Paul F. Cooper, Jr. Archives at Hartwick College

04/22/2026

Earth Day 1999 celebration at Hartwick. A symposium held at Pine Lake featured presentations by more than a dozen faculty members with a goal of highlighting the diverse viewpoints and uses of the lake and its environments.

02/12/2026

Some 1930s humor for Valentine's Day

01/05/2026

Books and music entering the public domain in 2026:

January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US law; the copyright terms in other countries are different.[2] On January 1, 2026, thousands of copyri...

12/23/2025

This "Christmas tree" was created on December 24, 1973 by the crewmen of the third manned Skylab mission aboard the space station in earth orbit. Food cans were used to make the tree. Hartwick has a print of the photo in the Henry S.F. Cooper manuscript collection. Photo credit: NASA.

11/18/2025

Artist and art professor emeritus Phil Young, who recently passed away, had many enduring impacts on the Hartwick community. A particularly visible example was his leading role in the successful effort to replace the former college seal.

08/12/2025

1976 NASA photograph of the space shuttle orbiter "Enterprise" mated to the modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft flying over the Mojave Desert during approach and landing tests. From Hartwick's collection of manuscripts by Henry S.F. Cooper, a prolific science and nature writer who covered the US and Soviet space programs. Cooper's 1973 book, "13: The Flight that Failed" was published 2 years after the Apollo 13 mission. Cooper served as a consultant for the 1995 film starring Tom Hanks.

07/08/2025

Join us for "Indian Summer" and "The Fall of Cannonsville" this Thursday, 7/10, at 6 pm, as we begin our July film series, "Beneath Reservoir Waters." Free admission and light refreshments. For further information, 607-431-4480. Image courtesy of the Delaware County Historical Association, Delhi, NY.
https://www.thedailystar.com/news/local_news/museum-film-series-dives-into-impact-of-reservoirs/article_2c6e881f-f93f-4ce3-a1e6-6bd4e6248a4c.html

05/06/2025

Free webinar next week by retired dean Harry Bradshaw Matthews (registration link in comments)

05/06/2025

Mary Elizabeth Carnegie, DPA, RN, FAAN, ground-breaking nurse, educator, and author, spoke at Hartwick in May of 1964. Dr. Carnegie was named a Living Legend of the Academy of Nursing, the highest honor the profession offers, in 1994.

04/14/2025

From Hilltops, an article about Jackie Robinson in anticipation of his May 9, 1967 visit to Hartwick College where he spoke at our Honors Convocation.