Incorporated in 1861, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is one of the finest universities in the world, and they have done an excellent job in preserving their own institutional history through the work of their Archives & Special Collections group. This site contains a number of digitized primary documents that tell the story of MIT through the papers of its presidents, biographies of prominent educators, and the "Object of the Month" feature. A good place to start is the "MIT Timeline" section, which provides a list of key events in the school's history, accompanied by images culled from their collection.