Ken Kesey papers, circa

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1 Overview of the Collection Creator Kesey, Ken Title Ken Kesey papers Dates circa (inclusive) circa (bulk) Quantity 93.8 linear feet, (59 containers (44 record storage boxes, 2 manuscript boxes, 8 flat boxes, 4 custom phase boxes, 1 square tube)) Collection Number Ax 279 Summary Ken Kesey was an internationally renowned Oregonian novelist, essayist, and counterculture figure most famous for his book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and his psychedelic cross-country bus tour immortalized in Tom Wolfe's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. His collection contains correspondence, manuscripts and publications, personal journals and artwork, event and tour material, press clippings, personal memorabilia, and creative works by members of his artistic circle, the Merry Pranksters. Repository University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives. UO Libraries--SPC, 1299 University of Oregon Eugene OR Telephone: Fax: spcarref@uoregon.edu Access Restrictions Collection is open to the public. All personal journals in series 3 of the Ken Kesey papers have been restricted until 2063 by request of the Kesey family. Personal legal documents have been restricted to comply with attorney-client privilege. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time. Collection includes sound recordings, moving images, and digital files to which access is restricted. Access to these materials is governed by repository policy and may require the production of listening or viewing copies. Researchers requiring access must notify Special Collections 1

2 Overview of the Collection and University Archives in advance and pay fees for reproduction services as necessary. Languages English Historical Note Ken Kesey was an internationally renowned Oregonian novelist, essayist, and counterculture figure most famous for his book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and his psychedelic cross-country bus tour immortalized in Tom Wolfe's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. Ken Elton Kesey was born on September 17, 1935 in La Junta, Colorado. In 1946, his family moved to Springfield, Oregon where he graduated from Springfield High School. Kesey attended the University of Oregon where he studied journalism and communication and was a champion wrestler. He graduated from the University of Oregon in In 1956, while still a student, Kesey married Norma Faye Haxby. Together they had three children, Jed, Zane, and Shannon. After graduating from the University of Oregon. Kesey was encouraged by his former literature professor, James B. Hall, to apply for a Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship. This award enabled him to continue his education in creative writing. In 1958, Kesey enrolled at the Stanford University Creative Writing Center under the direction of Wallace Stegner. While at Stanford, Kesey formed friendships with fellow writers, most notably Ken Babbs who would participate in many of Kesey's creative projects, and would co-author his final novel Last Go Around. During this time, Kesey also became part of the bohemian social milieu of Palo Alto's Perry Lane where, through Stanford psychology graduate student Vik Lovell, he became aware of experiments with psychoactive drugs being conducted at the Veterans Hospital in Menlo Park. Kesey became part of these experiments as a paid volunteer, and later became an employee of the hospital. Both experiences would have a profound impact on his art and writing, particularly the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Kesey published his first and most famous work One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1962, and quickly followed it with another bestseller, Sometimes a Great Notion, in That year marked the beginning of a writing hiatus that would last until Instead of producing another novel, Kesey incorporated himself as Intrepid Trips, Inc. and purchased a 1939 International school bus, dubbed "Further." He and his artistic circle, first cultivated in Perry Lane and now settled at Kesey's home in La Honda, California, began the cross country road trip to the New York World's Fair that would become the basis for Wolfe's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and cement Kesey's reputation as a counterculture icon. After Kesey and "his band of Merry Pranksters" returned to La Honda in 1965, they busied themselves by editing film footage of the bus trip, and organizing parties known as the Acid Tests. The Grateful Dead served as the house band for many of these gatherings. In 1966, to escape a five-year prison sentence for possession of marijuana, Kesey faked his own death and fled to Mexico. After several weeks, when word of his whereabouts leaked to the press, Kesey was joined by his family and several Pranksters. Kesey's youngest daughter, Sunshine, was born to him and Merry Prankster Carolyn "Mountain Girl" Adams Garcia during this nine-month exile. Upon his return to the United States, Kesey was convicted of drug possession and spent six months in San Mateo County Jail and the San Mateo County Sherriff's Honor Camp. Upon his release in 1968, Kesey 2

