Good Morning:

I am pleased to share with you that Hartwick College, a small private liberal arts college in Oneonta, New York has established the U.S. Pluralism Center in the site that formerly served as the college president’s suite. It now houses the United States Colored Troops Institute for Local History and Family Research, the Harriet Tubman Mentoring Project, the privately-owned Matthews Collection for the Preservation of Freedom Journey Classics, and the Exhibit Room. The Matthews Collection consists primarily of first edition books and memorabilia pertaining to the African American heritage, with a listing accessible via the web site www.hartwick.edu/usct/usct.htm

Or via Cornell University’s online Guide to African American Documentary Resources.

The Center is currently the primary site for the coordination of Hartwick’s Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Symposium http://www.hartwick.edu/lincoln.xml

that has a primary focus upon the Freedom Journey and the role of African Americans in the experience.

Harry Bradshaw Matthews, Associate Dean

and Director, U.S. Pluralism Center

[President, USCT Institute]

103 Bresee Hall

Hartwick College

Oneonta, NY 13820

607-431-4428