Boston Latin School

James Gordon Colbert “Jim”

Boston Latin School in Boston, Massachusetts, listed James Gordon Colbert (“Jim”) among 122 graduates in the class of 1927. The entry gives: came from Robert G. Shaw School; headed for Harvard; activities listed: Play Committee and Banquet Committee. Portrait and entry from the 1927 yearbook, page 354.

Class of 1927

122 in the class of 1927 · 12 more named Colbert

Full name: James Gordon Colbert
Known as: Jim
School: Boston Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1927
Came from: Robert G. Shaw School
Headed for: Harvard

Also searched as: Jim Colbert; James Colbert; James G. Colbert; Jimmy Colbert.

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Clubs & teams 11
Same surname 9
Classmates 121
Same schools 296

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 122 names from the Boston Latin School class of 1927, James stands 17th. James is printed on page 354 of the scan, in the first third of the 347-to-381 run of portrait pages. 4 other people in the class share the first name James. Of 100 classmates who gave a plan, 92 (92%) point to a college or university; James's entry says “Harvard”. In the class of 1927 the first names most often shared were Joseph (8), Francis (7) and John (7); the class of 1926 had John (11), Joseph (6) and James (5).

On the same scan page	Joseph Fenwick Carroll, Nathan Edward Cohen, James Francis Condron
Same kind of plan	college or university: 92 of 100 classmates with a plan (92%)
Same first name	James: 4 other people in the class
The book's own title	Latin School Register

What James did at school

Football Team, 1924-25-26
Captain of Football Team, 1925
Captain of 6th Company, 5th Regiment
Play Committee
Banquet Committee 32

Fellow members from James's own class:

What the yearbook said

The man that loves and laughs must sure do well.

The class of 1927

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Others named Colbert

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

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Also came from Robert G. Shaw School

Also headed for Harvard

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Source

Boston Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 354. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item latinschoolregi1926bost_5).

Published 1927, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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