The following resources may be useful in locating photographs of MIT faculty and staff.

Technique (MIT’s Yearbook), 1877-present, T171.M4257. Physical copies are available in Distinctive Collections. While Distinctive Collections holds the most complete set, many copies are available in other locations within MIT libraries. Digitized versions of 1885-1930 as well as special publication by the Technique staff including Technology War Record, New Campus Sketched 1916, and class of 1928 Freshman Gray Book are searchable and available at https://technique.mit.edu/archives.html

Yearbooks include information about the corporation, departments, student life, clubs and organizations, as well as individual photos of seniors accompanied by information often including birth date, hometown, course, campus involvement, and title of thesis.

Please note: from 1885 – 1924 (volume 38) one must look in the year following graduation for senior information (ie. Class of 1919 is pictured in the 1920 Technique). Beginning in 1924 (volume 39) seniors are included in their graduation year (ie. Class of 1930 is included in 1930 Technique). 

The Tech, MIT’s student run newspaper in publication since 1881. 

Issues up until August of 2016 are made searchable at http://tech.mit.edu/browse.html, all current issues are available at https://thetech.com/.

It is published weekly during the regular school year and monthly during the summer.

Robert H. Richards, Professor of Mining Engineering and Metallurgy (1902 Technique, 13) 

Although the MIT Libraries' Department of Distinctive Collections houses records in all formats including photographs, most historic photographs documenting the Institute are housed at the MIT Museum. A search for images should start with the MIT Museum. To contact them please use their MIT Museum Reference Inquiries Form.

The following resources may be useful if you have information about organizations, departments, or events associated with the person you are researching.

MIT ArchivesSpace provides a searchable database of Distinctive Collections various collections. Collections of specific note may include various academic departments, administrative records, and personal papers relating to MIT faculty and staff.

Instructions on how to view collections in the Reading Room or Order Copies are available at Requesting Materials. 

 We are currently working to make available items imaged from these collections available via Dome. Links to items that have been digitized are available within a given collection's finding aid. 

MIT publications may be found using the MIT’s Catalog. 

Instructions on how to view MIT publications in the Reading Room or Order Copies are available at Requesting Materials. 

Technology Review, 1899-present. Shelved in Distinctive Collections Reading Room T171.M4256.T43. While Distinctive Collections holds the most complete set, many copies are available in other locations within MIT libraries. The following issues of the Technology Review are available online through Google Books or archive.org: 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923.

This resource is useful because many of the articles are written by or address work completed by MIT faculty and staff. 

An index of the Technology Review is available through 1972 is available in the IASC Reading Room.

The Technology Review has occurred in the following iterations accompanied by links to the Catalog Record which details MIT holding information:

Technology Review, 1899-1997 (T171.M4256.T43)

MIT's Technology Review, 1997-1998 (T171.M4256.T43)

Technology Review: MIT's Magazine of Innovation, 1998-Present (T171.M4256.T43)

Economics, Statistics, and Political Science Schedule (1901-1902 Course Catalog, Page 155)

These sources function as directories or lists of faculty and staff. They are primarily available in the Distinctive Collections Reading Room; however, parts may be digitized and available online. 

Faculty and Staff Directories, 1942-present. Shelved in Distinctive Collections Reading Room T171.M42b.S77.

This resource includes information regarding positions within departments as well as names and locations of affiliated labs. 

The Faculty and Staff Directories have occurred in the following iterations accompanied by links to the Catalog Record which details MIT holding information:

Staff Directory, 1942-1943 (T171.M42b.S77).

Staff and Telephone Directory, 1944-1963 (T171.M42b.S77).

M.I.T. Telephone Directory, 1963-1976/77 (T171.M42b.S77). 

Directory, 1977/78-1989/90 (T171.M42b.S77).

Faculty and Staff Directory, 1990/91-2010/11 (T171.M42b.S77). 

