Cambridge High and Latin School

Marjorie Donovan “Marge”

Marjorie Donovan (“Marge”) 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 Peabody Grammar School; headed for Radcliffe; lived at 105 Raymond Street.

Class of 1927

459 in the class of 1927 · 101 more named Donovan

Full name: Marjorie Donovan
Known as: Marge
Lived at: 105 Raymond Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1927
Came from: Peabody Grammar School
Headed for: Radcliffe

Also searched as: Marge Donovan; Donovan, Marjorie.

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Household 1
Neighbours 10
Same surname 94
Classmates 458
Same schools 102

In context

Going through the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 from A to Z by surname, Marjorie is the 111th of 459 names on this site. On the scan, the entry sits on page 57, in the first third of the stretch from page 29 to page 145 where this site found the book's portraits. Marjorie's plan is printed as “Radcliffe”, which counts here as a college or university; 191 of the 393 classmates who named a plan (49%) named the same kind. Marjorie is also the first name of 5 other people in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927. The class of 1927 has 459 names here, where the neighbouring classes have 462 for 1926 and 416 for 1928.

On the same scan page	Mary Rita Doherty, Rose Anna Donahue, Elizabeth Loretta Doody
Same earlier school	Peabody Grammar School: 28 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 191 of 393 classmates with a plan (49%)
Same first name	Marjorie: 5 other people in the class
The book's own title	Golden Treasury

At home, 105 Raymond Street

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

Helen M. DonovanCambridge 1926

The 1928 city directory lists Marjorie Donovan with the occupation “student R Coll” (page).

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

Helen M Donovan, student lived herepage
Marjorie C Donovan, student R Coll lived herepage

The Donovan household is listed here in 1930 too.

What the yearbook said

She is pretty to walk with, And witty to talk with, And pleasant, too, to think on.

Also grew up on Raymond Street

The class of 1927

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Others named Donovan

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

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Also came from Peabody Grammar School

Also headed for Radcliffe

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 57. 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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