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Jack Kerouac Papers
An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: KM
Date: Jul 1987
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| 5 Sep 2007 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
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Finding aid created by: KM
Date: Jul 1987
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| 5 Sep 2007 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969. |
| Title: | Jack Kerouac Papers |
| Dates: | 1956-1966 |
| Quantity: | 3 items (SC) |
| Abstract: | Papers of the American poet, author. Collection includes holograph manuscript of fragment of the short story "Old Angel Midnight," and autographed copy of Rimbaud, and a signed typescript of Kerouac's "Statement on Poetry." |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) was an American novelist, writer, poet, and artist. He coined the term "Beat Generation," referring to a group of underground, anti-conformist young New York writers and novelists, of which he himself -- with William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg -- was the best known. Although Kerouac received relatively little critical praise during his life, he has since been recognized as an important and influential author, inspiring not only other writers but also musicians. He is often credited with being the catalyst for the 1960s counterculture movement. Kerouac's best known works are On the Road, The Dharma Bums, Big Sur and Visions of Cody.
The Jack Kerouac Papers consist of three items: a holograph fragment of "Old Angel Midnight" which appeared in Evergreen Review (no. 33, Aug/Sep 1964); an autographed copy of Rimbaud bearing the date June 17, 1966; and a signed typescript of Kerouac's statement on poetry which appeared in The New American Poetry: 1945-1960.
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Persons
Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969.
Subjects
American literature -- 20th century.
American poetry -- 20th century.
Bohemianism -- United States.
Literature, Experimental.
Poets, American.
Genres and Forms
Poems.
Occupations
Poets.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Jack Kerouac Papers
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Writings
| Writings | |||||||||||
| SC 22 | "Old Angel Midnight" Aug/Sep 1964 - fragment of a short story which appeared in Evergreen Review no. 33 | ||||||||||
| SC 22 | Rimbaud June 17, 1966 - autographed and dated | ||||||||||
| SC 22 | "Statement on Poetry" - signed typescript, from The New American Poetry: 1945-1960 | ||||||||||