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:
Washington, D.C.
Description:
U.S. Bureau of Education Building. Corner of G. and 8th Streets N.W. Washington D.C. 1890. Headquarters of Alaska Government schools.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Buildings--Washington (D.C.)
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103471
Title:
Families/groups in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: John G. Brady, Gov. of Alaska. Sheldon Jackson, U.S General Agent of Education for Alaska. Wm. A. Kelly, Supt. of Schools for Southern Alaska. Washington, D.C., 1905.
Creator:
C. M. Gilbert Studios (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909., Brady, John Green, 1847-1918., Kelly, William A. (William Archibald), 1850-1920.
Topics:
Missionaries--Washington (D.C.), Missionaries--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103000
Title:
Men in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Wm. A. Kelly, Washington, D.C., Jan. 17th, 1905. Sheldon Jackson School, Sitka, Alaska.
Creator:
Flynn Photo Co. (Washington, D.C.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Kelly, William A. (William Archibald), 1850-1920.
Topics:
Missionaries--Washington (D.C.), Missionaries--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102965

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