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:
Saxman Island, Alaska.
Description:
Government school building, Saxman, Alaska. Dr Jackson, compliments of Edw. Marsden, Oct. 5, 1898.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Alaska--Saxman., School buildings--Alaska--Saxman.
Geographic subjects:
Saxman (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103424
Title:
U.S.S. Bear.
Description:
Captain M.A. Healy, Lieut. J.H. Quinan, 1st Asst. C.W. Munroe, 2nd Asst. W.C. Myers, Sheldon Jackson, H. Hassell, Lieut. D.J. Ainsworth, Dr. Holmes. U.S. Revenue Marine Steamer Bear, May 20, 1890.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909., Healy, Michael A., 1839-1904., Quinan, J.H., Munroe, C.W., Myers, W.C., Ainsworth, D.J.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska., Missionaries--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103422
Title:
Unknown places/things in Alaska.
Description:
Native artifacts, Alaska.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Natives--Antiquities--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103421
Title:
Unknown places/things in Alaska.
Description:
Village with totem poles.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Totem poles--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103420
Title:
U.S.S. Bear.
Description:
The "Bear" Cutter getting under way at Golovin Bay, Alaska, 1892.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska--Golovin.
Geographic subjects:
Golovin (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103407
Title:
Unknown places/things in Alaska.
Description:
Sami herding dogs. Former description: Laplanders herding dogs.
Creator:
Knight, George H. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Herding dogs--Alaska., Sami (European people)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103399
Title:
Unknown places/things in Alaska.
Description:
Along the Alaskan coast.
Creator:
Eastman Kodak Company of New York. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103396
Title:
U.S.S. Bear.
Description:
View of U.S.S. Bear.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103395
Title:
Unknown places, not in Alaska.
Description:
Natives.
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103385
Title:
Unknown places/things in Alaska.
Description:
Native site in Alaska.
Creator:
Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103373
Title:
U.S.S. Bear.
Description:
Quartermaster Wilber and Alaska Native boy. Former description: Quartermaster Wilber and Eskimo boy, M.H. Wolff. U.S.R.M. Steamer Bear, 1890.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Wolff, Michael Healy.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska., Missionaries--Alaska., Alaska Native children.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103367
Title:
Unalaska, Alaska.
Description:
School children, Unalaska, 1890.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Students--Alaska--Unalaska., Alaska Native children--Education--Alaska--Unalaska.
Geographic subjects:
Unalaska (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103366
Title:
Unknown places/things in Alaska.
Description:
Buildings in Alaska.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Buildings--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103365
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Bridge over Indian River, Sitka, Alaska.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Native women--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103363
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Alaska native girls and boys dressed in Western clothing.
Creator:
Reuben Alberstone & Co. (Sitka, Alaska) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Native children--Alaska--Sitka., Missions--Educational work--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103362
Title:
Cape Chaplin, Siberia.
Description:
Koharri and son. Cape Tchaplain, Siberia.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Families--Russia--Chaplino., Men--Russia--Chaplino., Children--Russia--Chaplino.
Geographic subjects:
Chaplino (Russia)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103361
Title:
St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.
Description:
Natives of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, interested in photography, 1892.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Natives--Alaska--Saint Lawrence Island., Alaska Native children--Alaska--Saint Lawrence Island.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Lawrence Island (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103360
Title:
Cape Navarin, Siberia.
Description:
Koniagmiut Eskimos, Cape Navarin, Siberia, 1890. Former description: Group of Kodiaks, Cape Navarin, Siberia, 1890.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Koniagmiut Eskimos--Russia--Anadyr, Gulf of., Alaska Natives--Russia--Anadyr, Gulf of.
Geographic subjects:
Anadyr, Gulf of (Russia)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103359
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
View of Sitka, Alaska.
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Landscapes--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103358
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Sitka, Alaska, U.S.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103357

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