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:
Men in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Eliphalet Nott, D.D., President of Union College, 1855.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Nott, Eliphalet.
Topics:
Men--Alaska., Missionaries--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102855
Title:
Group of men and children in front of tent.
Description:
Group of men and children in front of tent.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Men--Alaska., Children--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7345
Title:
Presbyterian Church at Juneau, Alaska.
Description:
[Presbyterian Church at Juneau, Alaska.]
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Church buildings--Alaska--Juneau.
Geographic subjects:
Juneau (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7311
Title:
Sheldon Jackson and Laplanders aboard the Bear.
Description:
Sheldon Jackson and Laplanders aboard the Bear.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Sami (European people), Missionaries--Alaska., Home missions--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska--Missionaries., Alaska--Missions.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6945
Title:
Indian Street.
Description:
Indian Street-Sitka.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6302
Title:
Gamblers at Sitka.
Description:
Gamblers at Sitka.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Gamblers--Alaska--Sitka., Gambling--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6255

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