Thompson's Island: Photogra... Thompson's Island: Photograph collection, ca 1832-1990 | UMass Boston Digital Archives
Title: Thompson's Island: Photograph collection, ca 1832-1990
Digital Inventory
Series 1: Faculty and Staff
Series 2: Students
Series 3: Student Life
Series 4: Organized Team Sports
Series 5: Grounds and Facilities
Series 6: Documents and Correspondence
Series 1: Faculty and Staff
Series 2: Students
Series 3: Student Life
Series 4: Organized Team Sports
Series 5: Grounds and Facilities
Series 6: Documents and Correspondence
Finding Aid: http://www.lib.umb.edu/node/1643
Show Subjects (links to similar collections)Brief Description: The digital collection consists of photographs and visual material from the Thompson's Island Collection.
Historical Note: A residential school for boys has been located on Thompson's Island since 1835 when the Boston Aylum for Indigent Boys and the Boston Farm School Society merged and moved to the Island as the Boston Aylum and Farm School for Indigent Boys, popularly called the Boston Farm School. In 1907 its name was changed to the Farm and Trades School to reflect a change in its mission. In 1955 it became Thompson's Academy, a college preparatory school for urban boys. Thompson's Academy closed in 1975.
Historical Note: A residential school for boys has been located on Thompson's Island since 1835 when the Boston Aylum for Indigent Boys and the Boston Farm School Society merged and moved to the Island as the Boston Aylum and Farm School for Indigent Boys, popularly called the Boston Farm School. In 1907 its name was changed to the Farm and Trades School to reflect a change in its mission. In 1955 it became Thompson's Academy, a college preparatory school for urban boys. Thompson's Academy closed in 1975.