Cambridge High and Latin School

Catherine H. Murphy “Sis”

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed Catherine H. Murphy (“Sis”) among 424 graduates in the class of 1925. The entry gives: headed for Normal School; activities listed: Review and Get-Together Committee; lived at 26 Flagg Street. Portrait and entry from the 1925 yearbook, page 72.

Class of 1925

424 in the class of 1925 · 310 more named Murphy

Full name: Catherine H. Murphy
Known as: Sis
Lived at: 26 Flagg Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1925
Came from: St. Paul’s Grammar School
Headed for: Normal School

Also searched as: Sis Murphy; Kate Murphy; Catherine Murphy; Katie Murphy.

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Household 1
Clubs & teams 1
Neighbours 6
Same surname 293
Classmates 423
Same schools 48

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 424 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1925, Catherine stands 273rd. Catherine is printed on page 72 of the scan, around the middle of the 29-to-137 run of portrait pages. Across 14 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School from 1915 to 1930, this site lists 45 people with the surname Murphy. There are 11 people named Catherine in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1925; the entry on this page is one of them. In the class of 1925 the first names most often shared were Mary (19), John (16) and William (12); the class of 1926 had Mary (29), John (24) and Margaret (19).

On the same scan page	Emma Frances Muello, Catherine Florence Murphy, Helene Elizabeth Murphy
Same kind of plan	teacher training: 40 of 365 classmates with a plan (11%)
Same first name	Catherine: 10 other people in the class

At home, 26 Flagg Street

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

John V. MurphyCambridge 1925

The 1930 city directory lists Catherine H. Murphy with the occupation “stenographer” (page).

The 1925 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Murphy at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Joseph Murphy (wife Mary), operator householderpage

The Murphy household is listed here in 1927, 1928 and 1930 too.

What Catherine did at school

Room Committee, ’25
Review 13
G. A. A., ’21, ’22, ’23
Get-Together Committee

Also grew up on Flagg Street

The class of 1925

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Others named Murphy

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

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Also came from St. Paul’s Grammar School

Also headed for Normal School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1925, page 72. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1925unse).

Published 1925, 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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