Cambridge High and Latin School

James L. Donohue “Dun”

Class of 1925, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: James L. Donohue (“Dun”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Morse Grammar School; headed for Dartmouth College; lived at 6 Grove Avenue. Portrait and entry from the 1925 yearbook, page 104.

Class of 1925

424 in the class of 1925 · 16 more named Donohue

Full name: James L. Donohue
Known as: Dun
Born: February 1, 1905
Lived at: 6 Grove Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1925
Came from: Morse Grammar School
Headed for: Dartmouth College

Also searched as: Dun Donohue; Jim Donohue; James Donohue; Jimmy Donohue.

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Household 1
Neighbours 4
Same surname 12
Classmates 423
Same schools 52

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 424 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1925, James stands 98th. Find James on page 104 of the scan; the people on this site from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1925 are spread over pages 29 to 137. There are 9 people named James in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1925; the entry on this page is one of them. 17 other graduates came from Morse Grammar School, the school James is listed as coming from. Count the first names and the class of 1925 gives Mary (19), John (16) and William (12), where the class of 1924 gives Mary (27), Helen (17) and John (12).

On the same scan page	John M. Doane, Dana M. Doten, John Doyle
Same earlier school	Morse Grammar School: 17 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 164 of 365 classmates with a plan (45%)
Same first name	James: 8 other people in the class

At home, 6 Grove Avenue

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

Grace B. DonohueCambridge 1928

The 1925 city directory lists James L. Donohue with the occupation “student” (page).

The 1925 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Donohue at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

James L Donohue, student lived herepage
John A Donohue, clerk lived herepage

The Donohue household is listed here in 1921, 1927, 1928 and 1930 too.

Also grew up on Grove Avenue

The class of 1925

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Others named Donohue

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Also came from Morse Grammar School

Also headed for Dartmouth College

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1925, page 104. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1925unse).

Published 1925, 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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