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:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, March 1879.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:277339
Title:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, August 1878.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:277120
Title:
Transcript of "Red Letter Days" in the life of Sheldon Jackson, 1856-1903.
Description:
Typed transcript of Sheldon Jackson's "Red Letter Days," a bundle of slips documenting days of special significance or opportunity in his life, 1856-1903.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
West (U.S.), Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:277108
Title:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, March 1880.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:276643
Title:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, February 1888.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:276547
Title:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, January-March 1874.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:276446
Title:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, November-December 1882.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:276331
Title:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, January 1888.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:276276
Title:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, January 1880.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:276143
Title:
Sheldon Jackson expense journal, 1887-1896.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Finance., Missions--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:276100
Title:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, June-October 1897.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:275801
Title:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, January 1883.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:275424
Title:
Sheldon Jackson account and memo notebook, 1902.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Finance., Missions--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:275378
Title:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, August-September 1876.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:275250
Title:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, June 1884.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:275165
Title:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, September 1875.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:275045
Title:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, December 1877.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:274763
Title:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, February 1883.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:274651
Title:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, May-September 1895.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:274565
Title:
Sheldon Jackson correspondence, November-December 1870.
Creator:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (author)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects:
Alaska., West (U.S.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:274449

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