3 and his family moved back to Oregon, settling on a farm in Pleasant Hill near his childhood home of Springfield. Kesey began writing again in 1971, coediting the Last Supplement to the Whole Earth Catalog with Paul Krassner. In 1973, Kesey published Kesey's Garage Sale, a collection of his works including the screenplay for Over the Border, a fictionalized account of his sojourn to Mexico. Kesey continued to publish short stories and essays for the next ten years, culminating in 1986's Demon, a collection of short fiction and non-fiction pieces, many of which had appeared in other publications including Kesey's own literary journal Spit In the Ocean. In 1989, Kesey published Caverns, his first novel since Sometimes a Great Notion, which was co-written with University of Oregon graduate students and published under the pseudonym O.U. Levon. In the 1980s and 90s, Kesey continued to write, make public appearances, perform, and organize gatherings of Pranksters and fans in the spirit of the original "Further" bus trip and the Acid Tests. Kesey wrote two children's books, Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear and The Sea Lion, and published his screenplay The Further Inquiry and his final two novels, Sailor Song and Last Go Around during this time. Kesey suffered a stroke in 1997, but recovered to perform as the Wizard of Oz in his play Twister: A Ritual Reality in Three Quarters Plus Overtime If Necessary. He died on November 10, 2001 after suffering postoperative complications from an attempt to remove a liver tumor. His Jail Journals, a psychedelically illustrated account of his time at the San Mateo County Sherriff's Honor Camp, were posthumously published in Sources: Leeds, Barry H. "Biography: The Hallucinogenic Outlaw." In Ken Kesey, New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., McClanahan, Ed. "Cut 'em Loose." In Kesey's Jail Journal, edited by David Stanford, ix-xiii. New York: Viking, Parker, Scott F. ed. Conversations with Ken Kesey. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, Content Description The Ken Kesey papers document his work as a novelist, essayist, short story author, and playwright, as well as his public life as figure who embodied the spirit of American counterculture movements in the 1960s. This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts and publications, personal journals and artwork, event and tour material, press clippings, personal memorabilia, and creative works by members of Kesey's artistic circle, the Merry Pranksters. While this collection is primarily representative of Kesey's public life as both a writer and counterculture icon, some more personal artifacts, including journals and family mementos, have been preserved as part of this collection. The correspondence series contains incoming and outgoing general and business correspondence, fan letters, phone logs, printouts, and address books. General correspondence includes letters to and from family, friends, colleagues, and associates, as well as letters collected from Kesey's time in prison. The writing for publication series documents Kesey's work as a novelist, essayist, short story author, and playwright. This series includes materials related to Kesey's novels; collections of short works; short stories and magazine articles; stage, film, and radio productions; as well as general notes, story fragments, and outlines unrelated to larger works. The journals and artwork series contains artwork, chiefly ink sketches, by Ken Kesey, as well as personal journals. Journals in this series are restricted until until 2063 by request of the Kesey family. 3

4 The events, tours, and publicity series documents Ken Kesey's public life as an author and counterculture figure. Materials in this series include information about Kesey's speaking engagements, materials related to book tours and artistic gatherings organized by Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, press clippings and interview transcripts, and awards. The personal papers and memorabilia series contains student materials from Kesey's time at the University of Oregon, photographs, audiovisual material, personal artifacts, ephemera, obituaries, condolence letters, and memorials. A small amount of material related to the original "Futher" bus tour is included in this series. The writings of others series contains manuscripts, academic theses, dissertations, and published materials sent to Kesey by other authors, including Kesey's friend and writing partner Ken Babbs and other Merry Pranksters. Use of the Collection Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Ken Kesey papers, Ax 279, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon. Restrictions on Use Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. No individual allowed to view the Kesey Collection shall be allowed to photograph or otherwise copy the Kesey Collection in any manner whatsoever, for as long as Kesey LLC maintains the copyright ownership of the material. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder. Administrative Information Arrangement The Ken Kesey Papers are arranged in six series: 1. Correspondence, Writing for publication, circa Journals and artwork, Events, tours and publicity, Personal papers and memorabilia, circa 1950s Writings of others, Series 1. Correspondence is arranged in six subseries: 1.1. General correspondence, Business correspondence, Fan letters, Phone logs and address books, circa 1980s-1990s printouts, Series 2. Writing for publication is arranged in five subseries: 4

