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:
Main Street, Esperance, New York.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Main Street, Esperance, New York. Looking towards the bridge over the Schoharie River. Winter scene.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Esperance (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103514
Title:
Esperance, New York.
Description:
Sheldon Jackson's old church, Esperance, New York. Washington D.C. Bureau of Education Alaska Division.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missions--New York--Esperance., Church buildings--New York--Esperance.
Geographic subjects:
Esperance (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103378
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:
Men in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Faithfully yours, Robert W. Hill, Albany, N.Y. January 27, 1908.
Creator:
Albany Art Union. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Hill, Robert W.
Topics:
Missionaries--New York--Albany., Missionaries--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Albany (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102989
Title:
Presbyterian Church, Esperance, New York.
Description:
Street leading up to the Presbyterian Church, Esperance, New York.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Presbyterian Church (Esperance, N.Y.)
Topics:
Church buildings--New York--Esperance.
Geographic subjects:
Esperance (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102971
Title:
Families/groups in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Celebration of the Semi-Centennial of the ordination of the Rev. Sheldon Jackson, D.D., L.D.D., by the Presbytery of Albany in session at the First Presbyterian Church, Schenectady, NY. June 16, 1908. The Presbytery of Albany taken in front of the Chapel at noon. June 16, 1908.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--New York--Schenectady., Presbyterian Church--Clergy--New York--Schenectady., Missionaries--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Schenectady (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102967
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:
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:
Church, Esperance, New York.
Description:
Church building in Esperance, New York.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Church buildings--New York--Esperance.
Geographic subjects:
Esperance (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102904
Title:
Presbyterian Church, Esperance, New York.
Description:
Presbyterian Church, Esperance, New York. Where Dr. S. Jackson was baptized and from which he was commissioned.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Presbyterian Church (Esperance, N.Y.)
Topics:
Church buildings--New York--Esperance.
Geographic subjects:
Esperance (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102732

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