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Áu revoir a l'art -- Period 394 : autograph manuscript.
- Title
- Áu revoir a l'art -- Period 394 : autograph manuscript.
- Author
- Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969
- Publication
- 1944 November 16.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding aid
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Permit needed | Berg Coll 24834 | Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320 |
Details
- Description
- 1 item (1 leaf); 27 x 21 cm
- Summary
- Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) was an American Beat novelist, essayist, and poet. The collection consists of an autograph manuscript (1 leaf) containing Jack Kerouac's notes or journal entry entitled "Áu Revoir a l'Art .... Period 394," dated Nov. 16, 1944. The entry begins "I wrote close to half a million words since 1939, when I first began to write." It goes on to describe his recent literary output, and his thoughts on art and the quest for "self-ultimacy." On the other side of the lined sheet, printed as graph paper, Kerouac has charted a numerical grid for "Periods of My Life," Mar. 12, 1922 - Dec. 31, 1946, noting "Death" as period 432, and "Now" as period 394.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Manuscripts (documents)
- Access (note)
- Restricted access; Berg Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Additional Formats (note)
- A photocopy of this document is found in the Jack Kerouac Papers (Berg Coll MSS Kerouac archive)
- Source (note)
- Purchased from Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, 2018.
- Call Number
- Berg Coll 24834
- OCLC
- 1083548465
- Author
- Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969, creator.
- Title
- Áu revoir a l'art -- Period 394 : autograph manuscript.
- Production
- 1944 November 16.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; Berg Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Additional Formats
- A photocopy of this document is found in the Jack Kerouac Papers (Berg Coll MSS Kerouac archive) New York Public Library.
- Source
- Purchased from Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, 2018.
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- Occupation
- Authors.
- Research Call Number
- Berg Coll 24834