Richard Frary collection of Jack Kerouac materials

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-0461

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of four items: a poster announcing a play about Kerouac; a bibliographic checklist of Kerouac's work (1975); a publication announcement for Visions of America (expected publication date November 1991); and a photograph of a watercolor of Kerouac.

Dates

Creation: 1975
Creation: 1991 November, undated

Creator

Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections for more information.

This collection is open for use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.

Biographical / Historical

Jack Kerouac (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American novelist and poet of French-Canadian descent. He is considered a literary iconoclast and, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, a pioneer of the Beat Generation.

Biographical information adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_kerouac, accessed 2018 February.

Extent

0.167 Cubic Feet (4 items)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Jack Kerouac (1922–1969) was an American novelist and poet of French-Canadian descent. This collection consists of a poster, a publication annoucement, a bibliographic checklist, and a photograh of a painting. The items date from 1975, and roughly 1981-1991.