![]() ![]() Both appear, thinly-disguised, in several of Kerouac's novels, and he would later give each writer the title for their best-known works - "Howl" and "Naked Lunch."Īfter marrying Edith Parker in 1944 he embarked upon a series of cross-country journeys, moving continuously between New York, Denver, San Francisco, Mexico City, and back to New York. This group included Allen Ginsberg and William S. After nearly two years in the merchant marine he enlisted in the United States Navy in 1943 but was released from duty after six months for psychological reasons, honorably discharged as an "indifferent character." He spent the remainder of World War II in the merchant marine.ĭuring this period, when in New York, he associated with a bohemian group of students around the Columbia campus. He left Columbia during the fall of his sophomore year in 1941, and spent the following years working at a variety of odd jobs. Kerouac entered Columbia in 1940 but after breaking his leg during his first football season his academic interest declined, and he spent his time on independent reading, including the work of Thomas Wolfe, whose work exerted an influence on Kerouac's writing for many years afterwards. He became determined to be a major American writer during his high school years the early materials in his Archive reflect this youthful determination. Prior to attending Columbia he spent a preparatory year at Horace Mann School for Boys, where he wrote for school publications. ![]() He was recognized as an outstanding athlete, and won a football scholarship to Columbia University. Both parents were French-Canadian, and Jack Kerouac grew up in a predominantly Roman Catholic, French-Canadian community in Lowell. His mother, Gabrielle Ange Kerouac (nee Levesque) was a shoe-factory worker. His father, Leo Alcide Kerouac was a job printer. Jack Kerouac (Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac) was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on March 12, 1922. 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. 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. The Jack Kerouac Archive spans the years 1920 to 1977, with the bulk dated 1935 to 1969. Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online. Berg Collection of English and American Literature Access to materials Request an in-person research appointment. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library Repository Henry W. Language Some material in French-Canadian English, French-Canadian. Creator Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969 Call number Berg Coll MSS Kerouac archive Physical description 90 Manuscript Boxes 22.5 linear feet 13 oversize folders.
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