Cambridge High and Latin School

Frances Elizabeth Nansen “Blondy”

Frances Elizabeth Nansen (“Blondy”) was one of 459 graduates in the class of 1927 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: headed for P. G. in New York City; activities listed: Year Book Staff; lived at 20 Walden Street. Portrait and entry from the Golden Treasury, page 112.

Class of 1927

459 in the class of 1927 · 1 more named Nansen

Full name: Frances Elizabeth Nansen
Known as: Blondy
Lived at: 20 Walden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1927
Came from: Russell Grammar School
Headed for: P. G. in New York City

Also searched as: Blondy Nansen; Fran Nansen; Frances Nansen; Frances E. Nansen.

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Neighbours 37
Classmates 458
Same schools 52

In context

Going through the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 from A to Z by surname, Frances is the 327th of 459 names on this site. The entry is on page 112 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 29 to page 145. Walden Street runs through 10 Cambridge High and Latin School classes on this site (1915 to 1930); 37 people list it. Frances is one of 18 in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 whose entry names Russell Grammar School as the school they came from. The class of 1927: 54% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 55% in 1926 and 58% in 1928.

On the same scan page	John David Nagle, Freda Nathans, Conrad Arnold Nelson
Same street	Walden Street: 4 other classmates
Same earlier school	Russell Grammar School: 17 other classmates
Same first name	Frances: 7 other people in the class
The book's own title	Golden Treasury

At home, 20 Walden Street

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

Clifford F Nansen (wife Anna C), foreman householderpage

The Nansen household is listed here in 1925 too.

What Frances did at school

G. A. A., 1924–25
Room Committee, 1924–25–26–27
Reception Committee, 1926
Prize Speaking, 1926
Year Book Staff

What the yearbook said

Gentlemen prefer blondes.

Also grew up on Walden Street

The class of 1927

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Also came from Russell Grammar School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 112. 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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