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:
Photographs of children in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from back: 1. Sheldon Jackson 2. Mary Remy 3. Harvey Townsend 4. John Shields 1. Frank Cushing 2. Nellie Cary 3.Ben Thomas 4. John Menaul 5. Taylor Ealy 6. Mary Ealy 7. Jennie Hammaker.
Creator:
Choate, J. N. (John N.), 1848-1902. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.)--Students.
Topics:
Alaska Native children., Alaska Native children--Pennsylvania--Carlisle.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., Carlisle (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104597
Title:
Photographs of children in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from back: 1. Sheldon Jackson 2. Mary Remy 3. Harvey Townsend 4. John Shields 1. Frank Cushing 2. Nellie Cary 3.Ben Thomas 4. John Menaul 5. Taylor Ealy 6. Mary Ealy 7. Jennie Hammaker.
Creator:
Choate, J. N. (John N.), 1848-1902. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.)--Students.
Topics:
Alaska Native children., Alaska Native children--Pennsylvania--Carlisle.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., Carlisle (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104596
Title:
Places in Alaska.
Description:
Alaska Native children brought to Carlisle Indian School. Text transcribed from caption: Coogidlore. Tumasock. Lablok. Esanetuck. Anneebuck. Kokleluk. Eskimo Children from Bering Straits. Brought to Carlisle Indian School by Dr. Sheldon Jackson, October 1897. Photograph by Choate.
Creator:
Choate, J. N. (John N.), 1848-1902. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909., United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.)--Students.
Topics:
Alaska Native children--Education--Pennsylvania--Carlisle., Missionaries--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Carlisle (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103056
Title:
Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Description:
Drawing of Bethesda Presbyterian Church. W.E. Ginnodo, Builder, Phila. Addison Hutton, Architect, Phila.
Creator:
Rhoads Photograph Gallery (Philadelphia, Pa.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topics:
Church buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102829
Title:
Men in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Rev. William Y. Brown, D.D., Philadelphia, Pa.
Creator:
Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Brown, William Y.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102813
Title:
Children in Alaska.
Description:
Alaska Native children at Carlisle Indian School, as arrived at Carlisle. Labla, Gudlelluk, Douatsok, Anniak. Former description: Eskimo children at Carlisle Indian School. Esquimaux as arrived at Carlisle. Indian photographs. Labla, Gudlelluk, Douatsok, Anniak.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.)
Topics:
Alaska Native children--Pennsylvania--Carlisle., Alaska Natives--Education--Pennsylvania--Carlisle.
Geographic subjects:
Carlisle (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102618

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