Cambridge High and Latin School

Elizabeth Wight Creelman “Betty”

Elizabeth Wight Creelman (“Betty”) is one of 459 graduates in the class of 1927 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1927 yearbook entry gives: came from Russell Grammar School; headed for Lasell Seminary; lived at 208 Lexington Avenue.

Class of 1927

459 in the class of 1927 · 5 more named Creelman

Full name: Elizabeth Wight Creelman
Known as: Betty
Lived at: 208 Lexington Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1927
Came from: Russell Grammar School
Headed for: Lasell Seminary

Also searched as: Betty Creelman; Elizabeth Creelman; Elizabeth W. Creelman; Beth Creelman.

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Group photos 11
Neighbours 27
Same surname 4
Classmates 458
Same schools 55

In context

Of the 459 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 that have pages here, Elizabeth is 98th in surname order. In the scan, Elizabeth appears on page 54, in the first third of the run of 459 portraits read for this site (pages 29 to 145). The first name Elizabeth appears 86 times in the 16 Cambridge High and Latin School classes read for this site (1914 to 1930), most often in 1927 (10). Counting Elizabeth, 18 people in the class are listed as coming from Russell Grammar School. Among first names, the class of 1927 favours Mary (26), John (22) and Ruth (14); the class of 1928 had Mary (21), Margaret (18) and John (16).

On the same scan page	John Joseph Cronin, Herbert L. Crowley, John Edward Crowley
Same earlier school	Russell Grammar School: 17 other classmates
Same first name	Elizabeth: 9 other people in the class
The book's own title	Golden Treasury

At home, 208 Lexington Avenue

The 1930 city directory lists Elizabeth Wight Creelman with the occupation “student” (page).

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

Gilmore B Creelman (wife Jessie W), court officer Third Dist householderpage
Gilmore B Creelman Jr., broker lived herepage

The Creelman household is listed here in 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1928 and 1930 too.

Also pictured in group photographs

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

The Home Economics Club1927

In the same photographs:

What Elizabeth did at school

G. A. A., 1924–25

What the yearbook said

A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet.

Also grew up on Lexington Avenue

The class of 1927

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Others named Creelman

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

Also came from Russell Grammar School

Also headed for Lasell Seminary

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 54. 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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