Institute Archives & Special Collections

The Institute Archives & Special Collections houses unpublished material related to MIT including official administrative and academic records of the Institute as well as MIT publications and theses; personal papers of MIT faculty, staff, and students, along with related organizations; and the MIT rare and special book collections. The Archives also administers MIT's records management program. The department supports the administration, research, and teaching of the MIT community and encourages the use of its collections by researchers and scholars outside the Institute.

Mailing address:
Institute Archives & Special Collections
MIT Libraries, Building 14N-118
77 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

telephone: (617) 253-5136
fax: (617) 258-7305

for more information: Tom Rosko, rosko@mit.edu; Archives staff

• The collections
  Archives collections: Institute records
  Manuscript collections: Faculty papers, etc.
  MIT publications
  Theses
  Rare books
  Oral histories
  
  
• Collections Processing
  The Archives is responsible for the organization, description, and preservation of archives and manuscript collections; the acquisition of all MIT graduate theses and their preparation for cataloging, microfiching, and binding; and the acquisition of MIT publications.

for more information: Liz Andrews, landrews@mit.edu

• Reference Services
  The department provides reference service to the MIT community and researchers and scholars outside the Institute.

for more information: Nora Murphy, mithistory@mit.edu

• Records Management Program
  The Archives administers MIT's records management program, advising administrative and academic offices on records-keeping practices and records retention and disposition. The program helps to ensure that the permanent and historical records of the Institute are preserved.

for more information: Liz Andrews, landrews@mit.edu