Giving stories
How gifts from donors fuel our vision

Why I Give: Leslye Miller Fraser SB ’78, SM ’80
Fraser, who received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from MIT in chemical engineering and is a life member of the MIT Corporation, on the role the Libraries played in her life as a student and elevating the stories of women at the Institute.

Why I Give: Sharon Israel ‘86
Israel, who received an SB in electrical engineering from MIT, on serving on the Libraries’ Visiting Committee, supporting the Women@MIT Archival Initiative, and what more people should know about the MIT Libraries.

Library Oasis
The impressively renovated library and adjoining Building 14 courtyard are designed to invite serendipitous connections.

Institute Archives Spotlights Pioneering Women at MIT
Initiative is building collections highlighting the contributions of female faculty.