Cambridge High and Latin School
Lillian Nissenbaum “Lil”
Lillian Nissenbaum (“Lil”) was one of 459 graduates in the class of 1927 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: headed for B. U. Secretarial; activities listed: G. A. A and French Club; lived at 36 Willow Street. Portrait and entry from the Golden Treasury, page 113.
Class of 1927
459 in the class of 1927 · 6 more named Nissenbaum
- Full name
- Lillian Nissenbaum
- Known as
- Lil
- Lived at
- 36 Willow Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- School
- Cambridge High and Latin School
- Graduated
- Class of 1927
- Came from
- Wellington Grammar School
- Headed for
- B. U. Secretarial
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In context
Lillian Nissenbaum is number 332 of 459 in the alphabetical list of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 on this site. Turning the scan to page 113 shows Lillian; the portraits we read from this book run from page 29 to page 145. Lillian is one of 21 in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 whose entry names Wellington Grammar School as the school they came from. From 1915 to 1930, 46 Cambridge High and Latin School graduates on this site share the first name Lillian, spread over 14 classes and peaking at 7 in 1925. Of the 355 plans printed for the class of 1927 that name a kind of next step, 191 (54%) are a college or university, where the neighbouring classes have 55% in 1926 and 58% in 1928.
| On the same scan page | Laura Theadora Nelson, Edward A. Nicholas, Jennie Niven |
|---|---|
| Same earlier school | Wellington Grammar School: 20 other classmates |
| Same first name | Lillian: 4 other people in the class |
| The book's own title | Golden Treasury |
At home, 36 Willow Street
The 1930 city directory lists Lillian Nissenbaum with the occupation “bookkeeper” (page).
The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Nissenbaum at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
What Lillian did at school
- G. A. A. 522
- French Club
Fellow members from Lillian's own class:
What the yearbook said
Genteel in personage, conduct, and equipage.
Also grew up on Willow Street
The class of 1927
Edward A. NicholasCambridge 1927
Jennie NivenCambridge 1927
Laura Theadora NelsonCambridge 1927
John NormileCambridge 1927
Conrad Arnold NelsonCambridge 1927
Mary B. O’BrienCambridge 1927
Others named Nissenbaum
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Also came from Wellington Grammar School
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Source
Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 113.
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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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