{"id":44035,"date":"2026-01-13T15:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/?p=44035"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:46:44","slug":"acquired-materials-in-distinctive-collections-2025-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/acquired-materials-in-distinctive-collections-2025-year-in-review\/44035\/","title":{"rendered":"Acquired Materials in Distinctive Collections: 2025 Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The MIT Libraries Department of Distinctive Collections (DDC) collects, preserves, and makes available the Libraries\u2019 unique and rare materials. DDC comprises three broad collecting programs \u2013 Institute Archives, the Aga Khan Documentation Center, and Distinctive Materials in Science and Technology. These programs collectively focus on the expansive history of science and technology, and architecture, with a particular emphasis on MIT\u2019s contributions. Our materials range across subjects, time periods, languages, and formats, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of research and teaching at MIT. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are new acquisitions brought into the collections in 2025. Some materials are accessible today, while others are being processed and cataloged and will be available soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44036\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44036\" class=\"wp-image-44036\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/SpaceStationMIT-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of MIT's Building 10 on top of a spacecraft circling Earth\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/SpaceStationMIT-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/SpaceStationMIT-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/SpaceStationMIT-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/SpaceStationMIT-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/SpaceStationMIT-624x413.jpg 624w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/SpaceStationMIT.jpg 1604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image of International Space University Founding Conference poster, 1987, Pat Rowlings<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Available now<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archivesspace.mit.edu\/repositories\/2\/archival_objects\/484671\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tech Coeds song parodies<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additions of posters to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archivesspace.mit.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/1314\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Collection on Community Activism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additions to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archivesspace.mit.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/1089\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">David Epstein papers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (music professor, conductor of the MIT Symphony Orchestra)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additions to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archivesspace.mit.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/617\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eric Hodgins papers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (managing editor of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Technology Review<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, author of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additions to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archivesspace.mit.edu\/repositories\/2\/archival_objects\/477739\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sloan School of Management Oral History Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (John D. Little memorial materials)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Office of the Provost, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archivesspace.mit.edu\/repositories\/2\/archival_objects\/485888\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">records of L. Rafael Reif<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archivesspace.mit.edu\/repositories\/2\/archival_objects\/484719\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Materials on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MIT News for MIT Parents<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.mit.edu\/handle\/1721.1\/7582\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2025 MIT Theses<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cataloged Publications:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935261308206761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like the waters we rise : posters, photos and objects from the front lines of the climate justice movement, 1968-2022 <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Booklyn (Organization), sponsoring body.; Interference Archive, sponsoring body.; Radix Media (Firm), printer.; De Anda, Raquel, author, curator.; MacPhee, Josh, artist, author, curator.; Amsterdam, L. J., author.; Purcell, Jesse, printer.; Solnit, David, printer. 2022\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935701708506761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fauna fables Aly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Islam, book artist. 2024\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935460302406761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The book of mud <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cherri, Ali, 1976- book artist.; Dongola Limited Editions, publisher.; Mounzer, Lina, contributor.; Janjelo, Mariam, contributor.; Abedini, Reza, book designer.; Barakat, Lama, book designer.; Dabaji, Kassem, photographer.; Youssef, Riad, binder, printer.; Lavenu, Frantz, brickmaker.; Samara, Salim, printer.; Elhajj, Tanya, binder.; Cherri, Ali, 1976- signer. 2019\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935440207606761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boxed in? : what where why <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dhatt, Insiya, book artist. 2021\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935740109006761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">La prose du Transsibe\u0301rien <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">re-creation Maryatt, Kitty, book artist.; Delaunay, Sonia.; Seibert, Richard, printer.; Cendrars, Blaise, 1887-1961.; Two Hands Press (Los Angeles, Calif.), publisher. 2018\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935706009506761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Timbuktu, artist&#8217;s book. <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mitchell, Sauda, 1981- book artist. 2021\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935542309706761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I kill you in dreams. <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sezen, Beldan, 1967- book artist.; Booklyn (Organization) 2023\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935523207006761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Duster 2 <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Silverberg, Robbin Ami.; Dobbin Books 2001\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935525804406761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A good wife is the best piece of furniture <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: (Dutch, German, Danish). Silverberg, Robbin Ami, artist.; Dobbin Books. 2007?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935525805206761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not all nice houses are good to spend the night in<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> : (Bambara, Mali). Silverberg, Robbin Ami, artist.; Dobbin Books. 2007?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935525804706761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A wife is serviceable in every room<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> : (Dutch). Silverberg, Robbin Ami, artist.; Dobbin Books. 2007?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935915522706761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eglises de village de la Syrie du nord.