Ken Kesey letters and papers, 1963-1974.

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Ken Kesey letters and papers, 1963-1974.

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The collection consists of eighteen items, including letters, clippings, a statement from the Ken Kesey Defense Fund on Kesey's arrest, and the first issue of Spit in the Ocean, edited by Kesey. Includes: three letters to Gus Blaisdell, two from 1963, describing an outrageous movie scenario, with mention of the Merry Prankster's trip to the New York World's Fair, the third letter from 1969, describing Kesey's travel plans; thirteen clippings from various newspapers, ca. 1964-1966, chiefly about Kesey's arrests on drug charges. Also, two-page typed release from the Ken Kesey Defense Fund, describing Kesey's 1965 arrest on drug charges and asking for contributions to help cover legal costs; issue 1, vol. 1 of the journal, Spit in the Ocean, 1974, edited by Kesey, and featuring his story, Tranny-man.

18 items.

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Blaisdell, Gus

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Kesey, Ken

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Ken Kesey was a uniquely American author and cultural figure. His interest in the outdoors, the extraordinary, and experimental drug use inspired his first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Equally vital as a member of the Merry Pranksters, the 1960s counterculture group, Kesey expressed and embodied an uninhibited individual's need to resist corrupt authority. His literary output was sparse, as he preferred experience to authorship, but his mantra of being different without being a threat...