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:
Lincoln Street.
Description:
Alaska, Sitka, Lincoln Street.
Creator:
Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Natives--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6214
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Dr. Sheldon Jackson and a group of Alaska Native children from Sitka enroute to school at Northfield, Mass. 1886. Olga Hilton, Frederick Harris, Blanche Lewis, Flora Campbell, Florence Wells, Minnie Shotter, Sheldon Jackson, Samuel Kendall Paul, Henry Philips.
Creator:
Marshall, C.P. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Alaska--Sitka., Alaska Native children--Alaska--Sitka., Missionaries--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6250
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
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:
Photographs by Henry H. Brodeck.
Description:
Sitka Harbor. Mt. Edgecumbe in view, 1880. Photographed for the Northwest Trading Co. By H.H. Brodeck.
Creator:
Brodeck, H. H. (Henry H.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Harbors--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102616
Title:
Photographs by Eadweard Muybridge.
Description:
Sitka, Lincoln Street.
Creator:
Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904. (photographer), Bradley & Rulofson. (publisher)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102622
Title:
Photographs by Henry H. Brodeck.
Description:
Russian town, Sitka. Photographed for the Northwest Trading Co. By H.H. Brodeck, Walla Walla. W.T.
Creator:
Brodeck, H. H. (Henry H.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Cities and towns--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102626
Title:
Photographs by Henry H. Brodeck.
Description:
U.S. Ship Jamestown anchoring in Sitka Harbor. Photographed for the Northwest Trading Co. By H.H. Brodeck.
Creator:
Brodeck, H. H. (Henry H.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Harbors--Alaska--Sitka., Ships--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102629
Title:
Photographs by Henry H. Brodeck.
Description:
Indian River near Sitka. Photographed for the Northwest Trading Co. By H.H. Brodeck.
Creator:
Brodeck, H. H. (Henry H.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Natives--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102639
Title:
Photographs by Henry H. Brodeck.
Description:
Indian River Falls, near Sitka. Photographed for the Northwest Trading Co. By H.H. Brodeck, Walla Walla. W.T.
Creator:
Brodeck, H. H. (Henry H.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Rivers--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102640
Title:
Photographs by Eadweard Muybridge.
Description:
Sitka, Group of Distinguished Chiefs.
Creator:
Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Natives--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102641
Title:
Photographs by Henry H. Brodeck.
Description:
Promenade scene, Sitka. Photographed for the Northwest Trading Co. By H.H. Brodeck, Walla Walla. W.T.
Creator:
Brodeck, H. H. (Henry H.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Promenades (Pedestrian areas)--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102645
Title:
Photographs by Henry H. Brodeck.
Description:
Northwest Trading Co.'s Steamer "Favorite" and U.S.S. "Jamestown" anchoring in Sitka Harbor. Photographed for the Northwest Trading Co. By H.H. Brodeck.
Creator:
Brodeck, H. H. (Henry H.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska--Sitka., Harbors--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102646
Title:
Photographs by Henry H. Brodeck.
Description:
Indian River Falls, near Sitka. Photographed for the Northwest Trading Co. By H.H. Brodeck, Walla Walla. W.T.
Creator:
Brodeck, H. H. (Henry H.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Rivers--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102648
Title:
Photographs by Henry H. Brodeck.
Description:
Sitka, Alaska. Photographed for the Northwest Trading Co. By H.H. Brodeck.
Creator:
Brodeck, H. H. (Henry H.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102651
Title:
Photographs by Eadweard Muybridge.
Description:
Sitka, Alaska Native Village.
Creator:
Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102655
Title:
Photographs by Henry H. Brodeck.
Description:
Forest and Mountains near Sitka. Photographed for the Northwest Trading Co. By H.H. Brodeck, Walla Walla. W.T.
Creator:
Brodeck, H. H. (Henry H.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102668
Title:
Photographs by Henry H. Brodeck.
Description:
Main Street, Sitka. Photographed for the Northwest Trading Co. By H.H. Brodeck.
Creator:
Brodeck, H. H. (Henry H.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102673
Title:
Photographs by Eadweard Muybridge.
Description:
Sitka from Japanese Island.
Creator:
Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102674
Title:
Photographs by Henry H. Brodeck.
Description:
Virgin and Child Painting, Russian Church, Sitka. Photographed for the Northwest Trading Co. By H.H. Brodeck, Walla Walla. W.T.
Creator:
Brodeck, H. H. (Henry H.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Art and religion--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102686

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