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[The Harvard Plate Stacks](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/) is the largest collection of its kind in the world. The core of the collection is over 550,000 glass plate negatives and spectral images, covering both the northern and southern hemispheres. The Harvard Plate Stacks make up over a century of irreplaceable scientific observations and represent the first full image of the visible Universe. Hundreds of Women Astronomical Computers studied and curated materials in the Harvard Plate Stacks while making discoveries of their own, but more often than not, their work went unrecognized. We are dedicated to understanding and undoing the erasure of these women’s contributions while enabling the creation of new knowledge using the Harvard Plate Stacks Collection.  
  
We need your help to further our mission of expanding access and highlighting the impact of the pioneering Women Astronomical Computers. [Show your support by making a gift online to the Harvard College Observatory Annual Fund](https://community.alumni.harvard.edu/give/51695200). To ensure it is allocated to the Plate Stacks, please forward your confirmation email to <HCOGiving@cfa.harvard.edu> with the phrase "For the Plate Stacks."

## Donating Archives, Materials, or Special Collections

The Harvard Plate Stacks actively collections to maintain its mission and actively improve its research and teaching resources. Because of limited space and the costs of both physical and digital storage, we cannot consider gifts outside of our collection policy, including unsolicited donations of collection materials.

If you have any items that you think would be of interest or would like to be considered for incorporation into our collection, don't hesitate to get in touch with us at <harvardplatestacks@cfa.harvard.edu>. We would be grateful to learn more about what you have and help you find its best fit.

If you are interested in helping us expand our collection of contemporary and historical materials through a financial gift, visit the link [here](https://community.alumni.harvard.edu/give/51695200) or email us.



 

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