Cambridge High and Latin School

Dorothy Frances Egan “Dot”

Dorothy Frances Egan (“Dot”) was one of 459 graduates in the class of 1927 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Peabody Grammar School; headed for Boston University, P. A. L; lived at 5 Norris Street. Portrait and entry from the Golden Treasury, page 61.

Class of 1927

459 in the class of 1927 · 24 more named Egan

Full name: Dorothy Frances Egan
Known as: Dot
Lived at: 5 Norris Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1927
Came from: Peabody Grammar School
Headed for: Boston University, P. A. L

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Group photos 4
Neighbours 13
Same surname 21
Classmates 458
Same schools 64

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 459 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927, Dorothy stands 127th. Dorothy is printed on page 61 of the scan, in the first third of the 29-to-145 run of portrait pages. 9 other people in the class share the first name Dorothy. 28 other graduates came from Peabody Grammar School, the school Dorothy is listed as coming from. 54% of the graduates in the class of 1927 whose plans we could classify named a college or university, against 55% in 1926 and 58% in 1928.

On the same scan page	Marie Eloise Early, Frances L. Eastman, Mary Virginia Egan
Same earlier school	Peabody Grammar School: 28 other classmates
Same first name	Dorothy: 9 other people in the class
The book's own title	Golden Treasury

At home, 5 Norris Street

The 1928 city directory lists Dorothy Frances Egan with the occupation “clerk” (page).

The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Egan at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Charles B Egan (wife Florence A), sht mtlwkr householderpage
Charles J Egan, clerk lived herepage
Wm N Egan, foreman lived herepage

The Egan household is listed here in 1928 and 1930 too.

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Faces matched to caption names, and confirmed against Dorothy's senior portrait.

Senior Reception Committee1927

In the same photographs:

What Dorothy did at school

G. A. A., 1924--25
Reception Committee, 1926–27
Room Committee, 1927

Also grew up on Norris Street

The class of 1927

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Others named Egan

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

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Also came from Peabody Grammar School

Also headed for Boston University, P. A. L

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 61. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1927unse).

Published 1927, 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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