Sheldon Jackson Papers

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About this Collection

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:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Alaska Natives at Sitka, Alaska. Former description: A group of Indians at Sitka, Alaska.
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (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:103630
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:
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:
The City of Sitka, Alaska.
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Villages--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103310
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Aerial 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:103245
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Sitka, Alaska, Russian Orthodox Church, built 1841-8, burned 1966 (being rebuilt 1971).
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Alaska--Sitka., Church buildings--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103233
Title:
Places in Alaska.
Description:
Totems, Fort Wrangell, Alaska.
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Natives--Alaska--Wrangell., Totem poles--Alaska--Wrangell.
Geographic subjects:
Wrangell (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103172
Title:
Places in Alaska.
Description:
Fort Wrangell, Alaska.
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Alaska--Wrangell.
Geographic subjects:
Wrangell (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103168
Title:
Places in Alaska.
Description:
Totems, Fort Wrangell, Alaska.
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Natives--Alaska--Wrangell., Totem poles--Alaska--Wrangell.
Geographic subjects:
Wrangell (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103125
Title:
Places in Alaska.
Description:
Totems, Fort Wrangell, Alaska.
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Natives--Alaska--Wrangell., Totem poles--Alaska--Wrangell.
Geographic subjects:
Wrangell (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103101
Title:
Families/groups in Alaska.
Description:
Alaska Natives at Fort Wrangell, Alaska. Text transcribed from caption: Indians at Fort Wrangle, Alaska.
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Natives--Alaska., Alaska Native children--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102831
Title:
Families/groups in Alaska.
Description:
Group of Alaska Natives. Text transcribed from caption: Group of Alaska Indians.
Creator:
Continent Stereoscopic Company. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Inuit--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102806

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