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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.
Helen G. Edmonds

Helen G. Edmonds

Unveiling portrait of Shirley Jackson, 1981

Unveiling portrait of Shirley Jackson, 1981

April Jeffries et al. at Commencement, 1981

April Jeffries et al. at Commencement, 1981

Phyllis A. Wallace

1982 Westerfield Award: Phyllis A. Wallace

AKA Lambda Upsilon Sorors, 1984

AKA Lambda Upsilon Sorors, 1984

AKA Lambda Upsilon Line

AKA Lambda Upsilon Line, 1986

Shirley Chisholm, 1984

Shirley Chisholm at Commencement, 1984

Shirley Chisholm

Shirley Chisholm at MIT, 1984

Our Perspectives of MIT

Brochure: Our Perspectives of MIT, 1980s

AKA Lambda Upsilon Sorors, 1985

AKA Lambda Upsilon Sorors, 1985

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