Oregon. He wrote two of the Great American novels, one flew over the cuckoos nest and sometimes a great notion. His papers are here at the university of oregon because he wanted his collection to be here. He felt that he was an oregonian, he had so many experiences here in oregon, and he felt it was the right thing for the collection to be here in his alma mater. Today i wrought out a number of different examples of manuscripts that are included in the collection x that includes things like correspondence, his artwork. He was not just a writer, but also an artist. So we have examples of his artwork we have literary manuscripts in the collection, we have a diary that he kept when he was at the university which is a fabulous resource about what his experience was like when he was a student here at the university. Talk about his relationships with other people in his life. Just very exciting collection of primary sources that can help this color burn more about ken kesey. Ken kesey had an
Oregon. He wrote two of the Great American novels, one flew over the cuckoos nest and sometimes a great notion. His papers are here at the university of oregon because he wanted his collection to be here. He felt that he was an oregonian, he had so many experiences here in oregon, and he felt it was the right thing for the collection to be here in his alma mater. Today i wrought out a number of different examples of manuscripts that are included in the collection x that includes things like correspondence, his artwork. He was not just a writer, but also an artist. So we have examples of his artwork we have literary manuscripts in the collection, we have a diary that he kept when he was at the university which is a fabulous resource about what his experience was like when he was a student here at the university. Talk about his relationships with other people in his life. Just very exciting collection of primary sources that can help this color burn more about ken kesey. Ken kesey had an
The Oregon Rare Books Initiative was begun three or four years ago. By a couple of colleagues here at oregon. Its aim is to increase the use of the rare book and special Collections Archives among faculty and students and in the classroom here at the university of oregon. The initiative was founded in 2013. Colleagues, including myself, have been upstairs in the vault where these rare books are stored, along with librarians, including bruce tabb wlorks have helped us to find , who have helped us to find books we did not know we owned. The been a rediscovery of some of the amazing rare and collectible books that have been here often since the early 19th century, and were using them in our research and classes in a way that we hadnt for several decades. When we invite a visiting scholar to come give a talk here, we encourage that person to consult in our collection upstairs and find some of the rare books that he or she has worked on and that are of interest in that field. Books specialt
cspanhistory for information on our schedule of upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news. Up next on American History tv, Regent University looks back at president reagans june 8, 19 82 address to the British Parliament delivered in a royal gallery and the palace of westminster in london. The speech is remembered for reagans declaration that the march of freedom and democracy would leave marxism, leninism on the ashby of history. We will hear the speech after a brief introduction, and then hear a Panel Discussion on reagans role in the soviet threat. This twohour program was part of the reynald Ronald Reagan symposium at Regent University. Thank you, dr. Patterson. In the hot summer of 1982, president reagan delivered a speech that is come to be known as his westminster address. He predicted the downfall of the soviet union at the hands of the democratic one that would leave leninism on the ash heap of sister he on the ash heap of history. Prime minister Margaret T
massive search to find michelle le. anne makovec is in hayward where those volunteers are gathering in just a couple of hours. anne. reporter: they are going over some areas that have already been searched, some rural areas of southern alameda county but today this area will turn into a command post for a massive three-day search. they are hoping for hundreds of volunteers. the search starts at 8 a.m. relying on cell phone records. the family held a press conference yesterday. police have classified it is a homicide but the body hasn t been found so the family is hoping she could be alive. she hasn t been seen since may 27 at kaiser medical center where she is enrolled in a class. she left during a break and never returned. her car was found parked nearby. investigators say they have found some compelling evidence that points to homicide but haven t said what it is. we have also heard that police have a surveillance video that shows michelle in the garage but won t say what