Cambridge High and Latin School

John Joseph Collins “Rip”

John Joseph Collins (“Rip”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Kelly School; lived at 28a Plymouth Street; a motto.

Class of 1926

462 in the class of 1926 · 154 more named Collins

Full name: John Joseph Collins
Known as: Rip
Lived at: 28a Plymouth Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Came from: Kelly School

Also searched as: Rip Collins; Jack Collins; John Collins; John J. Collins.

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Neighbours 21
Same surname 127
Classmates 461
Same schools 1

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 462 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926, John stands 71st. The entry is on page 41 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 23 to page 140. The first name John runs through 16 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School (1914 to 1930), 182 people in all, and is most common in 1926 (24). Collins is the surname of 17 people across 10 Cambridge High and Latin School classes on this site, 1915 to 1930. In the class of 1926, 55% of the plans we could classify (197 of 355) were a college or university; the neighbouring classes show 54% in 1925 and 54% in 1927.

On the same scan page	Katherine Clair Collins, Margaret M. Collins, Dorothy Gertrude Conant
Same earlier school	Kelly School: 4 other classmates
Same first name	John: 23 other people in the class

At home, 28a Plymouth Street

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

Jeremiah J Collins (wife Abbie), machinist householderpage

The Collins household is listed here in 1918, 1925 and 1928 too.

What the yearbook said

\ He's noted for his scholarship

Also grew up on Plymouth Street

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Also came from Kelly School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 41. 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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