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: Moravian Mission Bethel, Alaska, 1893.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Moravian Church--Missions--Alaska--Bethel., Missions--Alaska--Bethel.
Geographic subjects:
Bethel (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104140
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Siberian dogs, near Cape Serdze.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Sled dogs--Russia (federation)--Siberia.
Geographic subjects:
Siberia (Russia)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104133
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Siberian mother and child. Reindeer hide tent, near Cape Serdze.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Indigenous peoples--Russia (federation)--Siberia., Indigenous women--Russia (federation)--Siberia., Tents--Russia (federation)--Siberia., Indigenous children--Russia (federation)--Siberia.
Geographic subjects:
Siberia (Russia)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104112
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: V. Wilson building the Boat "White Horse" for his trip down the Yukon River, 1893.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Wilson, V.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Men--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104084
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Lifting deer on boat, St. Lawrence Bay.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Indigenous peoples--Russia (federation)--Siberia., Kayaks--Russia (federation)--Siberia.
Geographic subjects:
Siberia (Russia)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104069
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Siberian deer men on the "Bear".
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Indigenous peoples--Russia (federation)--Siberia., Ships--Russia (federation)--Siberia.
Geographic subjects:
Siberia (Russia)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104058
Title:
Education in Alaska Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Canoeing up Dyea River, Alaska. V. Wilson Photo, 1893.
Creator:
Wilson, V. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Canoes and canoeing--Skagway, Alaska--Dyea.
Geographic subjects:
Dyea (Skagway, Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104057
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Siberian sleds and tent, near Cape Serdze.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Indigenous peoples--Russia (federation)--Siberia., Sleds--Russia (federation)--Siberia.
Geographic subjects:
Siberia (Russia)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104042
Title:
Education in Alaska Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Russian Greek Church. St. Paul Island, Bering Sea, 1893.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Church buildings--Alaska--Saint Paul Island., Missions--Alaska--Saint Paul Island.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Paul Island (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104013
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Hobbled deer, St. Lawrence Bay.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Reindeer hunting--Russia (federation)--Siberia.
Geographic subjects:
Siberia (Russia)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104006
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Stick George's Trading Post, 1893.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Trading posts--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103943
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Hobbled reindeer, St. Lawrence Bay.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Reindeer hunting--Russia (federation)--Siberia., Indigenous peoples--Russia (federation)--Siberia.
Geographic subjects:
Siberia (Russia)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103883
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Crossing Dyea River, Alaska, 1893.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Dyea (Skagway, Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103809
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: St. Lawrence Bay, U.S.R.C. "Bear".
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Russia (federation)--Siberia.
Geographic subjects:
Siberia (Russia)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103803
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: V. Wilson in camp. Yukon river trip, 1893-4.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Wilson, V.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Men--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103798
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Start of V. Wilson's Raft on Lake Lindeman. 1893.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Wilson, V.
Topics:
Men--Alaska., Missionaries--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Lindeman Lake (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103763
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Siberian reindeer man, wife, interpreter and barter goods. St. Lawrence Bay.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Indigenous peoples--Russia (federation)--Siberia., Ships--Russia (federation)--Siberia.
Geographic subjects:
Siberia (Russia)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103753
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Skinning Reindeer. St. Lawrence Bay.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Indigenous peoples--Russia (federation)--Siberia., Reindeer hunting--Russia (federation)--Siberia.
Geographic subjects:
Siberia (Russia)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103682
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Native Evangelist holding a meeting. Cape Smythe, 1893.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Natives--Alaska--Barrow, Point.
Geographic subjects:
Barrow, Point (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103641
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: A winter view. Arctic Alaska, 1893.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103604

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