![Photos and books in UMass Lowell's Jack Kerouac Archives](/Images/Kerouac-minijacks-cropped_tcm18-346298.jpg?w=s)
Happy Birthday, Jack Kerouac!
Famed Beat writer Jack Kerouac was born in Lowell a century ago this March. The university, the city and Kerouac’s literary estate will be celebrating with an exhibit at Lowell National Historical Park, a festival and more.