Cambridge High and Latin School

Margaret Gertrude Murphy “Peggy”

Margaret Gertrude Murphy (“Peggy”) was one of 421 graduates in the class of 1929 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: headed for Boston University; activities listed: Room Committee and G. A. A; lived at 6 Newton Street. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 96.

Class of 1929

421 in the class of 1929 · 310 more named Murphy

Full name: Margaret Gertrude Murphy
Known as: Peggy
Lived at: 6 Newton Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Came from: Morse School
Headed for: Boston University

Also searched as: Peggy Murphy; Margaret Murphy; Margaret G. Murphy; Maggie Murphy.

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Clubs & teams 294
Neighbours 16
Same surname 294
Classmates 420
Same schools 275

In context

This site lists 421 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929; sorted by surname, Margaret comes 280th. In the scan, Margaret appears on page 96, in the last third of the run of 421 portraits read for this site (pages 25 to 132). Margaret's plan is printed as “Boston University”, which counts here as a college or university; 174 of the 364 classmates who named a plan (48%) named the same kind. Morse School appears as the earlier school of 21 people in the class, Margaret among them. The class of 1929 has 421 names here, where the neighbouring classes have 416 for 1928 and 483 for 1930.

On the same scan page	Marie Josephine Murphy, Eldon H. Murray, Margaret Agnes Murray
Same earlier school	Morse School: 20 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 174 of 364 classmates with a plan (48%)
Same first name	Margaret: 16 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 6 Newton Street

The 1930 city directory lists Margaret Gertrude Murphy with the occupation “clerk” (page).

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Murphy at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Catherine F Murphy, stenographer lived herepage
Margaret G Murphy, clerk lived herepage
Timothy D Murphy, clerk lived herepage

The Murphy household is listed here in 1928 too.

What Margaret did at school

Vice-President Class, 1929
Room Committee
G. A. A. 522

Fellow members from Margaret's own class:

What the yearbook said

And all who pass her smile and say, She surely has a charming way.

Also grew up on Newton Street

The class of 1929

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Others named Murphy

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Also came from Morse School

Also headed for Boston University

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1929, page 96. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1929unse).

Published 1929, 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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