5 2.1. Novels, Collections, Short stories and magazine articles, circa Stage, film, and radio productions, circa Fragments, notes, and outlines, circa Series 3. Journals and artwork is arranged chronologically. Personal journals in this series are closed until 2063 by request of the Kesey family. Series 4. Events, tours, and publicity is arranged in four subseries: 4.1. Speaking engagements, Tours and gatherings, Interviews and press, Awards, Series 5. Personal papers and memorabilia is arranged in four subseries: 5.1. Photographs and audio visual materials, circa 1950s Family papers and artifacts, circa 1950s Legal documents, 1970, Obituaries, condolence letters, and memorials, Series 6. Writings of others is arranged in three subseries: 6.1. Manuscripts, circa 1950s Academic thesis and dissertations, circa 1970s Published works, Processing Note This collection was originally processed by staff in Accruals processed, and revisions to description made by Alexandra M. Bisio and Liliya Benz, Acquisition Information Deposited by Ken Kesey in Purchased from Kesey LLC in Separated Materials Duplicate publications were individually cataloged as part of the Oregon collection, located in Special Collections and University Archives. Detailed Description of the Collection 1.: Correspondence, This series contains general and business correspondence, fan letters, phone logs, and address books. Series 1. Correspondence is arranged in six subseries: 1.1. General correspondence, Business correspondence, Fan letters, Phone logs and address books, circa 1980s-1990s printouts, : General correspondence This subseries contains correspondence from family, friends, colleagues, and associates, as well as letters

6 collected from Kesey's time in prison. Correspondence is both incoming and outgoing. This subseries is arranged alphabetically. 1 1 A.W.P. (Associated Writing Programs) , 39 Babbs, Ken Bartlett, F. Lewis , Berry, Wendell 1968, , Bodett, Tom 1987, Bourbon Bill Brautigan, Richard Brown, Jay Byrne, David circa , 39 California Cassady, Neal circa Cassady-Ginsberg transcript about the Honda Bust Cosby, Janet - Speaker's Worldwide, Inc Curtis, Walt , 1981, Darby, John W. and Paul W. Morgan, parole letter

7 1 17 Dead Scuttle, conversation with Rock Scully Detro, Gene, Portland Dodgson, Rick 2004, Douglas, Kirk 1963, Editorial letters Edmo, Ed 1980, Evans, Nigel Eymann, Richard O., Governor Tom McCall, et al., Roads Ferlinghetti, Lawrence Fuentez, Tomas Gardiner, Bob , 48 General Ginsberg, Allen , Gonzales, Laurence , Good Morning America, ABC Grove Press Harlan, Mike circa 1970s-1990s 1 32 Hatfield, Mark Holmes, John Clelon

8 1 34 Howard, Jane IntrepidTrips circa 1980s-1990s 39 8 Jong, Erica Karamazov's Keroauc, Jack Kerouac, Jan 1995, , 48 Kesey, Faye circa 1960s, 1975, Kesey, Joe (Chuck) circa Kesey children Kesey friends , Kirk, Roland KQED, Further and Further, more Krassner, Paul Leary, Timothy , Leeds, Barry Lehmann-Houpt, Sandy L.O.S.T Governor McCall McClanahan, Ed circa

9 39 18 McMurty, Larry , Micheline, Jack 1976, Mirkowicz, Tomasz and Julita, Polish translations , Mouse, Stanley MY , National Geographic Magazine Nicosia, Gerry Norman, Gurney , , , 39 Outgoing Perry, Charles Porter, Gilbert, University of Missouri-Columbia, The Art of Grit, Ken Kesey Fiction , 47 Prison letters Racoon, Connie Jo Robbins, Tom Roven, Fred, Electric Kool Aid Acid Test movie rights 1978, Sanders, Ed circa 1970s-1980s 1 57 Sawyer, Paul