Register of Former Students and Alumni, 1893-2002. Shelved in Distinctive Collections Reading Room, T171.M47. While Distinctive Collections holds the most complete set, many copies are available in other locations within MIT libraries. The following issue have been digitized and are searchable through Google Books, Archive.org, or Hathi Trust: 1903/04 , 1909, 1912, 1915, 1920, 1930, 1935, 1940.

The arrangement of names is by class year or alphabetical order. They are variously indexed alphabetically, geographically, by class year, by department, living, and deceased. This Register was published in 1893, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, 1940, 1948, 1955, 1961, 1967, 1975, 1984, 1989, 1994, and 2002; following the 2002 publication, the alumni register was made available online only.

Of specific note, the 1967 register is particularly strong as it includes more information that the registers to follow. More specifically, it is the last register to include faculty information. 

Course Catalogs, 1865-present. Shelved in Distinctive Collections Reading Room T171.M42. These catalogs are searchable and available online through Dome.

The register has occurred in the following iterations accompanied by links to the Catalog Record which details MIT holding information:

Register of Graduates, 1893, 1903/1904-1911 (T171.M47)

Register of Former Students, 1909-1940 (T171.M47)

MIT Alumni Register, 1948-1984 (T171.M47)

MIT Alumni/ae Register, 1989-2002 (T171.M47)

Biographies of Members of the Faculty and Officers of Administration, July 1879-July 1949. Available for viewing in the Distinctive Collections Reading Room upon request Folio T171.M421.F14 1950.

This resource includes limited biographies of individuals as well as photographs of these individuals. 

Please Note: This collection is stored offsite and must be requested in advance of a visit. 

Index available in Distinctive Collections Reading Room. 

Norbert Wiener to sister Bertha, 27 July 1925, Norbert Wiener Papers (MC-0022) Box 2 Folder 26.  

These sources while available in the Distinctive Collections Reading Room have been digitized and are searchable and made available online. 

Annual Reports to the President, 1871-present. Shelved in Distinctive Collections Reading Room T171.M4195. While Distinctive Collections holds the most complete set, many copies are available in other locations within MIT libraries. These reports are searchable and available online through Dome. 

These reports serve as a summary of the year's activities and an introduction to the next year's goals. Specifically, they include lists of faculty, personnel, and trustees; statistics about students; and treasurer reports. 

The Reports to the President have occurred in the following iterations accompanied by links to the Catalog Record which details MIT holding information:

Reports of the President, Secretary, and Departments, 1870/71-1871/72 (T171.M4195). 

President's Report for the year ending..., 1873-1877; 1883-1931/32 (T171.M4195). 

President's Report Issue, 1936/37-1964 (T171.M4195). 

Report of the President, 1966-1970/71 (T171.M4195). 

Reports to the President, 1982/1983-present (T171.M4195). 

Report of the President and the Chancellor, 1971/72-1979/80 (T171.M4195). 

Report of the President, 1980/81-1981/82 (T171.M4195). 

Reports to the President, 2001/02-present (T171.M4195). 

Course Catalogs, 1865-present. Shelved in Distinctive Collections Reading Room T171.M42. These catalogs are searchable and available online through Dome.

The bulletins include directories of students, degree candidates, and faculty lists.

Rules and Regulations of the Faculty, 1879-2007. Shelved in Distinctive Collections Reading Room T171.M4199. While Distinctive Collections holds the most complete set, many copies are available in other locations within MIT libraries. These reports are searchable and available online through Dome. 

This source establishes the roles and responsibilities of the Standing Committees of the MIT Faculty, governs its legislative processes, and states its regulations pertaining to the academic calendar, admissions, registration, grades, degrees, and more.

Current Rules and Regulations can be found here: https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/rules-and-regulations. 

The Rules and Regulations of the Faculty have occurred in the following iterations accompanied by links to the Catalog Record which details MIT holding information:

Rules of the Faculty, 1879?; 1892; 1898; 1903; 1907/08; 1910/11; 1914-1917; 1919; 1921; 1927; 1930; 1932 (T171.M4199). 

Rules and Regulations of the Faculty, 1937; 1939; 1944; 1949-1955; 1957-1970/71; 1975-2007 (T171.M4199).