John Sexton Shanly papers, 1923.

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John Sexton Shanly papers, 1923.

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The John Sexton Shanly Papers consist of a diploma and two items written by Shanly. The diploma was awarded to Shanly on 12 June 1923 by the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (now University of Alaska). This was the first diploma awarded by the University. Shanly's writings consist of a class paper titled "History of the Sheep Industry in Alaska" (1923) and a pamphlet titled "The Special Necessity for Correct English in Alaskan Schools" (192-?), authored by Shanly while a school principal in Nenana, Alaska.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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John Sexton Shanly received the first diploma awarded by the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (now the University of Alaska). The sole member of the graduating class of 1923, he was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture on 12 June of that year. Shanly had spent three years studying agriculture at Cornell University before moving to Alaska and filing for a homestead. Charles Bunnell, first president of the college, talked him into finishing his degree at the newly ope...