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:
Treadwell's Mill, Alaska.
Description:
Native huts, near Treadwell's Mill, Alaska.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Natives--Alaska--Douglas Island., Canoes and canoeing--Alaska--Douglas Island., Huts--Alaska--Doulglas Island.
Geographic subjects:
Douglas Island (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103472
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:
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
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Alaska Native village and entrance to Sitka Harbor, Alaska, U.S. Text transcribed from caption: Indian village and entrance to Sitka Harbor, Alaska, U.S.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (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:103345
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Sitka, Alaska, U.S. Right is west, left is toward east.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (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:103314
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Sitka, Alaska, U.S.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Natives--Alaska--Sitka., Villages--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103311
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Sitka, Alaska, U.S. Looking east toward the church (Russian). Sheldon Jackson [Institute] at far right.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Villages--Alaska--Sitka., Missions--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103308
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Native houses and canoes, Sitka, Alaska, U.S.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Natives--Alaska--Sitka., Villages--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103307
Title:
Ships in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Alaska, U.S., Muir Glacier and the Olympian.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Muir Glacier (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103283
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Sitka, Alaska, U.S.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (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:103279
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., Landscapes--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103216
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
By Indian River, Sitka, Alaska, U.S.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (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:103214
Title:
Places in Alaska.
Description:
Alaska, U.S.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Landscapes--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103178
Title:
Places in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Muir Glacier, Alaska, U.S.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Muir Glacier (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103176
Title:
Places in Alaska.
Description:
Gravehouses, Wrangell, Alaska.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Burial--Alaska--Wrangell., Alaska Natives--Alaska--Wrangell.
Geographic subjects:
Wrangell (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103162
Title:
Places in Alaska.
Description:
Juneau, Alaska, U.S.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Alaska--Juneau., Villages--Alaska--Juneau.
Geographic subjects:
Juneau (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103150
Title:
Places in Alaska.
Description:
Alaska, U.S., Native Camp Chilcat. [Chilkat]
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Chilkat Indians--Alaska., Chilkat Indians--British Columbia.
Geographic subjects:
Chilkat River Valley (B.C. and Alaska), Chilkat Indian Village (Klukwan)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103133
Title:
Places in Alaska.
Description:
Juneau, Alaska, U.S.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Alaska--Juneau.
Geographic subjects:
Juneau (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103131
Title:
Places in Alaska.
Description:
Fort Wrangell, Alaska.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Natives--Alaska--Wrangell., Missionaries--Alaska--Wrangell., Dogs--Alaska--Wrangell.
Geographic subjects:
Wrangell (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103126
Title:
Places in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Muir Glacier, Alaska, U.S.
Creator:
Partridge Photo (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909
Geographic subjects:
Muir Glacier (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103113

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