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:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Presbyterian Mission Home, Haines, Alaska, 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Alaska--Haines., Alaska Natives--Alaska--Haines.
Geographic subjects:
Haines (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104295
Title:
San Buenaventura, California.
Description:
Henry L. Harris and Spanish School. San Buenaventura, California. March 1883.
Creator:
Brewster, J.C. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Harris, Henry L.
Topics:
Missionaries--California--Ventura., Education--California--Ventura., Students--California--Ventura., Portraits, Group--California--Ventura., Missions--Educational work--California--Ventura.
Geographic subjects:
Ventura (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103519
Title:
Unknown places/things in Alaska.
Description:
World's Columbian Exposition Alaska Exhibit.
Creator:
Reuben Alberstone & Co. (Sitka, Alaska) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Illinois)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103434
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Bridge over Indian River, Sitka, Alaska, 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103339
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Girls in Sitka Home School, Summer, 1883. Compliments of Miss Linnie Austin.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Native children--Education--Alaska--Sitka., Missions--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103336
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Sheldon Jackson Institute, Sitka, Alaska, 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Alaska--Sitka., Missionaries--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103313
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Boy's Dorm, Girls's Dorm under construction. Sitka. Sheldon Jackson Institute, Sitka, Alaska. 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Alaska--Sitka., Dormitories--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103277
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Sheldon Jackson Institute, Sitka, Alaska, 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103270
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Old Russian saw mill, Sitka, Alaska, 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103258
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Alaska Native house, Sitka, Alaska, 1883. Text transcribed from caption: Indian house, Sitka, Alaska, 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Natives--Dwellings--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103256
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Pupils at Sitka School, 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Native children--Education--Alaska--Sitka., Missions--Educational work--Alaska--Sitka., Students--Alaska--Sitka., Portraits, Group--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103246
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Pupils at Sitka School, 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Native children--Education--Alaska--Sitka., Missions--Educational work--Alaska--Sitka., Students--Alaska--Sitka., Portraits, Group--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103239
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
The Beach. Sitka, Alaska, 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Beaches--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103236
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Pupils at Sitka School, 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Native children--Education--Alaska--Sitka., Missions--Educational work--Alaska--Sitka., Students--Alaska--Sitka., Portraits, Group--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103234
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Native Village, Sitka. A.D., 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Buildings--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103232
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
School stable. 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Alaska--Sitka., Students--Alaska--Sitka., Education--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103219
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
The mission garden, Sitka, Alaska, 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Alaska--Sitka., Missionaries--Alaska--Sitka., Gardens--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103218
Title:
Men in Alaska.
Description:
Alaska Native Chief with his personal effects, 1883. Text transcribed from caption: Indian Chief lying in State with his personal effects, 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Men--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103038
Title:
Men in Alaska.
Description:
Alaska Native Chief in State, Sitka, Alaska, 1883. Text transcribed from caption: An Indian Chief lying in State, Sitka, Alaska, 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Men--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103022
Title:
Sitka, Alaska.
Description:
Boys in Sitka school house, Summer 1883.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Alaska--Sitka., Schools--Alaska--Sitka., Alaska Native children--Alaska--Sitka.
Geographic subjects:
Sitka (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7176

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