An individual outsider recognized the daguerreotypes’ historical worth before Harvard did

Evidence

It was Ellie who first realized the incalculable historical value of the daguerreotypes and invested countless hours in piecing together their checkered history. I firmly believe that were it not for Ellie, the daguerreotypes might have been discarded or overlooked and thus leaving a dreadful part of Harvard’s dark past undiscovered. — Tamara Lanier, From These Roots, 1385

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