Jack Kerouac

Has anyone catalogued Kerouac's library? If not, I'd be keen to make a start. I have lists of books in his library and also photos of him in front of his bookcases, where many titles can be read. Anyone interested in assisting?

Shall I take that as a "No," then?

Where do you have the lists and/or photographs from? Depending on that, we may need to ask permission for them.

The lists were published in the magazine Kerouac Quarterly some time ago.

Yes, please please catalog Kerouac's library!

What happened with this?

Little interest, it seems. Am I wrong?

Do you have a catalog to work from? It seems there are clues scattered about the internet, but not a solid catalog.

Once a good catalog is available, it's usually easy to get volunteers to divvy up the work and get it entered.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wltarot/1360187249/
http://www.novelbookratings.com/search.php?view=detail&ASIN=B00540CBVC

Thanks for the links - I'd not seen the first before.

I have several photos showing Kerouac's bookshelves, like this one:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29873672@N02/3354491249/

from which titles can be read.

Also, a published list of his library.

Neither may be complete, but provide a good start.

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If we punched up the contrast in that photo, we could probably make out even more of the titles.

>4. "The lists were published in the magazine Kerouac Quarterly some time ago."

Do you know which volume and issue?

The Kerouac Quarterly, Volume 2, Number 1 (1998), pages 66-68, lists 84 books and magazines, an "Inventory of books from the personal collection of Jack Kerouac." John Sampas, executor to the estate of Jack Kerouac is credited "for his assistance in supplying us with this information."

From the five photographs of Kerouac's bookshelves some 240 books and magazines can be seen, of which I have so far managed to identify about 120.