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.