10 39 25 Sheeas, Naomi Simon, Doug Sterling Lord Stevens, Jay circa 1980s-1990s 1 59 Stone, Bob 1980, Tanner, Steve Teton, John Thompson, Hunter S. 1981, Van Sant, Gus Walker, George Walker, Spike Western Literature Association Wilson, Clay S Woodland Hills School Writers Ziony, Ruth , 39, , : Business correspondence This subseries contains correspondence from printers, distributors, colleagues, and associates. 1.3.: Fan letters This subseries contains letters written by fans to Ken Kesey. A large portion of letters refer specifically to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

11 : printouts This subseries contains printouts of Ken Kesey's correspondence with family, friends, colleagues, and associates. 2-3, : Phone logs and address books This subseries contains phone logs and address books kept by Ken Kesey. Kesey's phone logs consist of written notes from telephone conversations with family, friends, and colleagues circa 1980s-1990s 2.: Writing for publication, circa This series documents Kesey's work as a novelist, essayist, short story author, and playwright from 1953 to Materials include documents related to Kesey's novels; collections of short works; short stories and magazine articles; stage, film, and radio productions; as well as general notes, story fragments, and outlines unrelated to larger works. The novels subseries includes both published and unpublished works. Titles represented in this subseries include: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Zoo, Sometimes a Great Notion, Kesey's Jail Journal, The Further Inquiry, Sailor Song, Last Go Around, and Caverns. Materials include research, notes, photographs, manuscripts, proofs, cover art and illustrations, correspondence, publicity, and reviews. The collections subseries contains shorter works published by Kesey as anthologies or compilations. Titles in this series include: Kesey's Garage Sale, Demon, and Spit in the Ocean. Materials include research material, notes, manuscripts, illustrations, cover art, layouts and printer's ephemera, proofs, correspondence, and publicity material. The short story and magazine article subseries includes standalone short stories and magazine articles written by Kesey between 1953 and While this subseries primarily contains manuscripts, some research material, notes, and final publications are also present. The stage, film, and radio production subseries contains works by Kesey originally written as performance pieces and related production materials. Materials in this subseries include film treatments, screenplays, radio play scripts, as well as theatrical scripts and related production material. The fragments notes and outlines subseries contains untitled story fragments, notes, and outlines, unrelated to any of Kesey's larger works or short stories. Series 2. Writing for publication is arranged in five subseries: 2.1. Novels, Collections, Short stories and magazine articles, circa Stage, film, and radio productions, circa Fragments, notes, and outlines, circa : Novels

12 This subseries contains material related to Kesey's published and unpublished novel length works. Titles in this series include: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Zoo, Sometimes a Great Notion, Kesey's Jail Journal, The Further Inquiry, Sailor Song, Last Go Around, and Caverns. Materials include research, notes, photographs, manuscripts, proofs, cover art and illustrations, correspondence, publicity, and reviews. Derivative forms of earlier works, particularly screenplays based on original novels, are filed with the work from which they originated. This subseries is arranged chronologically by date of creation. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest circa , 40 Drawings circa , 40 Notes circa Edited carbon copy circa Typescript draft circa Fragments circa Dust jacket Reviews 1962, Cut up paperback , 10-11, 13, 15-16, 19-20, 24, Foreign language translations Screenplay, first draft, edited typescript

13 Screenplay, first rewrite, proof Wasserman, Dale. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, stage adaptation Hauben, Lawrence and Bo Goldman. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, annotated shooting script circa Soundtrack album cover Screenplay settlement documents This file is restricted due to attorney client privilege Kaufman, Paul. "Inside One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," documentary production notes Audio book script th anniversary edition, illustration photocopies th anniversary edition, proofs th anniversary edition, correspondence 2002 Zoo Edited typescript draft Handwritten and typescript selections Typescript draft 1959 Sometimes a Great Notion Carbon copy circa

14 Correspondence Dust jacket Early edited typescript circa Final edited typescript circa , 40 Incomplete edited typescripts circa Notes circa , 7 Paperbacks , , 12 Foreign language translations Kesey's Jail Journal Court order, jail time, and probation conditions Letters to Faye Kesey and family Original collage artwork circa Original journals and related ephemera , 40 "Cut the Motherfuckers Loose," original short story Notes circa 1980s , 40 Drafts circa

