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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.
Letter from Arthur D. Jewell to The Crisis, 1932

Letter from Arthur D. Jewell to The Crisis, 1932

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: A Place for Women, p. 2, 1973

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: A Place for Women, p. 2, 1973

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: A Place for Women, p. 9, 1973

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: A Place for Women, p. 9, 1973

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: A Place for Women, p. 14, 1973

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: A Place for Women, p. 14, 1973

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: A Place for Women, p. 17, 1973

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: A Place for Women, p. 17, 1973

Uppercut comic by Steve Sullivan

Comic strip featuring Prof. Larry Sass, 2004

Illustration: Society of '87, 1887

Illustration: Society of '87, 1887

Anthony Kobina Amos and Herbert Nee Osai Quao, 1962-63

Catalog card: Anthony Amos and Herbert Quao, 1962-63

No. 18, The migration gained in momentum

"No. 18, The migration gained in momentum" by Jacob Lawrence

Operation Crossroads Africa, 1961

Catalog card: Operation Crossroads Africa, 1961

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