Museum collections related to the Boston Harbor Islands, comprising over 6,000 items, are held by more than a dozen organizations including municipal, state, and federal agencies, as well as nonprofit and educational institutions. Collections include archival, historical, archeological, and natural history objects, specimens, documents, and images.
Collections related to the Boston Harbor Islands fall into a range of categories from Natural History and Indigenous History to industrial history, and "The Big Dig." Find a list of institutions and collections below: University of Massachusetts, BostonThompson Island Collection, 1814-1990 at University of Massachusetts, Boston Thompson’s Island Beacon at University of Massachusetts, Boston Boston Harbor Now records at University of Massachusetts, Boston Boston Harbor Islands Partnership Records at University of Massachusetts, Boston Suzanne Gall Marsh Boston Harbor Islands Collection at University of Massachusetts, Boston Boston Harbor Islands Advisory Council Records at University of Massachusetts, Boston Boston Habor Islands National Park and Recreation Area: National Park Services Publications at University of Massachusetts, Boston Cathy Stanton Papers at University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Massachusetts Boston Fiske Center for Archaeological Research Records at University of Massachusetts, Boston Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Collection at University of Massachusetts, Boston Boston Harbor Educators Conference Materials at University of Massachusetts, Boston Mary Geehan Spectacle Island Photographs at University of Massachusetts, Boston Volunteers and Friends of Boston Harbor Island Inc. Records at University of Massachusetts, Boston Boston Harbor Islands Mass. Memories Road Show at University of Massachusetts, Boston Harvard UniversityDoris Cole and Harold Goyette Collection at Harvard University Documents concerning the sale of Apple Island at Harvard University Archives Album of Helen Augusta Whittier at Harvard University Archives Museum of Comparative Zoology: Entomology - Boston Harbor Islands Terrestrial Invertebrate ATBI Ward’s Island (Bumpkin Island) at Harvard University Archives City of Boston ArchivesSpectacle Island Photograph Album at City of Boston Archives Long Island Hospital Records at City of Boston Archives Mayor Kevin White Records at City of Boston Archives Boston Harbor Islands Advisory Committee at City of Boston Archives Northeastern UniversityCentral Artery Environmental Oversight Committee (Anne Fanton) records at Northeastern University Archives Daneil J. McNichol Papers at Northeastern University Archives Massachusetts Historical SocietyMassachusetts Historical Society holds a variety of maps and photos related to the Boston Harbor Islands. State Library of MassachusettsDavid C. Harrison Papers at the State Library of Massachusetts |
Last updated: February 23, 2024