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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.
Jones’ Lunch at the Boston campus gymnasium, ca. 1878

Jones’ Lunch at the Boston campus gymnasium, ca. 1878

Ellen Swallow Richards with MIT Chemistry staff, 1900

Ellen Swallow Richards and staff, 1900

Fred Braxton, 1975

Fred Braxton, 1975

Shirley A. Jackson, 1973

Shirley Jackson at MIT, 1973

MLK Day March, 1978

MLK Day March, 1978

MIT Minority Graduate Student Directory cover

MIT Minority Graduate Student Directory, 1978-79

Henry A. Hill,

Henry A. Hill, ca. 1977

Memo to Paul Gray, 1975

Memorandum: An Excellent Affirmative Action Plan Versus Failure to Meet Goals Relative to Black Faculty and Staff, 1975

Shirley Jackson, 1973

Shirley Jackson, 1973

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