Brookline High School

Joyce E. Callahan “Thunderclap”

Joyce E. Callahan (“Thunderclap”) is one of 273 graduates in the class of 1931 at Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts. The 1931 yearbook entry gives: General course; headed for Massachusetts School of Art; lived at 17 University Road.

Class of 1931

273 in the class of 1931 · 47 more named Callahan

Full name: Joyce E. Callahan
Known as: Thunderclap
Lived at: 17 University Road, Brookline, Massachusetts
School: Brookline High School
Graduated: Class of 1931
Course: General.
Headed for: Massachusetts School of Art

Also searched as: Joyce Callahan; Callahan, Joyce.

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Neighbours 32
Same surname 45
Classmates 272
Same schools 10

In context

Of the 273 entries from the Brookline High School class of 1931 read for this site, Joyce's is 30th alphabetically. The entry is on page 41 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 34 to page 110. Art or music school was the plan of 10 of the 231 classmates who printed one (4%), and Joyce is listed with “Massachusetts School of Art”. Joyce's course, General, is also the course of 70 others in the 252 entries that print one (28% in all). Names on this site: 273 for the class of 1931, compared with 251 for 1930.

On the same scan page	Carolyn E. Brown, Helmut Buschman, Irving S. Canner
Same kind of plan	art or music school: 10 of 231 classmates with a plan (4%)
Same course	General: 71 of 252 classmates with a course (28%)

At home, 17 University Road

The 1931 city directory lists Joyce E. Callahan with the occupation “student” (page).

The 1931 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Callahan at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Joseph E Callahan (wife Edith), salesman householderpage
Joyce E Callahan, student lived herepage

What Joyce did at school

Girls’ League ’29, ’30, ’31
Senior Advisor ’31
Art Club ’29, ’30, ’31.

What the yearbook said

A blush is beautiful, but often inconvenient.

Also grew up on University Road

The class of 1931

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Others named Callahan

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

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Also headed for Massachusetts School of Art

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Source

Brookline High School yearbook, 1931, page 41. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item murivian1931broo).

Published 1931. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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