Cascades", The. Holograph and typescript fragment n.d. ms. 1 leaf

Removed from his: New book of dreams. 5 notebooks. No. 3

Manuscript box "Sing another song..." Holograph fragment. Paginated 27 n.d. ms. 1 p.

Removed from his: New book of dreams. 5 notebooks. No. 4

Manuscript box [Town and the city] Kerouac, Jack. Elements of "City" episode. Holograph [1945?] ms. 1 p.

On sheet with his: Motley Old Devil, and other sketches. Original pencil sketches, signed and dated 1945. 1 l.

Manuscript box Waiting for Celine -- L'enfer. Holograph 1944 Oct. 26 ms. 4 leaves Notebooks Cased New book of dreams; Lucien Midnight. Holograph notebooks. Contains fragments of other works n.d. notebooks 5 v.

Detailed listing laid in

Correspondence Outgoing Correspondence Manuscript box [Blake, Mrs. Carolyn]. 6 ALS, 2 ANS, 1 AN, 9 TLS to his sister "Nin" 1947 Sept. 25 - 1963 Mar. 25 corr. out 18 letters in 3 folders Manuscript box Blake Jr., Paul. TLS to 1969 Oct. 20 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Giroux, Robert. 3 ALS, 19 TLS (1 photocopy), 1 telegram to 1950 Apr. 9 - [19]63 Nov. 18 corr. out 23 letters in 5 folders

Accompanied by 5 clippings from the Lowell Sun, Sept. 19, 20, 25, Oct. 2, 24, 1962, relating to Kerouac. Gift of Robert Giroux

Manuscript box Isaacs, Stan. 2 postcards to 1958 Nov. 12; 1958 Nov. 28 corr. out 2 items Manuscript box Kazin, Alfred. 3 TLS to. 1 leaf; 1 p.; 3 p. 1951 Feb. 20 - [1954] Oct. 27 corr. out 3 letters Manuscript box Kerouac, Gabrielle. ALS to his mother 1943 Mar. 30 corr. out 1 leaf Manuscript box Whalen, Philip. TLS to 1968 Dec. 4 corr. out 1 leaf Incoming Correspondence Manuscript box (Kerouac) Kerouac, Gabrielle Ange. 33 ALS to her son, Jack Kerouac [1942] - [1943] in. corr. 33 letters in 7 folders Related Materials

The Berg Collection also holds Jack Kerouac's personal archive. Items from the archive may be viewed by appointment with the Berg Collection's curator.