Sheila Brown graduates from a Chicago college, 1964

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Event

Date: circa 1964-06
Kind: Education
Where: Chicago
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1964 Beaver Beacon reported that Sheila Brown, daughter of Stella and Francis Brown of Chicago, graduated from a Chicago college printed in the issue as “Xanier College.”

Evidence and limits

The college name is preserved as printed in the held OCR; this record does not silently normalize it to another institution. No diploma, registrar, or alumni record is held.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 1964, “Graduations.”
Reports Sheila Brown, daughter of Stella and Francis Brown of Chicago, graduated from “Xanier College” in Chicago; the newspaper/OCR wording is preserved and no institutional or diploma record is held.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1964, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Sheila Brown graduates from a Chicago college, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/sheila-brown-chicago-college-graduation-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1964, “Graduations.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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