Free coffee and Voodoo Doughnuts drew hordes of people to the University of Oregon’s Knight Library north-wing second floor at 10 a.m. today. It was in celebration of the company’s special donation to the UO’s Special Collections and University Archives’ fundraiser, “Are You On The Bus?”
The donation allows the UO to purchase the Ken Kesey paper collection, which is currently on loan at the UO and contains original documents, correspondence, manuscripts and Kesey’s personal papers. The purchase will retain the Kesey papers for researchers and students both to study and enjoy.
“If we can buy a stadium, we can buy the Kesey papers,” said a Voodoo representative, as he presented a giant $10,000 tie-dye check to James Fox, head of Special Collections and University Archives.
Voodoo’s tie-dye doughnuts with colored sugar cubes on top and yellow jelly in the middle were the main attraction. This doughnut, called The Easy Peasy Lemon Kesey, was made special to help raise funds.