Cambridge High and Latin School

Helen M. Donovan “Don”

Class of 1926, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Helen M. Donovan (“Don”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Peabody School; headed for P. G., Radcliffe; lived at 105 Raymond Street. Portrait and entry from the 1926 yearbook, page 50.

Class of 1926

462 in the class of 1926 · 101 more named Donovan

Full name: Helen M. Donovan
Known as: Don
Lived at: 105 Raymond Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Came from: Peabody School
Headed for: P. G., Radcliffe

Also searched as: Don Donovan; Helen Donovan; Donovan, Helen.

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Household 1
Neighbours 10
Same surname 94
Classmates 461
Same schools 32

In context

Of the 462 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 read for this site, Helen's is 108th alphabetically. Turning the scan to page 50 shows Helen; the portraits we read from this book run from page 23 to page 140. The yearbook lists 41 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 as coming from Peabody School, including Helen. Between 1917 and 1930, 7 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School on this site include someone named Donovan: 12 people altogether. First names that recur in the class of 1926: Mary (29), John (24) and Margaret (19). In the class of 1927: Mary (26), John (22) and Ruth (14).

On the same scan page	Frances C. Donovan, Harold P. Dow, John Augustine Downes
Same earlier school	Peabody School: 40 other classmates
Same first name	Helen: 13 other people in the class

At home, 105 Raymond Street

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

Marjorie DonovanCambridge 1927

The 1928 city directory lists Helen M. Donovan with the occupation “student” (page).

The 1928 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Donovan at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Helen M Donovan, student lived herepage
Marjorie C Donovan, student R Coll lived herepage

The Donovan household is listed here in 1930 too.

What the yearbook said

She is like a quiet bird That never whispers a word

Also grew up on Raymond Street

The class of 1926

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Others named Donovan

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Also came from Peabody School

Also headed for P. G., Radcliffe

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 50. 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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