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Jim Irsay's passion for American history extends to the literary world. Explore the Collection's rare books and manuscripts.

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The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger

1951

Original Typescript Scroll of "On the Road"

Original Typescript Scroll of "On the Road"

Jack Kerouac

1951

Jim Morrison's "Paris Journal"

Jim Morrison's "Paris Journal"

Jim Morrison

1971

Original Working Manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous

Original Working Manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous

Bill Wilson

1939

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

1885

Amelia Earhart

1932

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

1876

Sylvester Stallone's handwritten Rocky script notebook

Sylvester Stallone's handwritten Rocky script notebook

Sylvester Stallone

1975-1976

Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?

Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?

Martin Luther King, Jr.

1967

Hunter S. Thompson's personal copy of "The Dharma Bums"

Hunter S. Thompson's personal copy of "The Dharma Bums"

Jack Kerouac

1958

HOWL and Other Poems

HOWL and Other Poems

Allen Ginsberg

1956

Original Typescript Scroll of "The Dharma Bums"

Original Typescript Scroll of "The Dharma Bums"

Jack Kerouac

1957

Smells like team spirit: Billionaire Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay shares his collection of rare guitars at a free exhibition after splurging $4.4 million on Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's Fender Mustang READ ARTICLE

"To call Irsay’s collection breathtaking would not do it justice. Items on display ran the gamut from historical artifacts — such as letters from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, the wanted poster for John Wilkes Booth and the Atlantic Charter signed by Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt — to pop culture items such as Hunter S. Thompson’s “Red Shark” 1973 Chevrolet Caprice convertible."

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