Cambridge High and Latin School

Viola Dorothea Carlson “Vi”

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed Viola Dorothea Carlson (“Vi”) among 483 graduates in the class of 1930. The entry gives: came from Wellington Grammar School; headed for Enter business college; lived at 31 Portsmouth Street. Portrait and entry from the 1930 yearbook, page 33.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 78 more named Carlson

Full name: Viola Dorothea Carlson
Known as: Vi
Lived at: 31 Portsmouth Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Came from: Wellington Grammar School
Headed for: Enter business college

Also searched as: Vi Carlson; Viola Carlson; Viola D. Carlson; Carlson, Viola.

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Household 2
Neighbours 6
Same surname 57
Classmates 482
Same schools 21

In context

Viola Dorothea Carlson is number 61 of 483 in the alphabetical list of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 on this site. Find Viola on page 33 of the scan; the people on this site from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 are spread over pages 21 to 118. “Enter business college” is Viola's plan after graduation; 89 of 430 classmates with a printed plan (21%) named a business or secretarial school. Counting Viola, 21 people in the class are listed as coming from Wellington Grammar School. Names on this site: 483 for the class of 1930, compared with 421 for 1929.

On the same scan page	Catherine Francis Caples, Gilda Lucie Capomaccio, Richard Parker Carroll, John Edward Casey
Same earlier school	Wellington Grammar School: 20 other classmates
Same kind of plan	business or secretarial school: 89 of 430 classmates with a plan (21%)

At home, 31 Portsmouth Street

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Carlson at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

John W Carlson (wife Alma D), carpenter householderpage
Annetta C Carlson, W stenographer lived herepage

The Carlson household is listed here in 1925, 1927 and 1928 too.

What the yearbook said

yy “Of manners gentle: of affection mild

Of manners gentle: of affection mild

Also grew up on Portsmouth Street

The class of 1930

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Others named Carlson

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

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Also came from Wellington Grammar School

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 33. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1930unse).

Published 1930, 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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