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The History Center in Tompkins County and Cornell University Press announced Tuesday the start of a new partnership. The two Ithaca-based organizations will actively cooperate to bring the best local and regional history and authors to Ithaca.

This collaboration will primarily take the shape of talks and events from authors published by Cornell University Press held at The History Center on E. State / E. MLK Street. There will also be opportunities to highlight new themes in documenting history. The series of events, 'CUP Talks', will be open to the public and are intended to generate interest in local history.

Cornell University Press marketing director Martyn Beeny said, "We are excited to be partnering with Rod Howe and The History Center. The work they do is important and stimulating and we believe the books we publish tie in perfectly to the center's mission."

The first event in the new CUP Talks will be held November 11 at 2:00pm. The talk features a variety of panelists with local connections, including Robert J. Mrazek, author of the new novel, And the Sparrow Fell, published by Cornell University Press.

"We wanted to kick CUP Talks off with an important topic that connects local experiences with global events," said Rod Howe, Executive Director of The History Center. "With all the recent attention on the Vietnam War as a result of the Ken Burns documentary, it made perfect sense to bring in Bob Mrazek. Bob's book is fiction but it is historically accurate and reflects what Ithaca was like during the Vietnam War."

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