Collection, 1934-1942.

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Collection, 1934-1942.

Consists of materials Thomas collected to document Meagher's coaching years at API, 1934-42. Includes biographical information on team members, photographs, rosters, correspondence, and players' interviews.

0.75 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7452871

Auburn University.

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Meagher, Jack

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Alabama Polytechnic Institute

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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...

Thomas, John M.

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Smith's Mills (Wiliamsburg Co.), S.C. resident. From the description of Papers, 1859-1887. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 37869775 Thomas played football and managed the team at Alabama Polytechnic Institute from 1940 to 1942 under Coach Jack Meagher. The team's nickname was "Meagher's Maurauders." From the description of Collection, 1934-1942. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 42706723 John Thomas, of Bluffton, Indian...