15 6 4 Sketches photocopies circa 1990s Blads Collage art prints circa , 51 Cover art circa , 49 Proofs Symposium and book tour 2003 The Further Inquiry , 44 Photographs 1974, Interview transcripts and notes Notes circa , 41 Press circa 1977, Correspondence Edited proofs , 41 Edited typescript drafts Film treatment Handwritten drafts

16 Photocopy Storyboards Parks, Richard D. and John Higgins. The Further Inquiry: America's Mightiest Home Movie, stage adaptation Author's proofs Cover art and posters Dust jackets Final edited proofs 1991 Sailor Song Notes Edited handwritten drafts , 41 Drafts Typist manuscript Copy editor's notes Correspondence and related enclosures Dust jacket Edited proofs Posters Readings and publicity

17 43 6, 14, 21-22, 31 Foreign language translations Last Go Around Rodeo music, lyrics and recordings , Drafts Film treatment and screenplay circa Disclaimers and dedications Dust jackets Final edited manuscript , 23, 25 Foreign language translations Posters Proofs Reviews 1994 Caverns Correspondence Class material Edited typescripts circa Notes circa

18 41 13 Student contract Student examinations Bookstore reading thank you note Covers circa Edited proofs circa , 41 Press Proof , 41 Cover art and author biographies circa Student correspondence and photographs : Collections This subseries contains works by Kesey published as a compilation or collection. Titles in this series include: Kesey's Garage Sale, Demon, and Spit in the Ocean. Materials include research material, notes, manuscripts, illustrations, cover art, layouts and printer's ephemera, proofs, correspondence, and publicity material. Stories in these collections were often published prior to their inclusion in the collection, or republished a separate work. All versions of stories published in these collections were filed together for ease of retrieval. Similarly, the full script for Kesey's Over the Border, better known as "Hot Item Number Two" of Kesey's Garage Sale than as a production, has been included in this series. Spit in the Ocean, a literary journal that Kesey founded with fellow Merry Pranksters, has been included in this series. The manuscript for Kesey's unfinished novel Seven Prayers by Grandma Whittier, which originally appeared in installments in Spit in the Ocean, is filed with this material

19 This subseries is arranged chronologically by date of creation. Kesey's Garage Sale , 41 Carolyn "Mountain Girl" Adams correspondence, notes, and artwork "The Bonus Surprise," draft "Friday Oct 10, A Tank, Maybe the Last Time," draft circa "An Impolite Interview with Ken Kesey," draft circa "Letter to Vision," draft circa "Voice of the Narrator," draft circa Interior illustrations Cover art circa , 41 Drafts circa , 41, 48-49, , 41 Layouts circa "Over the Border," drafts and bound final typescripts Author's colored first edition General correspondence Miller, Arthur. "Introduction," edited draft

20 19 12 Published excerpts Viking Press correspondence Giant coloring contest 1976 Demon "The Last Time the Angels Came Up," drafts circa , 41 "Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear," drafts circa "Oleo: Demon Briefs and Dopey Ditties," drafts circa Unpublished story drafts circa "The Search for the Secret Pyramid," drafts Correspondence , "Abdul and Ebenezer," drafts , 42 "The Day After Superman Died," drafts "The Demon : An Essay," drafts circa "Finding Doctor Fung," drafts and research "Now We Know How Many Holes It Takes to Fill the Albert Hall," drafts , 45 "Run into Great Wall," drafts and research

21 "Killer," drafts , 49 Original cover art and related correspondence Author's first edition Dust jacket "D Tank Kickout," drafts circa Edited proofs Final edited manuscript "Good Friday," drafts circa Index of diskette contents circa "Joon the Goon Was What," draft circa "Mother's Day 1969," draft circa , 42 Reviews "Tranny Man," drafts circa , 17-18, 26 Foreign language translations Spit in the Ocean Correspondence , 42, 54 Art proofs and printer's ephemera circa

