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Jack Kerouac Papers

Title
Jack Kerouac Papers, 1920-1977 bulk 1935-1969.
Author
Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969.
Supplementary Content
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Additional Authors
  • Amburn, Ellis.
  • Apostolos, George J.
  • Avakian, Albert.
  • Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014.
  • Beaulieu, Joseph Henry.
  • Beckwith, Jacques.
  • Beckwith, L. (Lois)
  • Blake, Carolyn.
  • Blake, Paul, (Mechanic)
  • Buckley, William F. (William Frank), Jr., 1925-2008.
  • Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.
  • Carney, Mary (Maggie Cassidy inspiration)
  • Carr, Lucien, 1924?-
  • Cassady, Carolyn.
  • Cassady, Neal.
  • Charters, Ann.
  • Chase, Hal.
  • Chippindale, Harry.
  • Corso, Gregory.
  • Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989.
  • Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005.
  • Cru, Henri.
  • Cudworth, James.
  • Dastou, George.
  • Donovan, Vincent C., Father.
  • Ferlinghetti, Lawrence.
  • Fitzgerald, Jack.
  • Garver, William.
  • Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997.
  • Giroux, Robert.
  • Guernic, Youenn.
  • Holmes, John Clellon, 1926-1988.
  • Huncke, Herbert, E.
  • Jeffries, Frank.
  • Kazin, Alfred, 1915-1998.
  • Kerouac, Edie Parker, 1923-1992.
  • Kerouac, Gabrielle.
  • Kerouac, Joan, -1990.
  • Kerouac, Leo.
  • Kerouac, Stella.
  • Krim, Seymour, 1922-
  • Lamantia, Philip, 1927-2005.
  • Lax, Robert.
  • Leary, Timothy, 1920-1996.
  • Lord, Sterling, 1920-
  • McClure, Mike.
  • MacManus, Patricia.
  • Micheline, Jack, 1929-1998.
  • Morales, Adele.
  • Orlovsky, Peter, 1933-2010.
  • Padgett, Ron, 1942-
  • Pivano, Fernanda Sottsass.
  • Reynolds, Kelly.
  • Rosset, Barney.
  • Salvas, Roland.
  • Sampas, Jim.
  • Sampas, John.
  • Sampas, Sebastian.
  • Snyder, Gary, 1930-
  • Sorrells, Lois.
  • Sublette, Al.
  • Twardowicz, Stanley, 1917-
  • Van Doren, Mark, 1894-1972.
  • Webber, Hugo.
  • Whalen, Philip.
  • White, Ed (Architect)
  • Wyse, Seymour.
Description
90 (22.5 13
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Clippings.
  • Contracts.
  • Correspondence.
  • Diaries.
  • Games.
  • Notebooks.
  • Photographs.
Note
  • The Berg Collection also holds a synthetic collection of materials by and about Jack Kerouac that were acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. See the Jack Kerouac collection of papers, [1942]-1969 for description and collection guide.
  • Please note the following emended finding aid descriptions: Box 15, folder 6: Holograph prose fragment. "The De-Activators." With note: "False begin again, modern prose now -" On verso of third leaf: "The Kerouac fairy tale/Ecoutez le Monde" (in French), which is first page of French story, "The Trap of the World--Apocalypse of the Fellaheen--Listen, People," in 15.8., 3 leaves. (D1, f.5); Box 15, folder 18: Folder labeled "D2 1951 Scraps and My 'Tourian' version," related to: Holograph, untitled. (Begins: "Le plu vieux des fils, Joseph . . .") Fragment in French-Canadian,1954, 1 leaf, 3.38 (A6, f.21)
Source (note)
  • the estate of Jack Kerouac,
Biography (note)
  • Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) was an American Beat novelist, essayist, and poet.
Language (note)
  • Some material in French-Canadian.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Printed finding aid available in repository.
Provenance (note)
  • Previously owned by John Sampas, executor of the Kerouac estate.
Call Number
Berg Coll MSS Kerouac archive
OCLC
122354098
Author
Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969.
Title
Jack Kerouac Papers, 1920-1977 bulk 1935-1969.
Summary
The Jack Kerouac archive spans the years 1920 to 1977, with the bulk dated 1935 to 1969. The collection chiefly consists of holograph and typescript drafts of Kerouac's novels, stories, poetry, plays and screenplays, journals, diaries, notebooks, autobiographical and spiritual prose, fantasy horseracing, and fantasy baseball game. Other materials include Jack Kerouac's artwork, incoming and outgoing correspondence, photographs, personal and financial papers (including bank statements and canceled checks), publishing contracts, newspaper cuttings, maps, and realia.
Language
Some material in French-Canadian.
Biography
Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) was an American Beat novelist, essayist, and poet.
Indexes
Printed finding aid available in repository.
Local Note
The processing of the Jack Kerouac Archive was made possible, in part, through the generous assistance of the Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.
Source
Purchased from: the estate of Jack Kerouac, July 28, 2001.
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Finding Aid
Added Author
Amburn, Ellis.
Apostolos, George J.
Avakian, Albert.
Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014.
Beaulieu, Joseph Henry.
Beckwith, Jacques.
Beckwith, L. (Lois)
Blake, Carolyn.
Blake, Paul, (Mechanic)
Buckley, William F. (William Frank), Jr., 1925-2008.
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.
Carney, Mary (Maggie Cassidy inspiration)
Carr, Lucien, 1924?-
Cassady, Carolyn.
Cassady, Neal.
Charters, Ann.
Chase, Hal.
Chippindale, Harry.
Corso, Gregory.
Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989.
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005.
Cru, Henri.
Cudworth, James.
Dastou, George.
Donovan, Vincent C., Father.
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence.
Fitzgerald, Jack.
Garver, William.
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997.
Giroux, Robert.
Guernic, Youenn.
Holmes, John Clellon, 1926-1988.
Huncke, Herbert, E.
Jeffries, Frank.
Kazin, Alfred, 1915-1998.
Kerouac, Edie Parker, 1923-1992.
Kerouac, Gabrielle.
Kerouac, Joan, -1990.
Kerouac, Leo.
Kerouac, Stella.
Krim, Seymour, 1922-
Lamantia, Philip, 1927-2005.
Lax, Robert.
Leary, Timothy, 1920-1996.
Lord, Sterling, 1920-
McClure, Mike.
MacManus, Patricia.
Micheline, Jack, 1929-1998.
Morales, Adele.
Orlovsky, Peter, 1933-2010.
Padgett, Ron, 1942-
Pivano, Fernanda Sottsass.
Reynolds, Kelly.
Rosset, Barney.
Salvas, Roland.
Sampas, Jim.
Sampas, John.
Sampas, Sebastian.
Snyder, Gary, 1930-
Sorrells, Lois.
Sublette, Al.
Twardowicz, Stanley, 1917-
Van Doren, Mark, 1894-1972.
Webber, Hugo.
Whalen, Philip.
White, Ed (Architect)
Wyse, Seymour.
Research Call Number
Berg Coll MSS Kerouac archive
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