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

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

Eva Irene Kataja and Toni Peters, ca. 1967

Eva Irene Kataja and Toni Peters, ca. 1967

Jillian Sim

Jillian Sim and the Hemmings Siblings, 1999

Desire Greene portrays Mae Jemison, 1998

Desire Greene portrays Mae Jemison, 1998

Sheree Stokes, 1998

Sheree Stokes, 1998

Maia Weinstock, 2017

Maia Weinstock: Women of NASA LEGO Set, 2017

MIT PhDs, 2018

MIT PhDs, 2018

Humans of MIT: Eleane Lema, 2018

Humans of MIT: Eleane Lema, 2018

Faye-Marie Vassel, 2018

Faye-Marie Vassel, 2018

Jeandele Elliot, 2019

Jeandele Elliot, 2019

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