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Portrait of Jennie Niven, Cambridge High and Latin School, class of 1927
As printed in the 1927 yearbook

Cambridge High and Latin School

Jennie Niven “Jen”

Jennie Niven (“Jen”) is one of 459 graduates in the class of 1927 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1927 yearbook entry gives: came from Fletcher Grammar School; activities listed: Typist for Review; lived at 8 St. Paul Street.

Class of 1927

459 in the class of 1927 · 1 more named Niven

Full name
Jennie Niven
Known as
Jen
Lived at
8 St. Paul Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School
Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated
Class of 1927
Came from
Fletcher Grammar School

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Samuel Fishman — Group photosSamuel FishmanJoseph Richard Brennan — Group photosJoseph BrennanHenry J. Mahoney — Group photosHenry MahoneyHenrietta Florence Banks — Group photosHenrietta BanksLillian Ina Hershon — Group photosLillian HershonSumner H. Fuller — NeighboursSumner FullerVera E. Allingham — NeighboursVera AllinghamHelene Francis Griffith — NeighboursHelene GriffithFrances May Collery — NeighboursFrances ColleryEleanor Fuller — NeighboursEleanor FullerLillian Nissenbaum — ClassmatesLillian NissenbaumJohn Normile — ClassmatesJohn NormileEdward A. Nicholas — ClassmatesEdward NicholasMary B. O’Brien — ClassmatesMary O’BrienLaura Theadora Nelson — ClassmatesLaura NelsonThomas Paul O’Connell — ClassmatesThomas O’ConnellVera L. Easterling — Same schoolsVera EasterlingEdna Carolyn Kennedy — Same schoolsEdna KennedySarah Aronson — Same schoolsSarah Aronson

In context

Of the 459 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 read for this site, Jennie's is 333rd alphabetically. Turning the scan to page 113 shows Jennie; the portraits we read from this book run from page 29 to page 145. 17 other graduates came from Fletcher Grammar School, the school Jennie is listed as coming from. Across 11 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School on this site, from 1917 to 1929, 14 people are named Jennie. Count the first names and the class of 1927 gives Mary (26), John (22) and Ruth (14), where the class of 1926 gives Mary (29), John (24) and Margaret (19).

On the same scan pageLaura Theadora Nelson, Edward A. Nicholas, Lillian Nissenbaum
Same earlier schoolFletcher Grammar School: 17 other classmates
The book's own titleGolden Treasury

At home, 8 St. Paul Street

The 1928 city directory lists Jennie Niven with the occupation “bookkeeper” (page).

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

  • Annie Niven, widow of Hugh householderpage
  • Archibald Niven, student lived herepage
  • Jennie Niven, bookkeeper lived herepage
  • Neal Niven, clerk lived herepage

The Niven household is listed here in 1930 too.

Also pictured in group photographs

Faces matched to caption names, and confirmed against Jennie's senior portrait.

In the same photographs:

What Jennie did at school

  • Typist for Review
  • G. A. A., 1923–24
  • French Club, 1924

What the yearbook said

See where she comes, apparell’d like the Spring.

Also grew up on St. Paul Street

The class of 1927

All 459 in this class →

Also came from Fletcher Grammar School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 113. 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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