Arlington High School

Dorothy Bryson “Dot”

Arlington High School in Arlington, Massachusetts, listed Dorothy Bryson (“Dot”) among 133 graduates in the class of 1929. The entry gives: lived at 20 Franklin Street; a motto. Portrait and entry from the 1929 yearbook, page 14.

Class of 1929

133 in the class of 1929 · 2 more named Bryson

Full name: Dorothy Bryson
Known as: Dot
Lived at: 20 Franklin Street, Arlington, Massachusetts
School: Arlington High School
Graduated: Class of 1929

Also searched as: Dot Bryson; Dottie Bryson; Bryson, Dorothy.

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Neighbours 6
Same surname 1
Classmates 132

In context

133 people from the Arlington High School class of 1929 appear on this site, and Bryson puts Dorothy 18th among them. In the scan, Dorothy appears on page 14, right at the start of the run of 133 portraits read for this site (pages 10 to 54). 16 people named Dorothy turn up in 4 Arlington High School classes on this site, 1927 to 1930. The most common first names in the class of 1929 were Elizabeth (6), Helen (6) and Mary (6); in the class of 1928 they were Mary (6), Ruth (5) and William (5).

On the same scan page	Irene Brosnahan, Charles E. Buchanan, Esther Bullock
Same first name	Dorothy: 4 other people in the class

At home, 20 Franklin Street

The 1935 city directory lists Dorothy Bryson with the occupation “clerk” (page).

The 1935 Arlington Directory lists these people named Bryson at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Alice Bryson lived herepage
Dorothy Bryson, clerk lived herepage
Eva Bryson, clerk lived herepage

What the yearbook said

A silent, but a good worker.

Also grew up on Franklin Street

The class of 1929

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Others named Bryson

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

Esther BrysonDrury 1926

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Source

Arlington High School yearbook, 1929, page 14. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item arlingtonhighsch1929arli).

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

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