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Tchalenko, Georges.; Baccache, E.; Institut franc\u0327ais d&#8217;arche\u0301ologie du Proche-Orient. 1979-1980\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935915522706761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eglises de village de la Syrie du nord. <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tchalenko, Georges.; Baccache, E.; Institut franc\u0327ais d&#8217;arche\u0301ologie du Proche-Orient. 1979-1980\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935548607606761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eglises syriennes a\u0300 be\u0302ma : texte <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tchalenko, Georges. 1990\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935440109006761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A meta-torium on life <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adeyemi, Oyinade, author, printer.; Arellano, Francisco (Researcher in nuclear science), author, printer.; Do, Thao, author, printer.; Kummel, Koko, author, printer.; Raybuck, Rachel, author, printer.; Rethman, Brooke, author, printer.; Santi, Bianca, author, printer.; Tepe, Cem, author, printer.; Vliet, Aaron, author, printer.; Vu, Kiet, author, printer.; Wang, Margaret (Margaret Q.), author, printer. 2022\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935506400206761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">L&#8217;E\u0301gypte a petites journe\u0301es : Le Kaire et ses environs <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhone\u0301, Arthur, 1836-1910. 1877\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935733611406761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Late monuments 6.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Srouji, Dima, artist. 2024\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935738110906761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stucco and colored glass window replicas with carving and engraving tools. El-Deeb, Mohamed, artist.; <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture. Documentation Center (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), commissioning body. 2024\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935910621706761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stucco and colored glass window with flowers in a vase design. <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">between 1770 and 1840\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935910922306761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stucco and colored glass window with peacock design. <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">between 1770 and 1840<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01MIT_INST\/ejdckj\/alma9935912322006761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stucco and colored glass window with cypress tree design<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. between 1770 and 1840<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Coming soon<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clarence G. Williams personal archives (urban studies and planning, Special Assistant to the President and Chancellor for Minority Affairs, Dir. of Minority Education, founder and Dir. of the MIT Black History project)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florence W. and James W. Harris papers (linguistics, theoretical phonology and morphology. Together they wrote and published a history and origins of the MIT linguistics program)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additions to the MIT Libraries records<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">School of Engineering faculty records<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sloan School of Management Financial Technology Option certificate program records\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MIT Corporation Risk and Audit Committee records<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additions to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archivesspace.mit.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/1073\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Edward E. David Jr. papers<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">International Space University Conference poster\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adele Santos personal archives (architecture and planning, Dean of the SA+P, Center for Advanced Urbanism at MIT)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mechanical Engineering faculty and departmental records<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additions to the Interviews of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dome.mit.edu\/handle\/1721.3\/74330\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Margaret MacVicar Memorial AMITA Oral History Project<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additions to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archivesspace.mit.edu\/repositories\/2\/archival_objects\/112127\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visiting Committee reports<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MindHandHeart program records<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Institute Events videos<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additions to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archivesspace.mit.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/1344\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ruth Perry personal archives<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MIT Spouses and Partners program records<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additions to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archivesspace.mit.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/1136\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lotte Bailyn papers<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additions to the Academic Council records<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additions to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archivesspace.mit.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/1186\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Victor McElheny papers<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Office of the Vice President, records of Claude Canizares<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additions to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archivesspace.mit.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/915\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">David Baltimore papers<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To see any of these collections or items, follow the instructions on our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/distinctive-collections\/visit-us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or fill out our<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mit-ddc.libanswers.com\/ask-ddc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">contact form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with any questions. Please note that some records may be closed for a set time frame due to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/distinctive-collections\/institute-records-access-statement\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Institute access restrictions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or donor restrictions.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MIT Libraries Department of Distinctive Collections (DDC) collects, preserves, and makes available the Libraries\u2019 unique and rare materials. DDC comprises three broad collecting programs \u2013 Institute Archives, the Aga Khan Documentation Center, and Distinctive Materials in Science and Technology. These programs collectively focus on the expansive history of science and technology, and architecture, with a particular emphasis on MIT\u2019s contributions. Our materials range across subjects, time periods, languages, and formats, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of research and teaching at MIT. \u00a0 Here are new acquisitions brought into the collections in 2025. 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