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:
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Description:
Teachers at the Pueblo Industrial School at Albuquerque, New Mexico. Professor J.S. Shearer, S. Verbeek, Lora B. Shields.
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Shearer, J.S., Verbeek, S., Shields, Lora B., Albuquerque Indian School
Topics:
Missionaries--New Mexico--Albuquerque., Education--New Mexico--Albuquerque., Teachers--New Mexico--Albuquerque., Indigenous peoples--New Mexico
Geographic subjects:
Albuquerque (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103622
Title:
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Description:
Native American school at Albuquerque, New Mexico. Text transcribed from caption: Indian school at Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Albuquerque Indian School
Topics:
Missionaries--New Mexico--Albuquerque., Education--New Mexico--Albuquerque., Teachers--New Mexico--Albuquerque., Students--New Mexico--Albuquerque., Indigenous peoples--New Mexico
Geographic subjects:
Albuquerque (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103556
Title:
Unknown places, not in Alaska.
Description:
Native hut. Former description: Indian hut.
Creator:
Maynard, R. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Dwellings.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103498
Title:
Unknown places, not in Alaska.
Description:
Moquis idols.
Creator:
Hiester, Henry T. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ancestral Pueblo culture., Hopi Indians--Antiquities.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103492
Title:
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Description:
Native American School at Albuquerque, New Mexico. Established by Rev. Sheldon Jackson, 1880-81. Text transcribed from caption: Indian School at Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Albuquerque Indian School
Topics:
Missionaries--New Mexico--Albuquerque., Education--New Mexico--Albuquerque., Students--New Mexico--Albuquerque., Indians of North America--Education--New Mexico--Albuquerque., Indigenous peoples--New Mexico
Geographic subjects:
Albuquerque (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103487
Title:
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Description:
Native American School at Albuquerque, New Mexico. Text transcribed from caption: Indian School at Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Albuquerque Indian School
Topics:
Indians of North America--Education--New Mexico--Albuquerque., Missions--New Mexico--Albuquerque., Education--New Mexico--Albuquerque., Indigenous peoples--New Mexico
Geographic subjects:
Albuquerque (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103448
Title:
Unknown places, not in Alaska.
Description:
Natives.
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103385
Title:
Reformed (Dutch) Church, Minaville, New York.
Description:
Choir Gallery, Reformed (Dutch) Church, Minaville, New York, 1880.
Creator:
Stanton, I. B. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Reformed Dutch Church (Minaville, N.Y.)
Topics:
Church buildings--New York--Montgomery County., Choirs (Architecture)--New York--Montgomery County.
Geographic subjects:
Montgomery County (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103040
Title:
First Church Building, Colorado.
Description:
First Church Building. "Over the Sierra Madres" in Colorado. Rev. Geo. Darley - Paster. Mr. Farnsworth, Supt. Of S.S.
Creator:
Thomas E. Barnhouse and Co. (Lake City, Colo.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Darley, George M. (George Marshall), 1847-1917.
Topics:
Church buildings--Colorado., Missionaries--Colorado.
Geographic subjects:
Colorado--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102969
Title:
The Parsonage of the First Presbyterian Church, Lake City, Colorado.
Description:
Parsonage of the First Presbyterian Church, Lake City, Colorado. Erected by the Rev. Geo. M. Darley. 1878-79.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., First Presbyterian Church (Lake City, Colo.)
Topics:
Church buildings--Colorado--Lake City., Parsonages--Colorado--Lake City.
Geographic subjects:
Lake City (Colo.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102956
Title:
Reformed (Dutch) Church, Minaville, New York.
Description:
Pulpit, Reformed (Dutch) Church, Minaville, New York, 1880.
Creator:
Stanton, I. B. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Reformed Dutch Church (Minaville, N.Y.)
Topics:
Church buildings--New York--Montgomery County., Pulpits--New York--Montgomery County.
Geographic subjects:
Montgomery County (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102931
Title:
Presbyterian Church, St. Peter, Minnesota.
Description:
Presbyterian Church, St. Peter, Minn. A. H. Kerr, Pastor.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Presbyterian Church (Saint Peter, Minn.)
Topics:
Church buildings--Minnesota--Saint Peter.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Peter (Minn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102925
Title:
Seventeenth Street Presbyterian Church, Denver, Colorado.
Description:
Memorial Window in 17th Street Presbyterian Church, Denver, Colorado. Memorial to Mary Helen and Louisa, Infant Daughters of Rev. and Mrs. S. Jackson.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909., Seventeenth Street Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
Topics:
Church buildings--Colorado--Denver., Windows--Colorado--Denver.
Geographic subjects:
Denver (Colo.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102915
Title:
Reformed (Dutch) Church, Minaville, New York.
Description:
Reformed (Dutch) Church, Minaville, New York, 1880.
Creator:
Stanton, I. B. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Reformed Dutch Church (Minaville, N.Y.)
Topics:
Church buildings--New York--Montgomery County.
Geographic subjects:
Montgomery County (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102910
Title:
American churches.
Description:
Church building.
Creator:
Swan Brothers (Irwin, Colo.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Church buildings--Idaho--Fort Hall.
Geographic subjects:
Fort Hall (Idaho)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102878
Title:
Presbyterian Church at Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Description:
Presbyterian Church at Albuquerque, N.M.
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Presbyterian Church (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Topics:
Church buildings--New Mexico--Albuquerque.
Geographic subjects:
Albuquerque (N.M.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102778
Title:
First Presbyterian Church of Lake City, Colorado.
Description:
First Presbyterian Church of Lake City, Colorado.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., First Presbyterian Church (Lake City, Colo.)
Topics:
Church buildings--Colorado--Lake City., Missionaries--Colorado--Lake City.
Geographic subjects:
Lake City (Colo.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102735

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