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:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: U.S.R.C. Bear rescuing the ice bound fleet, 1898.
Creator:
Wood, H. N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104582
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: U.S.S. Bear. Looking South in the Ice.
Creator:
Wood, H. N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104580
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Homeward Bound. U.S.S. Bear.
Creator:
Wood, H. N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104574
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Jeanette from the Bear's foretop in the Ice.
Creator:
Wood, H. N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104519
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Drying the Sails, Rev. Cutter Bear.
Creator:
Wood, H. N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104517
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: 1882 - U.S. Cutter Bear in the ice.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104460
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: U.S. Cutter Bear at Sea.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104458
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Ice pack.
Creator:
Norman, A. C. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104428
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: BEAR in ice.
Creator:
Norman, A. C. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104422
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104368
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: U.S.S. BEAR.
Creator:
Norman, A. C. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104364
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear.
Creator:
Call, S. J. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104330
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: 1611 - The Mission Boat Swan before Launching. 1612 - The Swan at Anchor.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska., Missions--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104315
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: BEAR in ice.
Creator:
Norman, A. C. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104273
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Jeanette.
Creator:
Wood, H. N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104271
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: The Bear's Wheel.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104252
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: A group on Revenue Cutter Bear. Between St. Michael and Unalaklik.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Women missionaries--Alaska., Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104231
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Bark Coloma 65-days out from Tahoma for Unalaska.
Creator:
Wood, H. N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104221
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Drying the Sails. U.S.S. Bear.
Creator:
Wood, H. N. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104198
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Alaska Native Visitors on Revenue Cutter Bear. Text transcribed from caption: Eskimo Visitors on Revenue Cutter Bear.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Natives--Alaska., Alaska Natives--Alaska., Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104195

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