Ken kesey biography one flew over

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 s. 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, email 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 by request of the Kesey family.

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.

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