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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 with MIT Chemistry staff, 1900

Ellen Swallow Richards and staff, 1900

Class in Food Technology, 1954

Class in Food Technology, 1954

Inez Hazel at MIT Lincoln Lab, 1956

Inez Hazel at MIT Lincoln Lab, 1956

Arthur R. Blackwell, 1951

Arthur R. Blackwell, 1951

Luther T. Prince, Jr, 1952

Luther T. Prince, Jr., 1952

Robert P. Pinckney, 1952

Robert P. Pinckney, 1952

Henry T. Brown, ca. 1955

Henry T. Brown, ca. 1955

Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson

Wonder Woman #50: Ellen Swallow Richards, 1950s

Wonder Woman #50: Ellen Swallow Richards, 1950s

Carolyn Beatrice Parker

Carolyn Beatrice Parker, ca. 1949

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