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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.
Inez Hazel at MIT Lincoln Lab, 1956

Inez Hazel at MIT Lincoln Lab, 1956

Inez Hazel at the SWE National Convention, 1956

Inez Hazel at the SWE National Convention, 1956

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

Sylvia Ann McDowell, 2009

Sylvia Ann McDowell, 2009

World AIDS Day, 2004

World AIDS Day, 2004

Stephanie Wingfield, 2004

Stephanie Wingfield, 2004

Paula Hammond 2007

Paula Hammond at work, 2007

"Crossing Over" by Philip Mallory Jones

Crossing Over, 2001

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