Sheldon Jackson Papers

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Sheldon Jackson (1834-1909) founded churches and missions throughout the West and Alaska. He was named U.S. General Agent for Education in Alaska in 1885. This collection includes Sheldon Jackson's journals, correspondence, and photographs relating to Jackson's work for the Board of National Missions in the West until 1877 and then in Alaska, and his personal mission to make the Presbyterian Church and U.S. government aware of problems in Alaska. Digitization funded by the Alaska Library Network and the National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC). View the collection guide to learn more. Featured image: Group of Alaska Native girls.

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Title:
U.S.S. Bear.
Description:
Dr. Jackson in the Arctic ice, "Bear."
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska., Missionaries--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103522
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Dr. Sheldon Jackson at Saint Michael, Alaska.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska--Saint Michael.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Michael (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103403
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Sitka, Alaska, U.S. Looking east toward the church (Russian). Sheldon Jackson [Institute] at far right.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Villages--Alaska--Sitka., Missions--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103308
Title:
Places in Alaska.
Description:
Dr. Sheldon Jackson landing Reindeer from U.S.R.M.S. Bear, Port Clarence, Alaska, 1892.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909., Bear (Ship)
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska--Port Clarence., Reindeer--Alaska--Port Clarence., Ships--Alaska--Port Clarence., Missions--Alaska--Port Clarence.
Geographic subjects:
Port Clarence (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103120
Title:
Presbyterian Church and Parsonage, Laramie, Wyoming.
Description:
Presbyterian Church and Parsonage, Laramie, Wyoming. Dedicated Feb. 4, 1872. Sermon by Dr. Sheldon Jackson.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909., Presbyterian Church (Laramie, Wyo.)
Topics:
Church buildings--Wyoming--Laramie., Parsonages--Wyoming--Laramie.
Geographic subjects:
Laramie (Wyo.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102922

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