Envelope for July 15,1951 letter addressed to Mr. Allen Moriarty (Ginsberg) from Jack Kerouac

Title

Envelope for July 15,1951 letter addressed to Mr. Allen Moriarty (Ginsberg) from Jack Kerouac

Description

Envelope postmarked "Kinston, NC July 16, 1951, 730AM" addressed to Mr. Allen "Moriarty" (Ginsberg) from Kerouac. The use of "Moriarty" in place of Ginsberg's name is likely a playful nod to Dean Moriarty, the "On the Road" character based on their mutual friend Neal Cassady.

Coverage

Kinston, North Carolina-New York

Creator

Jack KerouacSee all items with this value

Date

July 16, 1951

Rights

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Source

Allen Ginsberg Papers, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University.

https://findingaids.library.columbia.edu/archives/cul-4078809

Subject

Beat Generation- North Carolina-Kinston-Jack Kerouac-Allen Ginsberg-On the Road-Counterculture

Bibliographic Citation

Jack Kerouac to Allen Ginsberg, Kinston, NC, 15 July 1951.
Allen Ginsberg Papers, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University.