Cambridge High and Latin School

William James Curtis “Bill”

William James Curtis (“Bill”) is one of 483 graduates in the class of 1930 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1930 yearbook entry gives: came from East Randolph Vermont, Grammar School; headed for Doubtful; lived at 33 Lee Street.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 68 more named Curtis

Full name: William James Curtis
Known as: Bill
Lived at: 33 Lee Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Came from: East Randolph Vermont, Grammar School
Headed for: Doubtful

Also searched as: Bill Curtis; William Curtis; William J. Curtis; Billy Curtis.

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Neighbours 25
Same surname 50
Classmates 482

In context

483 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 appear on this site, and Curtis puts William 97th among them. William's portrait is on scan page 40, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 21 to 118. The yearbook puts 5 people from the class on Lee Street, William among them. 102 people named William turn up in 16 Cambridge High and Latin School classes on this site, 1914 to 1930; 1928 has the most with 14. 56% of the graduates in the class of 1930 whose plans we could classify named a college or university, against 56% in 1929.

On the same scan page	David Francis Curran, Joseph M. Curran, Francis Joseph Curtis, Mary Francis Dainis
Same street	Lee Street: 4 other classmates
Same first name	William: 12 other people in the class

At home, 33 Lee Street

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

James G Curtis (wife Margaret J), paperhngr householderpage
Hanson H Curtis, paperhgr lived herepage

The Curtis household is listed here in 1928 too.

What the yearbook said

ASSO Ge” “The angel with us unawares

The angel with us unawares

Also grew up on Lee Street

The class of 1930

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Others named Curtis

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

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Also headed for Doubtful

Alice Vivian BarrBrookline 1927

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 40. 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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