Slideshow: Jack Kerouac collection

October 2, 2015

Passport, 1948.
Passport, 1948. With his name spelled as “John Kerouach”by the passport office [and perhaps Kerouac himself].
Final passport, 1968.
Final passport, 1968.
Early photograph of Jack Kerouac
Early photograph of Jack Kerouac.
Photo of Jack Kerouac, 1950
Photo of Jack Kerouac, 1950.
Beat Generation typescripts, circa 1959.
Beat Generation typescripts, circa 1959. Later used in modified form for Robert Franks's film "Pull My Daisy" (1969).
Beat Generation typescripts, circa 1959
Beat Generation typescripts, circa 1959. Later used in modified form for Robert Franks's film "Pull My Daisy" (1969).
San Francisco Blues, original typescript, circa 1954.Various Kerouac correspondence and manuscripts, 1940s to 1960s.
San Francisco Blues, original typescript, circa 1954.
Various Kerouac correspondence and manuscripts, 1940s to 1960s.
Various Kerouac correspondence and manuscripts, 1940s to 1960s.
Various Kerouac correspondence and manuscripts, 1940s to 1960s.
Various Kerouac correspondence and manuscripts, 1940s to 1960s.
Jack Kerouac's suitcase.
Jack Kerouac's suitcase.
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Kerouac's rucksack.
Kerouac's rucksack.
School photograph.
School photograph.
Drawings.
Drawings.
An edition of "On the Road."
An edition of "On the Road."
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A rare collection of materials related to Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac has been acquired by Emory University's Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library.