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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.
Robert R. Taylor portrait

Robert R. Taylor, 1892

Robert R. Taylor with classmates

Robert R. Taylor with classmates, 1892

Robert Taylor with students at Tuskegee Institute, circa 1897

Robert Taylor with students at Tuskegee Institute, circa 1897

Ronald T. McLaughlin

Ronald T. McLaughlin

Three women students

Three women students, 1968

Catalog card: Boston Boys' Club members and East Campus students, 1962

Catalog card: Boston Boys' Club members and East Campus students, 1962

Kakamega Secondary School students, 1961

Kakamega Secondary School students, 1961

Robert E. Efimba

Robert E. Efimba during Black History Week, 1960s

Document: "American Women in Science and Engineering" symposium brochure, 1964

Document: American Women in Science and Engineering symposium program cover, 1964

Elaine Denniston, ca. 1967

Elaine Denniston

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