what we have shown is the tip of the iceberg for the ken kesey collection. one of the most important things for people to know is this is an incredibly rich collection in depth and scope, these primary sources, documents, something that he did, are essential to scholarship on ken kesey and his writings. these materials were available for people to use, any researcher can come here to use the collection. we are thrilled when people come to use the ken kesey papers. >> our visit continues with local offer mark whalan as he examines the culture and lives of african-americans during world war i in his book "the great war and the culture of the new negro". >> decided to write that because

ken kesey had an outgoing personality, and that's reflected in the student yearbook. he was very involved in a lot of different student activities. this is the organic in 1955, and he was a performer. one thing he did was he was a ventriloquist and here's an example of him with his dummy doing a performance figures also involved in other student activities. he was a contributor to the oregon daily emerald, they student newspaper, and he participated in a number of different student groups as well. he was a member of the data theta pi fraternity, and here he was a member of the student organization, the druids. must have been a student club of some sort, and here he is at that time. and this is from the 1966 orgena. when he was a student he was always writing in some form or another. when he was an undergraduate he kept this a journal, and here it says kk. and it's very extensive and detailed, and so this is really a great primary source for anybody doing research about his experiences when he was a student at the university. you know, talks about sports events, talks

scope, these primary sources, documents, something that he did, are essential to scholarship on ken kesey and his writings. these materials were available for people to use, any researcher can come here to use the collection. we are thrilled when people come to use the ken kesey papers. >> our visit continues with local offer mark whalan as he examines the culture and lives of african-americans during world war i in his book "the great war and the culture of the new negro". >> decided to write that because i was interested in world war i. the kind of literature that is taught in schools. the national conversation. that was not true for literature in world war i in the united states and one of the gaps in this story is what is produced by african-americans and drawn to that to figuring out what stories african-americans were telling about the great war, african-american writers, its impact for race relations in america and the long history of african-american culture and identity. african-americans were caught up in america's entry into world war i as all americans were. african-americans

kesey was he -- ken an oregonian and attended the university of oregon. he wrote two of the great ne flew overels, "o the cocoa -- two crew nest -- c uckoo's news." oregonian and an he felt it was the right thing for the collection to be here in his all my monitor. today i brought out a number of different examples of manuscripts that are included in the collection, and that includes things like his artwork.e, he was not just a writer, but also an artist, so we have examples of his artwork. we have a literary ministry in the collection. we have a diary that he kept when he was an undergraduate at university, which is a fabulous resource about what his experience was like when he was a student at the university. because he was a student at the university, we have the student yearbook, and he is represented in the yearbook. so the collection is really rich in termsepth and scope of the documents we have in the collection that really illuminate his life and his work, the correspondence. the correspondents reveals what happened to him at the time of the writi

scholarship on ken kesey and his writings. so these materials are available for people to use any kind of researcher can come here to use the collection and we are thrilled when people come to use the ken kesey papers. >> our visit to eugene, oregon, continues with a local author mark whalan as examines of the culture and lives of african americans during world war i in his book "the great war and the culture of the new negro." >> the name of my book is "the great war and the culture of the new negro" and i really decided to write that because i was interested in world war i answer levine from in england the kind of literature of world war i is a very famous, very widely read, taught in schools. it's part of the national conversation. it seemed like that was not true for literature in world war i in the united states. one of the real gaps in that story was the literature to which have been produced by an african-american writers. i was really drawn to that figure will kind of stores african-americans were telling about the gre

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. >> adversity of oregon's for a look at ken kesey flew over an the one a kew's nest," and psychiatristed louis sent ken a fan letter and there ensued the two dence between of them about mental institution, psychiatry and details.d of >> mark weylan, "great war and negro," ure of the new examines lives of african war i.ns during world >> african americans were home communities. in terms of the effects in terms of reforming how americans about race relations, i don't think it did, it didn't hoped it an americans would. >> on sunday, 2 p.m. eastern on t.v., story of y women's rightsy, activist. > she is an example of one of the really great diaries. describes what is happening etween the people, describes trouble that happens, she described the landscape and scenery and it is clear, you get pretty good inkling she's a writer. that served her well later in the areer as leader in suffrage movement. >> and hear about wayne morris. bit of a camugen, if youhigh principle and didn't have the same level of did, he would be vocal about that, he was vit cal of other senators, he stood his compromi

university of oregon's archives and special collections for a look at the life and writings of ken kesey, best noon for "one flew over the cuckoo's nest." >> a psychiatrist read the book and sent ken a fan letter. there ensued a fun correspondence between the two of them about mental institutions, psychiatry, and those kinds of details. >> then mark whelan exams the culture and lives of african-americans during world war i. >> when they came home, they were welcomed in their home communities. the effects of the war in terms of reforming how americans thought about race relations, i really don't think it did. it didn't have the impact that african-americans had hoped it would. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. herein on american history tv, the story of abigail scott dunaway, an oregon pioneer and women's rights activist. >> abigail scott dunaway is an example of one of the really great diaries. she describes what's happening between the people. she describes troubles that happened. she describes the landscape and the scenery. and it's clear -- i mean, you get a pretty good inkling here that she'

an inside look at the life and writings of "one flew over the cuckoo nest" ken kesey. we travel to the university of oregon's library to see letters showing how he researched and approached approached the writing of the book. >> the public was parked. a psychiatrist read the book and sent ken a fan letter, and there ensued some correspondence between them about mental institutions, psychiatry. >> and hear become former u.s. senator from oregon, wayne morris, characterized at fiercely independent, serving from 1945 to 1969, starting as a republican before leaving the party to become an independent 1952 and later join thing democraci' caucus. >> so well known for his integrate and his standing up for principles, particularly his very long and vocal dissent against the vietnam war. >> wam the cities tour of eugene, oregon. and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. >> former nebraska director james comey set to testify thursday before the senate intelligence committee, investigating russian activities during the last year's election. director comey with te

a look at the life of king kesey. >> the book was published and lewis hartline read the book and he sent letter and there was a fun correspondence between the two of them about mental institutions and psychiatry. >> the author of the culture of the lifeegro explored of african-americans in world war i. in terms of the effect of the war and reforming how people feel about race relations, it did not have the impact that african-americans hoped. scott story of abigail dunaway. is angail scott dunaway example of one of the great diaries and she describes what is happening between the people and troubles that happened. she describes the landscape and the scenery. it is clear that she is a good wellr and that served her later in her career in the suffrage movement. >> hear from the former oregon senator. >> he was a curmudgeon and a man of high principle. if you did not have that same focal and he would be he would stand his ground and would not compromise sometimes. i think that people were trying to move him a long and became frustrated. in the end, he is known for his integrity. sunday at 2

first we hear about counterculture writer ken kesey. >> we are at the university of eg

we'll look at the writing of ken kesey. >> after the book was published, a psychiatrist named lewis barlett red the boad the book. >> then mark whalan exploring african-american cultures during the world war i. >> in terms of the effects of the world and how americans thought of war relations. i really think it did. on sunday, american history tv, the story of abigail scott. she describes in her diary of landscapes and sceneries. she's a really good writer. that served her well later on in her career in the south movement. >> hear about wayne morris. he was a man of high principle and if you did not have the same levels of principles and integrity he did, he would be vocal about that. he stood his ground and he would not compromise some time. at times people were, trying to move him along or became frustrated in dealing with him. in the end, he's so well known for his integrity. watch c-span cities tour of eugene, or, and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. sunday on q&a. >> there is a political st