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About Distinctive Collections

MIT Libraries' Distinctive Collections comprises the Aga Khan Documentation Center, the MIT Institute Archives, Manuscripts, Rare Books, Visual Collections, the Wunsch Conservation Lab, and Metadata & Digital Collections Services.

Distinctive Collections collects, preserves, and fosters the use of unique and rare materials such as tangible and digital archives, manuscripts, ephemera, artists’ books, and more. With these collections the Libraries seeks to cultivate the interest in past, present, and future; the humanistic and the scientific; and the physical and the digital in order to inspire and enable research, learning, experimentation, and play for a diverse community of users.

The Distinctive Collections Reading Room is open to all, regardless of institutional affiliation, for use of our collections.

Emilie Hardman

Emilie Hardman, Head

For all reference requests, please contact us using our form: Ask Distinctive Collections

Location:
Building 14N-118
In the Hayden Library, 160 Memorial Drive

Mailing address:
Building 14N-118
77 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 USA

E-mail: distinctive-collections@mit.edu
Telephone: 617.253.5136

Ashlynn August

Digitization Associate
Metadata and Digital Collections Services
a_august@mit.edu | 14-0551 | 617.253.7287

Betsy Baldwin

Collections Archivist
Aga Khan Documentation Center
baldwine@mit.edu | 7-238 | 617.253.6209

Joe Carrano

Digital Archivist
Distinctive Collections
carrano@mit.edu | 14N-118 | 617-715-4468

Mattie Clear

Reference Associate
Distinctive Collections
mclear@mit.edu | 14N-118 | 617.452.5137

Myles Crowley

Reference Associate
Distinctive Collections
mcrowley@mit.edu | 14N-118 | 617.253.0654

Jana Dambrogio

Thomas F. Peterson (1957) Conservator
Distinctive Collections
jld@mit.edu | 14-0513 | 617.452.4064

Christopher Donnelly

Image Cataloging and Technical Associate
Metadata and Digital Collections Services
cdonnell@mit.edu | 7-238 | 617.253.6407

Emilie Hardman

Head, Distinctive Collections
ehardman@mit.edu | NE36-7341 | 617.875.2317

Neal Johnson

Scanning and Document Delivery Assistant
Metadata and Digital Collections Services
njhnsn@mit.edu | 14-0551 | 617.253.7287

Grace Johnson-DeBaufre

Digitization Associate
Metadata and Digital Collections Services
gracejd@mit.edu | 14-0551 | 617.253.7287

Ayako Letizia

Conservation Associate
Distinctive Collections
ayako@mit.edu | 14-0513 | 617.253.5282

Mikki Simon Macdonald

Collections Strategist
D istinctive Collections
mssimon@mit.edu | NE36-6101 | 617.253.7146

Alexandra McGee

Alex McGee

Women@MIT Project Archivist
Distinctive Collections
acmcgee@mit.edu | 14N-118 | 617.253.5705

How can Alex help you?

Jennifer Morris

Digital Imaging Manager and Technology Consultant
Metadata and Digital Collections Services
j_morris@mit.edu | 14-0551 | 617.253.7286

Jess Myers

Thesis Project Associate
Distinctive Collections
myersjm@mit.edu | 14-0551

Matthew Saba

Visual Resources Librarian
Aga Khan Documentation Center
mdsaba@mit.edu | 7-238 | 617.253.6129

How can Matt help you?

Kari Smith

Institute Archivist
Distinctive Collections
smithkr@mit.edu | 14N-118 | 617.258.5568

Greta Suiter

Processing Archivist
Distinctive Collections
gsuiter@mit.edu | 14N-118 | 617.258.5533

Chris Tanguay

Chris Tanguay

Processing Associate
Distinctive Collections
ctanguay@mit.edu | 14N-118 | 617.715.4466

Michael Toler

Interim Program Head
Aga Khan Documentation Center
mtoler@mit.edu | 7-238 | 617.253.2955

How can Michael help you?

Beverly Turner

Program Head
Metadata and Digital Collections Services
bturner@mit.edu | NE36-6101 | 617.253.7366

Rachel Van Unen

Archival Processing Manager
Distinctive Collections
rvanunen@mit.edu | 14N-118 | 617.253.4323

Mary Jeanne Yuen

Metadata Production Associate
Metadata and Digital Collections Services
mjyuen@mit.edu | NE36-6101 | 617.253.0697

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