Cambridge High and Latin School

Mary C. Nevins “Maizie”

Mary C. Nevins (“Maizie”) appears in the 1924 yearbook of Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, MA, listed at 36 Rice Street. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1924

366 in the class of 1924 · 8 more named Nevins

Full name: Mary C. Nevins
Known as: Maizie
Born: October 5, 1906
Lived at: 36 Rice Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1924
Came from: Ellis Grammar School
Headed for: Salem Normal

Also searched as: Maizie Nevins; Polly Nevins; Mary Nevins; Molly Nevins.

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Household 1
Neighbours 7
Same surname 6
Classmates 365
Same schools 75

In context

Of the 366 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1924 that have pages here, Mary is 255th in surname order. The entry is on page 86 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 29 to page 122. The first name Mary appears 291 times in the 16 Cambridge High and Latin School classes read for this site (1914 to 1930), most often in 1930 (30). “Salem Normal” is Mary's plan after graduation; 31 of 296 classmates with a printed plan (10%) named a normal school or teachers college. The class of 1924: 50% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 55% in 1923 and 54% in 1925.

On the same scan page	Kathleen Nelson, Vivienne Martin Nichols, Marion Frances Nicholson
Same earlier school	Ellis Grammar School: 22 other classmates
Same kind of plan	teacher training: 31 of 296 classmates with a plan (10%)
Same first name	Mary: 26 other people in the class

At home, 36 Rice Street

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

Gertrude Campbell NevinsCambridge 1920

The 1925 city directory lists Mary C. Nevins with the occupation “student” (page).

The 1925 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Nevins at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Margaret J Nevins, widow of Thomas R householderpage
Gertrude C Nevins, stenographer lived herepage
Mary C Nevins, student lived herepage

The Nevins household is listed here in 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1927, 1928 and 1930 too.

Also grew up on Rice Street

The class of 1924

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Others named Nevins

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

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Also came from Ellis Grammar School

Also headed for Salem Normal

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1924, page 86. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1924unse).

Published 1924, 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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