On the Road: 
The Beat Writers of New York and San Francisco

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On the Road:  The Beat Writers of New York and San Francisco

 October 18, 2004 - January 7, 2004
Main Level, Milton S. Eisenhower Library

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INTRODUCTION

This exhibition highlights works by writers who defined the beat generation in the 1950s and features selected works from the collection of Richard S. Frary (A&S '69).

The beat generation began with a group of writers in post-World War II New York.  According to Allen Ginsberg, "the phrase 'beat generation' arose out of a specific conversation between Jack Kerouac and John Clellon Holmes in 1948.  They were discussing the nature of generations, recollecting the glamour of the [post-World War I] Lost Generation, and Kerouac said, 'Ah, this is nothing but a beat generation.'"

Acknowledgments

We wish to thank Richard S. Frary for his generosity in exhibiting selected works from his private collection.

Special thanks to Robert Wilson (A&S '43) for his assistance with the exhibition.

This exhibit would not have been possible without the support of the Friends of the Libraries and the assistance of the following individuals:

Cynthia Requardt, Kurrelmeyer Curator of Special Collections
Curator

Sonja K. Jordan
Director of Preservation and
Chair, Exhibition Committee

John A. Buchtel
Curator of Rare Books

Linda Claremon
Associate Director of Development

Madeline Copp
Librarian for English, Film & Media Studies, Writing Seminars and Humanities Center

Pamela Higgins
Special Assistant
External Relations

Amy Kimball
Assistant Curator of Rare Books

Sue Vazakas
Science Reference Coordinator

Lena Warren
Conservator

Martha Edgerton
Conservator

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