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:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Camp of Yukoners opposite Unalaska.
Creator:
Wood, H. N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Unalaska (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104575
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Unalaska from top of mountain east of village. Feb. 1898. Panorama.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Unalaska (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104546
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: B.A.T.G. Brixham at Unalaska. H.N. Wood.
Creator:
Wood, H. N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska--Unalaska.
Geographic subjects:
Unalaska (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104506
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Expedition Island, Ounalaska.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Unalaska (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104482
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Entrance to Harbor, Ounalaska.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Unalaska (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104476
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Alaska Exploration Co. Captains Bay near Unalaska, May 1898.
Creator:
Wood, H. N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Unalaska (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104452
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Boat Building at Dutch Harbor.
Creator:
Wood, H. N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Boatbuilding--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Dutch Harbor (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104447
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Panorama, No. 3. Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
Creator:
Wood, H. N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Harbors--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Dutch Harbor (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104437
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: A.C. Co. Camp near Unalaska.
Creator:
Wood, H. N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Camps--Alaska--Unalaska.
Geographic subjects:
Unalaska (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104402
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Native houses, Unalaska, Alaska.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Native children--Alaska--Unalaska.
Geographic subjects:
Unalaska (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104391
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Dutch Harbor. Reindeer Herd.
Creator:
Wood, H. N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Reindeer--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Dutch Harbor (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104374
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Dutch Harbor, Unalaska Id. Panorama 2.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Harbors--Alaska--Unalaska.
Geographic subjects:
Unalaska (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104371
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Makushin Trading Station and Village, Unalaska Island.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Unalaska (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104362
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Entrance to Unalaska Harbor.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Harbors--Alaska--Unalaska.
Geographic subjects:
Unalaska (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104358
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Expedition Island, Ounalaska.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Unalaska (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104345
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Harbors--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Dutch Harbor (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104344
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Lake and creek at Unalaska, 1892.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Unalaska (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104314
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: From the Dutch Harbor Dock. View of Makushin Volcano Smoking.
Creator:
Wood, H. N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Docks--Alaska., Harbors--Alaska., Volcanoes--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Dutch Harbor (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104307
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Wharf, Unalaska, Alaska.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Wharves--Alaska--Unalaska.
Geographic subjects:
Unalaska (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104264
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Arch Rock Dutch Harbor. Photo by Hawley, MD, 1901.
Creator:
Hawley, R.N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Rocks--Alaska--Dutch Harbor.
Geographic subjects:
Dutch Harbor (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104239

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