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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.
Unveiling portrait of Shirley Jackson, 1981

Unveiling portrait of Shirley Jackson, 1981

Samuel Proctor, Paul Edward Gray, and Clarence G. Williams, 1981

Samuel Proctor, Paul Edward Gray, and Clarence G. Williams, 1981

James E. Young

James E. Young, 1983

Shirley Chisholm

Shirley Chisholm at MIT, 1984

Black Students' Conference on Science and Technology, 1982

Black Students' Conference on Science and Technology, 1982

Ronald E. McNair Building dedication ceremonies program COVER [Earth], 1986

Ronald E. McNair Building dedication ceremonies program, 1986

Ronald E. McNair Building Dedication, Center for Space Research (1986)

Black Women in the Academy conference: Hammonds, Kilson, and Vest, 1994

Black Women in the Academy conference: Hammonds, Kilson, and Vest, 1994

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