Papers, 1920-1926.

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Papers, 1920-1926.

Newspaper clippings and photographs documenting the football career of Shirey. Also contains a report on mechanical engineer Joseph Henry written in 1920 by Shirey, a copy of the 1922 Glomerata, the API yearbook, and a souvenir program for the Jan. 2, 1926 Jacksonville (Fla.) All-Stars vs. Chicago Bears football game.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7393486

Auburn University.

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Shirey, John B. (John Brett), b. 1898.

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Shirey was a football player for Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University), 1918-1922. He graduated with a BS in mechanical engineering in 1923. From the description of Papers, 1920-1926. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 37463247 ...

Auburn university

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East Alabama Male College, sponsored by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was chartered in May 1856. Classes opened in 1859 in Auburn, Alabama, but the college closed during the Civil War. Reopening in 1866, the college became a land-grant institution in 1872 and changed its name to Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. The college was known as Alabama Polytechnic Institute from 1899 to 1960, when it became Auburn University. From the description of Founders Day collec...