Cambridge High and Latin School

Mary Josephine Corbett “Mae”

Mary Josephine Corbett (“Mae”) is one of 462 graduates in the class of 1926 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1926 yearbook entry gives: came from Kelley School; headed for Burdett College; lived at 3 Marney Street.

Class of 1926

462 in the class of 1926 · 22 more named Corbett

Full name: Mary Josephine Corbett
Known as: Mae
Lived at: 3 Marney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Came from: Kelley School
Headed for: Burdett College

Also searched as: Mae Corbett; Polly Corbett; Mary Corbett; Mary J. Corbett.

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Neighbours 6
Same surname 17
Classmates 461
Same schools 54

In context

Of the 462 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 that have pages here, Mary is 79th in surname order. The entry is on page 43 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 23 to page 140. The name Mary appears 29 times among the 462 names on this site from the class. “Burdett College” is Mary's plan after graduation; 53 of 388 classmates with a printed plan (14%) named a business or secretarial school. Mary (29), John (24) and Margaret (19) were the first names most often repeated in the class of 1926, and Mary (19), John (16) and William (12) in the class of 1925.

On the same scan page	Margaret Corcoran, Harold F. Coyne, Charles Gregory Crowley
Same earlier school	Kelley School: 15 other classmates
Same kind of plan	business or secretarial school: 53 of 388 classmates with a plan (14%)
Same first name	Mary: 28 other people in the class

At home, 3 Marney Street

The 1930 city directory lists Mary Josephine Corbett with the occupation “clerk” (page).

The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Corbett at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Patrick Corbett (wife Nellie), mbberwkr householderpage

The Corbett household is listed here in 1928 and 1930 too.

Also grew up on Marney Street

The class of 1926

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Others named Corbett

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

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Also came from Kelley School

Also headed for Burdett College

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 43. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1926unse).

Published 1926, 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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