Cambridge High and Latin School

Catherine Frances Doran “Kay”

Catherine Frances Doran (“Kay”) was one of 421 graduates in the class of 1929 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Ellis School; headed for Bridgewater Normal School; lived at 16 Clay Street. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 50.

Class of 1929

421 in the class of 1929 · 9 more named Doran

Full name: Catherine Frances Doran
Known as: Kay
Lived at: 16 Clay Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Came from: Ellis School
Headed for: Bridgewater Normal School

Also searched as: Kay Doran; Kate Doran; Catherine Doran; Catherine F. Doran.

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Household 1
Neighbours 4
Same surname 7
Classmates 420
Same schools 27

In context

Catherine Frances Doran is number 99 of 421 in the alphabetical list of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 on this site. Catherine's portrait is on scan page 50, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 25 to 132. 4 other people in the class share the first name Catherine. Catherine's plan is printed as “Bridgewater Normal School”, which counts here as a normal school or teachers college; 22 of the 364 classmates who named a plan (6%) named the same kind. The class of 1929: 56% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 58% in 1928 and 56% in 1930.

On the same scan page	John Bernard Dore Jr., Elsie Mary Downing, Francis Robert Doyle
Same earlier school	Ellis School: 15 other classmates
Same kind of plan	teacher training: 22 of 364 classmates with a plan (6%)
Same first name	Catherine: 4 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 16 Clay Street

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

Mary Agnes DoranCambridge 1927

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Doran at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Mary A Doran, student lived herepage

The Doran household is listed here in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1927 and 1928 too.

What the yearbook said

It is a friendly heart that has plenty of friends.

Also grew up on Clay Street

The class of 1929

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Others named Doran

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also came from Ellis School

Also headed for Bridgewater Normal School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1929, page 50. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1929unse).

Published 1929, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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