Cambridge High and Latin School

Russell Francis Williams “Slick, Hermit”

Russell Francis Williams (“Slick, Hermit”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from St. Paul’s; headed for Leland Stanford University; lived at 48 Mt. Auburn Street.

Class of 1926

462 in the class of 1926 · 233 more named Williams

Full name: Russell Francis Williams
Known as: Slick, Hermit
Lived at: 48 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Came from: St. Paul’s
Headed for: Leland Stanford University

Also searched as: Russ Williams; Russell Williams; Russell F. Williams; Williams, Russell.

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Household 1
Neighbours 27
Same surname 157
Classmates 461
Same schools 8

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 462 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926, Russell stands 451st. Russell is printed on page 138 of the scan, near the end of the 23-to-140 run of portrait pages. Russell was not alone on Mt Auburn Street: 6 other graduates list it too. Between 1917 and 1929, 7 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School on this site include someone named Williams: 11 people altogether. The class of 1926: 55% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 54% in 1925 and 54% in 1927.

On the same scan page	Helena Jeannette Wilde, John Robert Wiseman, Russell B. Wood
Same street	Mt Auburn Street: 6 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 197 of 388 classmates with a plan (51%)

At home, 48 Mt. Auburn Street

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

Thomas Joseph WilliamsCambridge 1928

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

Thomas F Williams (wife Winnifred V), clerk P householderpage

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

What Russell did at school

Room Committee, 1926

What the yearbook said

He's little and very spry, Here and there is the twink of an eye

Also grew up on Mt. Auburn Street

The class of 1926

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Others named Williams

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

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Also came from St. Paul’s

Also headed for Leland Stanford University

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 138. 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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