Category: Archives & MIT history

Emilie Songolo Leads Distinctive Collections
Emilie Songolo joined the MIT Libraries in July as head of the Department of Distinctive Collections (DDC). In this role, Songolo will work across...

What’s New
Spring 2022
Oral history project and exhibit trace the history of South Asian students at MIT Distinctive Collections will partner with Sana Aiyar, associate professor...

Emilie Songolo named head of Distinctive Collections
Emilie Songolo has been named head of the Department of Distinctive Collections (DDC). Reporting to the Associate Director for Collections, the head will work...

authors@mit series returns
Talks by authors of new MIT Press publications
The MIT Press, the MIT Press Bookstore, and the MIT Libraries are delighted to announce the restart of the authors@mit series. authors@mit presents talks...

MIT COVID-19 documentation project material now online
Distinctive Collections releases digital collection documenting the pandemic experience of MIT community members
The MIT Libraries Distinctive Collections is pleased to announce that MIT community contributions to the COVID-19 Collection are now available online! The COVID-19 Collection...

Collecting the Now
Distinctive Collections launches a project documenting COVID-19 at MIT
When COVID-19 disrupted life at MIT, library staff naturally thought to look to the archives for similar events in Institute history, such as the...