Cambridge High and Latin School

Mary M. Plunkett “May”

Mary M. Plunkett (“May”) 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 Webster School; headed for Miss Gibbs’ School; lived at 2 William Street.

Class of 1926

462 in the class of 1926 · 5 more named Plunkett

Full name: Mary M. Plunkett
Known as: May
Lived at: 2 William Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Came from: Webster School
Headed for: Miss Gibbs’ School

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Group photos 3
Neighbours 7
Same surname 4
Classmates 461
Same schools 27

In context

Of the 462 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 that have pages here, Mary is 347th in surname order. On the scan, the entry sits on page 111, in the last third of the stretch from page 23 to page 140 where this site found the book's portraits. 29 people in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 are called Mary. The yearbook lists 38 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 as coming from Webster School, including Mary. Against 424 for 1925 and 459 for 1927, the class of 1926 comes to 462 names on this site.

On the same scan page	R. Whitney Pierce, John Alvin Porteous, Rose A. Porter
Same earlier school	Webster School: 37 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, 2 William Street

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

John F Plunkett (wife Mary C), salesman householderpage

The Plunkett household is listed here in 1925 and 1928 too.

Also pictured in group photographs

Faces matched to caption names, and confirmed against Mary's senior portrait.

Reception Committee1926

In the same photographs:

What Mary did at school

G. A. A., 1923
Room Committee, 1925
Reception Committee, 1926

What the yearbook said

A popular girl and not very shy, high

Also grew up on William Street

The class of 1926

All 462 in this class →

Others named Plunkett

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

Also came from Webster School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 111. 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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