Cambridge High and Latin School

William Joseph Sullivan “Sol”

Class of 1930, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: William Joseph Sullivan (“Sol”). The yearbook entry prints: came from St. Mary’s Parochial School; headed for P. G., Boston College; lived at 35 Magnolia Avenue. Portrait and entry from the 1930 yearbook, page 109.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 398 more named Sullivan

Full name: William Joseph Sullivan
Known as: Sol
Lived at: 35 Magnolia Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Came from: St. Mary’s Parochial School
Headed for: P. G., Boston College

Also searched as: Sol Sullivan; Bill Sullivan; William Sullivan; William J. Sullivan.

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Household 2
Neighbours 8
Same surname 374
Classmates 482
Same schools 23

In context

William Joseph Sullivan is number 438 of 483 in the alphabetical list of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 on this site. The entry is on page 109 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 21 to page 118. Among first names in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930, William comes 3rd in frequency (13 people). The surname Sullivan turns up 68 times in 15 Cambridge High and Latin School classes (1914 to 1930) on this site. 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	Carl Swanson, Edward Joseph Sweny Jr., Francis Xavier Tansey, Catherine Florence Taverna
Same first name	William: 12 other people in the class

At home, 35 Magnolia Avenue

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

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

Dennis J Sullivan (wife Abbie), laborer householderpage
Frederick Sullivan (wife Eleanor M), prsmn householderpage
Edward V Sullivan, appr lived herepage
Elizabeth M Sullivan, clerk lived herepage
John F Sullivan, student lived herepage

The Sullivan household is listed here in 1928 too.

What William did at school

Football, 1930
Basketball, 1930

What the yearbook said

A manlier man I know not

Also grew up on Magnolia Avenue

The class of 1930

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Also came from St. Mary’s Parochial School

Also headed for P. G., Boston College

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 109. 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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