Jack Kerouac collection of papers

id
2985
origination
Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969
date statement
1942-1969
key date
1942
identifier (local_mss)
19191
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Kerouac
b-number
b15922518
total components
19
total series
2
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:38 UTC
updated
2022-08-18 15:19:54 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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physdesc
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unitid
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1942]-1969", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"inferred", "normal"=>"1942/1969"}
date_inclusive_start
1942
date_inclusive_end
1969
keydate
1942
unittitle
{"value"=>"Jack Kerouac collection of papers"}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library.</span> <span class=\"subarea\">The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.</span> <div class=\"address\"><span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence, and an undated notebook."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Jack Kerouac was an American Beat novelist, essayist, and poet.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>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].</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Jack Kerouac collection of papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19191#c227335'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19191#c227343'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>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.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.</p>"}
relatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>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.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>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.</p>"}
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
91 items
date_start
1942
date_end
1969

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