Cambridge High and Latin School

Henry O. Delaney “Harry, Del”

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed Henry O. Delaney (“Harry, Del”) among 462 graduates in the class of 1926. The entry gives: came from Sacred Heart School; headed for Tufts Dental College; lived at 17 Fifth Street. Portrait and entry from the 1926 yearbook, page 47.

Class of 1926

462 in the class of 1926 · 29 more named Delaney

Full name: Henry O. Delaney
Known as: Harry, Del
Lived at: 17 Fifth Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Came from: Sacred Heart School
Headed for: Tufts Dental College

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Household 1
Neighbours 12
Same surname 26
Classmates 461
Same schools 36

In context

Of the 462 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 read for this site, Henry's is 99th alphabetically. Henry's portrait is on scan page 47, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 23 to 140. 30 people named Henry turn up in 13 Cambridge High and Latin School classes on this site, 1915 to 1930; 1927 has the most with 5. Henry's plan is printed as “Tufts Dental College”, which counts here as a college or university; 197 of the 388 classmates who named a plan (51%) named the same kind. A college or university was the plan of 197 of 355 classmates with a classifiable plan in the class of 1926 (55%), compared with 54% in 1925 and 54% in 1927.

On the same scan page	William Francis Davidson, William Davy, Margaret M. Deastlov
Same earlier school	Sacred Heart School: 16 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 197 of 388 classmates with a plan (51%)

At home, 17 Fifth Street

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

John Lacey DelaneyCambridge 1924

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

Elizabeth Delaney, widow of Mark R householderpage
John L Delaney, student lived herepage

The Delaney household is listed here in 1925, 1928 and 1930 too.

What the yearbook said

Although he’s quite a studious boy, The recess bell fills him with joy

Also grew up on Fifth Street

The class of 1926

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Others named Delaney

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

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Also came from Sacred Heart School

Also headed for Tufts Dental College

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 47. 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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