Links to projects, talks, and essays about Jack Kerouac, sponsored by the Kerouac Center.
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Music and Musicians Under the Influence
Songs inspired by Kerouac
The Kerouac Book River
Nearly three hundred Kerouac covers from around the world
by the UMass Lowell Kerouac Team
The Kerouac-Sampas Collection
A searchable database of one of the most expansive Kerouac collections in the world
(this project is in part funded by Mass Humanities)
The Illustrated On the Road
A graphic rendition of the novel in 55 “postcards” by Christopher Panzner
On the Road at 60
An essay by John Leland of The New York Times
On Kerouac’s Franco-American Background
A talk by Professor Hassan Melehey,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
John Sampas on Kerouac in Lowell
Filmed interview with John Sampas — Kerouac’s brother-in-law
and longtime director of the Kerouac Estate
Kerouac Retrieved
An exhibit from Kerouac’s last home,
curated by UMass Lowell’s Kerouac Center
On Kerouac’s Lowell Novels
Lectures by Professor Todd Tietchen,
editor of Library of America editions
Friends, Family, and Beat Writers Discuss Kerouac
Audio Recordings from the UMass Lowell Archives
On the Road scroll at the Lowell National Park
Images from the scroll exhibit in Lowell
Kerouac Exhibit at the Lowell National Park
Curated by Paul Marion and Michael Millner