22 21 10 Fan letters and submissions circa Introduction, edited typescript circa Issue layouts Letterhead circa Mailings and flyers circa Posters , 42 Seven Prayers by Grandma Whittier, drafts and proofs circa , 42 Kesey, Ken, ed. "Old in the Streets," issue one , 42 My, ed. "Getting There From Here," issue two Leary, Timothy, ed. "Communication with Higher Intelligence," issue three Marrs, Lee, ed. "Straight from the Gut," issue four Loren, Richard and Elaine, ed. "The Pyramid Issue," issue five Babbs, Ken, ed. "The Cassady Issue," issue six , 50 McClanahan, Ed, ed. "All About Kesey," issue seven : Short stories and magazine articles This subseries includes standalone short stories and magazine articles written by Kesey between 1953 and Short stories republished by Kesey in anthologies circa

23 are filed with their respective collections. Kesey's early writing, particularly graded papers and stories written for classes at the University of Oregon and the Stanford Writing Center, have been included in this subseries. While this subseries primarily contains manuscripts, some research material, notes, and final publications are also present. This series is arranged chronologically by date of creation "The Ant Cook" circa "The Avocados" circa "A Big Motherfucker" circa "The Boy General" circa "The Calliope" circa "Cattail Bog" circa Collected poetry circa "The Diamond Cross" circa "Dretful Sorrow Clementine" circa "The Great Slingshot Campaign" circa "Initiation" circa "Inplanetary Pastime" circa "The Kicking Party" circa "Mad Planet" circa "A Million Years Too Early" circa "The Most Beautiful Buck" circa

24 24 13 "The Mountain Year" circa "Mulligan's Pads" circa "North of the Border" circa "An Oath of Brotherhood" circa "The Place Inside of Things" circa "The Shadey Side of Easy Street" circa "The Shifts" circa "Soiled White" circa "Spring Rain" circa "Sound of Sunset" circa "Summer Vacation" circa "Teddy Bear" circa "...and These Few Precious Days" circa "A Time To Lean Back" circa "The Tunnel of Santa Mariba" circa "War Chief Joseph" circa "Wedding at Lone Tree" circa Untitled circa "The First Sunday of September" "A Character Analysis of Chaucer's Wife of Bath" "On Why I Am Not Writing My Last Term Paper" circa

25 24 39 "Twenty Years of Succumbation" "Eulogy for Marilyn Monroe" circa "Letters from Mexico," and related notes and journals, Ararat "Deboree's Looney Poetry" circa 1970s "Electric Mosquitoes" circa 1970s "The Fox Cocaine" circa 1970s-1980s "Freeze" circa 1970s "Grass" circa 1970s-1980s "How the Mosquito Hawk Came to Be" circa 1970s "In the Day of My Calamity" circa 1970s "Oh Hemingway" circa 1970s "Pan Am Games" circa 1970s-1980s "Phil Wilson and Cassady" circa 1970s "Short Pieces" "Thanksbirthing" circa 1970s-1980s "Tricker Takes a Trip to the Ocean" circa 1970s-1980s "Uncle Carmody," circa 1970s "Last Supplement Stories" circa "Letter to Neal Cassady"

26 24 50 "Letter to the Deadlies" "The Wild Wampus," "Forward," Sorcerers: A Collection of Fantasy Art "Jew for Jesus" "The Black Hole at the Bottom of the Angle of Repose is the Doodlebug Called Entropy" circa 1980s-1990s "Chester" circa 1980s-1990s "Demon Amongst the Shrinks" circa 1980s-1990s "Flirting" circa 1980s-1990s "Introduction," Tales of Tongue Fu "Moments of Madness and Clarity," Running 1980 September- October "Saint Jack" circa 1980s-1990s "The Sea Lion" "Burying Jed Kesey," The CoEvolution Quarterly 1984 summer "Interview After Jed" "Jed Melvin Kesey" "Letter to Writer Friends about Jed" "Young Jocks on the Road...Who's Responsible" "My Oregon Trail," Vis a Vis 1989 March 26

