Boston Latin School

Nelson Robert Saphir “Sappho”

Boston Latin School in Boston, Massachusetts, listed Nelson Robert Saphir (“Sappho”) among 104 graduates in the class of 1926. The entry gives: came from F. W. Lincoln School; headed for Harvard; a motto. Portrait and entry from the 1926 yearbook, page 41.

Class of 1926

104 in the class of 1926 · 1 more named Saphir

Full name: Nelson Robert Saphir
Known as: Sappho
School: Boston Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Came from: F. W. Lincoln School
Headed for: Harvard
Ambition: “Business Man.”

Also searched as: Sappho Saphir; Nelson Saphir; Nelson R. Saphir; Saphir, Nelson.

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Classmates 103
Same schools 229

What Nelson did at school

Glee Club, 1923-24-25
Band, 1923-24-25

What the yearbook said

Give a slice, he ll take a loaf.

The class of 1926

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Also headed for Harvard

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Boston Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 41. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item latinschoolregi1926bost_4).

Published 1926, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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