Q. I am an alumnus of a school on Thompson Island. How do I find the records of the island and its schools?

University Archives and Special Collections holds the administrative and student records of the various schools (Boston Asylum for Indigent Boys, the Boston Farm School Society, the Boston Asylum and Farm School, the Farm and Trades School, and Thompson Academy) on Thompson Island, as well as related publications, photographs, and ephemera.

• Browse the finding aid for our Thompson Island collection.
• Browse digitized copies of the Thompson Island Beacon.
• Browse our research guide on Thompson Island.

Contact us at library.archives@umb.edu for more information.