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: V. Wilson and pair of moose horns.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Wilson, V.
Topics:
Men--Alaska., Moose hunting--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104100
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: V. Wilson building the Boat "White Horse" for his trip down the Yukon River, 1893.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Wilson, V.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Men--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104084
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: V. Wilson and companion whip sawing lumber for a boat. Head of Lake Burnet.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Wilson, V.
Topics:
Lumbering--Alaska., Men--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104062
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: V. Wilson's Camp on Lake Lindeman.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Wilson, V.
Topics:
Men--Alaska., Missionaries--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Lindeman Lake (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104061
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: V. Wilson wrecked at Windy Arm Lake Burnet.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Wilson, V.
Topics:
Men--Alaska., Missionaries--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103820
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: V. Wilson in camp. Yukon river trip, 1893-4.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Wilson, V.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Men--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103798
Title:
Alaska Commission on Education Report.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Start of V. Wilson's Raft on Lake Lindeman. 1893.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Wilson, V.
Topics:
Men--Alaska., Missionaries--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Lindeman Lake (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103763

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