The small Jack Kerouac Collection, 1948-1980, contains galley proofs forThe Dharma Bums, Desolation Angel and Excerpts from Visions of Cody, as well as page proofs of Excerpts, and a typescript of 'Two Space Poems.' Also in the collection is a notebook journal created by Kerouac while preparing to write On the Road. Due to the fragile condition of the notebook, photocopy and digital images are available for research use. Access to the original journal is available only with curatorial permission./n
In addition, the collection contains correspondence from Kerouac to Neal and Carolyn Cassady, Star Huffstickler, and Raman K. Singh. The Singh correspondence includes typed biographical questionnaires completed by Kerouac. Also present are photocopies of letters from Kerouac, Carolyn Cassidy, and Charles Bukowski.