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.
Presbyterian Mission Alaska Natives House. St Lawrence Island. Chief
Engineer. Alfred R. Broadbent. Text transcribed from caption: Presbyterian
Mission Eskimo House. St Lawrence Island. Chief Engineer. Alfred R.
Broadbent.
Creator:
Broadbent, A. L. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Dwellings--Alaska--Saint Lawrence Island., Alaska Natives--Alaska--Saint Lawrence Island., Missionaries--Alaska--Saint Lawrence Island., Missions--Alaska--Saint Lawrence Island.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Lawrence Island (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.