Cambridge High and Latin School

Edward Edwin Carlson “Ed, Eddie”

Edward Edwin Carlson (“Ed, Eddie”) is one of 462 graduates in the class of 1926 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1926 yearbook entry gives: came from Russell Grammar School; headed for Northeastern University; lived at 27 Gurney Street.

Class of 1926

462 in the class of 1926 · 78 more named Carlson

Full name: Edward Edwin Carlson
Known as: Ed, Eddie
Lived at: 27 Gurney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Came from: Russell Grammar School
Headed for: Northeastern University

Also searched as: Ed Carlson; Edward Carlson; Edward E. Carlson; Eddie Carlson.

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Household 1
Neighbours 8
Same surname 58
Classmates 461
Same schools 70

In context

Of the 462 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 that have pages here, Edward is 58th in surname order. Edward's portrait is on scan page 37, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 23 to 140. Among the 388 people in the class who printed a plan, 197 (51%) named a college or university, as Edward did (“Northeastern University”). Across 16 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School on this site, from 1914 to 1930, 81 people are named Edward; the class of 1930 has the most, 10. Count the first names and the class of 1926 gives Mary (29), John (24) and Margaret (19), where the class of 1925 gives Mary (19), John (16) and William (12).

On the same scan page	Mary M. Campbell, Josephine Teresa Canty, Letitia M. Capers
Same earlier school	Russell Grammar School: 26 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 197 of 388 classmates with a plan (51%)
Same first name	Edward: 6 other people in the class

At home, 27 Gurney Street

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

George Albert CarlsonCambridge 1920

The 1927 city directory lists Edward Edwin Carlson with the occupation “usher” (page).

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

Charles E Carlson (wife Alma), engineer householderpage
Edward E Carlson, usher lived herepage
George A Carlson, clerk lived herepage

The Carlson household is listed here in 1918, 1919, 1925 and 1928 too.

What Edward did at school

Room Committee, 1923-24-25-26
Business Manager Year Book, 1926

What the yearbook said

Were it not for Eddie’s business brain, The Editors would go insane

Also grew up on Gurney Street

The class of 1926

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Others named Carlson

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

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Also came from Russell Grammar School

Also headed for Northeastern University

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 37. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1926unse).

Published 1926, 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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