Cambridge High and Latin School

Vera Marie Adamson “Ve”

Vera Marie Adamson (“Ve”) 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 Grammar School; headed for New England Conservatory of Music; lived at 27 Prince Street.

Class of 1926

462 in the class of 1926 · 4 more named Adamson

Full name: Vera Marie Adamson
Known as: Ve
Lived at: 27 Prince Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Came from: Webster Grammar School
Headed for: New England Conservatory of Music

Also searched as: Ve Adamson; Vera Adamson; Vera M. Adamson; Adamson, Vera.

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Household 1
Neighbours 2
Classmates 461
Same schools 114

In context

462 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 appear on this site, and Adamson puts Vera at the head of them. The entry is on page 23 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 23 to page 140. Vera's plan is printed as “New England Conservatory of Music”, which counts here as an art or music school; 6 of the 388 classmates who named a plan (2%) named the same kind. 37 other graduates came from Webster Grammar School, the school Vera is listed as coming from. Mary (29), John (24) and Margaret (19) were the first names most often repeated in the class of 1926, and Mary (26), John (22) and Ruth (14) in the class of 1927.

On the same scan page	Henry Adelson, Mildred Ahern, Laura M. Allen
Same earlier school	Webster Grammar School: 37 other classmates
Same kind of plan	art or music school: 6 of 388 classmates with a plan (2%)

At home, 27 Prince Street

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

Robert AdamsonCambridge 1924

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

Robert E Adamson (wife Maria S), foreman householderpage
Robert W Adamson, C teller Harvard Trust Co lived herepage
Vera Adamson lived herepage

The Adamson household is listed here in 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1928 and 1930 too.

What Vera did at school

G. A. A., 1923-24

What the yearbook said

Vera is so very tall She hardly s es were here at all

Also grew up on Prince Street

The class of 1926

All 462 in this class →

Also came from Webster Grammar School

Also headed for New England Conservatory of Music

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 23. 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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