27 24 73 "Even Cowboys Get the Cramps" circa 1990s "St. Timothy on the Freeway" circa 1990s 51 5 "Further On...the Calendar" "Get Off First" "Just the Top" "Logtown in Transition" "Logtown Xmas Eve" "Dead in Egypt" "Introduction," The Answer is Always Yes "Message to Garcia" "Flowers for Tim" "Skid Row Santa" , 51 "Hometown" "Otto The Bloody," The New Yorker December - January 25 4 "Twister Angel," Rolling Stone 1998 May 25 5 "The Real War" : Stage, film, and radio productions This subseries primarily contains works by Kesey originally written as performance pieces and related production materials. All derivative performative works from Kesey's novels and short stories, with the exception of the orchestral adaptation of Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear, are filed with the original circa

28 work. Materials in this subseries include film treatments, screenplays, radio play scripts, as well as theatrical scripts and related production material. This subseries contains some of Kesey's earliest work, particularly graded film treatments and scripts written for his classes at the University of Oregon. The bulk of this series, however, documents the production of Kesey's musical Twister: A Ritual Reality in Three Quarters Plus Overtime if Necessary, in which he appeared as the Wizard of Oz. This series is arranged chronologically by date of creation The Camera Eye, television show outline circa Fall Term, script pages circa Legend, television series outline circa Life Is Not Passing Us By; We Are Passing It, radio script circa Status Quo Vadis, script pages circa Sunset at Celilo: A Documentary Television Drama, treatment and script pages circa They Brought Their Music, graded script pages circa A Valentine for Joe, graded radio play script circa The Violent Age, script pages circa , 42, 54 Atlantis Rising, film production materials The Big W, stage play script circa 1970s-1980s Far West Action Picture Service, film treatment The Horn, screenplay adaptation

29 25 18 The Magnificent Eleven, film treatment circa Never Cry Wolf, stage play adaptation Dark Side, sheet music "Drive Alive," audio recording transcript Soulcatcher, screenplay , 50 Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear, children's concert Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear, ballet "Fire on the Track:" The Steve Prefontaine Story, screenplay circa 1990s 25-27, 42, 50 Twister, stage play scripts and production material Mason Williams: Of Time and Rivers Flowing, television proposal , 44, 51, 54 Where's Merlin?, stage play scripts and production material , : Fragments, notes, and outlines This subseries includes untitled story fragments, notes, and outlines, unrelated to any of Ken Kesey's larger works or short stories. This subseries has no internal arrangement. circa : Journals and artwork, , 46-48,

30 This series contains artwork (chiefly ink sketches) by Ken Kesey, as well as restricted personal journals. This series also contains some artwork by unidentified artists. It is reasonable to assume that some of these unidentified artists may be Merry Pranksters. This series is arranged chronologically. Personal journals in this series are closed until 2063 by request of the Kesey family. es 55, 56, 57, 58, and 59 are restricted. 4.: Events, tours, and publicity, Series 4. Events, tours, and publicity is arranged in four subseries: 4.1. Speaking engagements, Tours and gatherings, Interviews and press, Awards, This series documents Ken Kesey's public life as an author and counterculture figure. Materials in this series include information about Kesey's speaking engagements, materials related to book tours and artistic gatherings organized by Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, press clippings and interview transcripts, and awards. The speaking engagements subseries includes information about lectures, readings, and other talks delivered to North American and European audiences by Kesey between 1972 and Materials in this subseries primarily include correspondence and publicity material. The tours and gatherings subseries includes material documenting Kesey's book tours and other artistic gatherings organized by Kesey and the Merry Pranksters between 1970 and Materials in this subseries include correspondence, schedules, publicity material, photographs, posters, tickets, programs, and publications. The press and interviews subseries includes published interviews and interview transcripts, as well as newspaper clippings and magazine articles written about Ken Kesey. Although the bulk of the material is in English, some material in Dutch, German, Polish, and Spanish is present. The awards subseries includes award certificates, plaques, announcements, and recognition letters presented by the University of Oregon and various other organizations in Oregon. 4.1.: Speaking engagements This subseries contains information about lectures, readings, and other talks delivered to North American and European audiences by Kesey between 1972 and Materials in this subseries primarily include correspondence and publicity material. This subseries is arranged chronologically "Perspectives on American Culture," R.F.K. Memorial Symposium, University of Missouri, Kansas City "The Library In Community," University of Oregon, speech transcript ,

