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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.
Personnel office staff, ca. 1965

Personnel office staff, ca. 1965

Yvonne Harris and Sherry Glanville, ca. 1965

Yvonne Harris and Sherry Glanville, ca. 1965

Ellen Swallow Richards with MIT Chemistry staff, 1900

Ellen Swallow Richards and staff, 1900

William Barton Rogers, ca. 1869

William B. Rogers, ca. 1869

The Rogers Brothers

The Rogers Brothers

Letter from William B. Rogers to Henry D. Rogers, 1846

Letter, William B. Rogers to Henry D. Rogers, 1846

William Barton Rogers and the Savage Family

William Barton Rogers and the Savage Family, ca. 1860

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Program: First National Conference on Issues Facing Black Administrators at Predominantly White Colleges and Universities, 1982

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Program: Second National Conference on Issues Facing Black Administrators at Predominantly White Colleges and Universities, 1984

MIT Minority Graduate Student Directory cover

MIT Minority Graduate Student Directory, 1978-79

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