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Main sources for the MIT Black History Project include the Institute Archives, the MIT Museum, campus publications, and members of the MIT community. Oral history is also a valuable evidentiary tool, supplementing and enriching the store of more traditional historical evidence. Additionally, the project draws material from relevant collections and publications at large.
Ellen Swallow Richards and female students, 1888

Ellen Swallow Richards and female students, 1888

Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, ca. 1901

Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, ca. 1901

Ellen Swallow Richards with MIT Chemistry staff, 1900

Ellen Swallow Richards and staff, 1900

Lecture, ca. 1900

Lecture, ca. 1900

Wendell P. Terrell

Wendell P. Terrell, 1906

Daniel A. Smith

Daniel A. Smith, 1903

Marie C. Turner

Marie C. Turner '09

Wallace Patillo Reed, 1942

Wallace Patillo Reed, 1942

Edward Swain Hope sworn in as a Lieutenant, 1944

Edward Swain Hope sworn in as a Lieutenant, 1944

Rad Lab Group 23

Radiation Lab Group 23, 1945

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