31 Portland Arts and Lecture Series Chautauqua Presents Ken Kesey, Art Maddox, and Oswald Lehnert Speaking requests Nye Beach Writers' Series : Tours and gatherings This subseries contains material documenting Kesey's book tours and other artistic gatherings organized by Kesey and the Merry Pranksters between 1970 and Materials in this subseries include correspondence, schedules, publicity material, photographs, posters, tickets, programs, and publications. This subseries contains a large amount of material documenting the Prankster gathering of writers, actors, and artists known as the "Perennial Poetic Hoo-Haw," which was held at the University of Oregon's McArthur Court in 1976 and This subseries also contains information regarding the Bend in the River Council, a political organization and experiment in participatory government started by Kesey in This subseries is arranged chronologically

32 29 11 Cincinnati, Kentucky, and Ann Arbor tour Bend in the River Council New Games Tournament , 42, 48 Perennial Poetic Hoo-Haw , 42 Still Kesey Further Inquiry Tour West Coast speaking tour Swamp Tromp Canadian media tour Even Further: Techno Camp Out and Electric Festival , 51 Grandfurther Tour , , 47, : Interviews and press This subseries contains interviews, as well as newspaper clippings and magazine articles written about Ken Kesey. Although the bulk of the material is in English, some material in Dutch, German, Polish, and Spanish is present. This subseries is arranged chronologically. 4.4.: Awards This subseries contains award certificates, plaques, announcements, and recognition letters presented by the University of Oregon and various other organizations from Oregon. This subseries is arranged chronolocially and by size

33 5.: Personal papers and memorabilia, circa 1950s-2005 This series contains student materials from Kesey's time at the University of Oregon, photographs, audiovisual material, personal artifacts, ephemera, obituaries, condolence letters, and memorials. Series 5. Personal papers and memorabilia is arranged in four subseries: 5.1. Photographs and audio visual materials, circa 1950s Family papers and artifacts, circa 1950s Legal documents, 1970, Obituaries, condolence letters, and memorials, , : Photographs and audiovisual materials This subseries contains personal photographic prints and slides, VHS tapes, videocassette tapes, and cassette tapes , : Family papers and artifacts This subseries contains family papers and ephemera, a varsity letter, pins, Ken Kesey's annotated copy of The I Ching, and material most likely devised during his 1964 cross-country bus trip, including "Betsy Flagg" and "Swash Buckler." The subseries also contains student material, including two Oregana yearbooks, assignments, notebooks, and articles , : Obituaries, condolence letters, and memorials This subseries contains newspaper obituaries and commemorative articles, condolence letters and cards, a memorial service guest book, and other memorial service documentation. Material relating to the University of Oregon course, ENG 199: Intro to Ken Kesey, is also included. 46, : Legal documents This subseries contains probation records and restricted material regarding Ken Kesey v. Guard Publishing Company, Lane County Circuit Court, Case No Portions of this material may be made available upon review. 58 is restricted. circa 1950s-1997 circa 1950s , : Writings by others, This series contains manuscripts, academic theses, dissertations, and published materials sent to Ken Kesey by other authors. Series 6. Writings by others is arranged in three subseries: 6.1. Manuscripts, circa 1950s Academic thesis and dissertations, circa 1970s Published works,

34 34-35, : Manuscripts This subseries contains manuscripts sent to Ken Kesey for review. A variety of authors is present, including Bob Stone, Ed McClanahan, and Paul Krassner. The subseries also includes On the Bus: The Compleat Guide to the Legendary Trip of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and the Birth of the Conterculture written by Paul Perry and Ken Babbs. A cassette recording is included with M. Hart's and B. Melton's Bugs Humans. circa 1950s : Academic theses and dissertations This subseries contains theses, dissertations, and other academic essays written by scholars. A small amount of correspondence by scholars is also present. circa 1970s , : Published material This subseries contains published books, articles, and music written by other authors, including Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. Some newsletters are also included Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Authors, American--Oregon Form or Genre Terms : Correspondence Manuscripts for publication Sketchbooks Alexandra M. Bisio and Liliya Benz About Creative Commons Licenses in Archives West: