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:
Index to Sheldon Jackson's incoming correspondence, circa 1878-1908.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (addressee)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
West (U.S.), Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:280250
Title:
Sheldon Jackson collection acquisition materials, 1919.
Description:
Also includes correspondence and original lists of contents.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909., Presbyterian Historical Society.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
West (U.S.), Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:279846
Title:
Sheldon Jackson incoming correspondence, January-March 1869.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (addressee)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:278745
Title:
Sheldon Jackson incoming correspondence, January 1885-June 1894.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (addressee)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:261815
Title:
A Study of the Sheldon Jackson Collection.
Description:
Master's Thesis on Sheldon Jackson Collection by Harrison A. Brann. Submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Library Science from Drexel University in 1951.
Creator:
Brann, Harrison A. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
West (U.S.), Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:261471
Title:
Report on Sheldon Jackson's Scrapbooks.
Description:
Written by Theodora Culver Gleysteen.
Creator:
Gleysteen, Theodora C. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
West (U.S.), Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:258063
Title:
Sheldon Jackson incoming correspondence, February 1886-December 1895.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (addressee)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:251610
Title:
Travel journal transcript.
Description:
Missionary Tour thru New Mexico, October, 1875, travel journal transcript.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missionaries--New Mexico., Home missions--New Mexico., Missions--New Mexico.
Geographic subjects:
New Mexico--Description and travel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:85951
Title:
Travel journal transcript.
Description:
Trip thru Southwest Colorado, August, 1877, travel journal transcript.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missionaries--Colorado., Home missions--Colorado., Missions--Colorado.
Geographic subjects:
New Mexico--Description and travel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:85720

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