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:
Point Barrow, Alaska.
Description:
Scene at shooting station near Point Barrow, Alaska, 1892.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Alaska--Barrow, Point.
Geographic subjects:
Barrow, Point (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103064
Title:
Point Barrow, Alaska.
Description:
Photograph of Pacific Steam Whaling Company's Houses and Employees in Point Barrow, Alaska, 1892.
Creator:
Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Alaska--Barrow, Point., Missionaries--Alaska--Barrow, Point.
Geographic subjects:
Barrow, Point (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103062
Title:
Point Barrow, Alaska.
Description:
Eider Ducks, Point Barrow, Alaska.
Creator:
Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Hunting--Alaska--Barrow, Point., Ducks--Alaska--Barrow, Point.
Geographic subjects:
Barrow, Point (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103060
Title:
Point Barrow, Alaska.
Description:
Alaska Native woman, Point Barrow, Alaska, 1892. Former description: Eskimo woman.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Native women--Alaska--Barrow, Point.
Geographic subjects:
Barrow, Point (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103052
Title:
Men in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Pat Gray, Point Barrow, Alaska. 1892.
Creator:
Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Gray, Pat.
Topics:
Men--Alaska--Barrow, Point., Missionaries--Alaska--Barrow, Point.
Geographic subjects:
Barrow, Point (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103043
Title:
Families/groups in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Prof. L. M. Stevenson, Capt. Borden and assistants, Refuge Station, Point Barrow, 1890.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Stevenson, Leander M., Borden, C. B.
Topics:
Men--Alaska--Barrow, Point., Missionaries--Alaska--Barrow, Point.
Geographic subjects:
Barrow, Point (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102962
Title:
Men in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Tom Gordon, Point Barrow, Alaska, 1892.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Gordon, Tom.
Topics:
Men--Alaska--Barrow, Point., Missionaries--Alaska--Barrow, Point.
Geographic subjects:
Barrow, Point (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102961
Title:
Maps of Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Map of Point Barrow, Alaska.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Barrow, Point (Alaska)--Maps.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102919
Title:
Men in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: John W. Kelly, Point Barrow, Alaska, 1892.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Kelly, John W.
Topics:
Men--Alaska--Barrow, Point., Missionaries--Alaska--Barrow, Point.
Geographic subjects:
Barrow, Point (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102903
Title:
Maps of Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Map of Point Barrow, Alaska.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Geographic subjects:
Barrow, Point (Alaska)--Maps.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102897
Title:
Men in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: John Kelly, Point Barrow, Alaska, 1892.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Kelly, John W.
Topics:
Men--Alaska--Barrow, Point., Missionaries--Alaska--Barrow, Point.
Geographic subjects:
Barrow, Point (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102874
Title:
Men in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Fred Hopson, Point Barrow, Alaska, 1892.
Creator:
Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Hopson, Fred.
Topics:
Men--Alaska--Barrow, Point., Missionaries--Alaska--Barrow, Point.
Geographic subjects:
Barrow, Point (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102871
Title:
Men in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: John Headley, Point Barrow, Alaska, 1892.
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Headley, John.
Topics:
Men--Alaska--Barrow, Point., Missionaries--Alaska--Barrow, Point.
Geographic subjects:
Barrow, Point (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102838
Title:
Families/groups in Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Doctor and Mrs. H. Richmond Marsh, Point Barrow.
Creator:
Call, S. J. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Marsh, H. Richmond., Marsh, H. Richmond, Mrs.
Topics:
Missionaries--Alaska--Barrow, Point.
Geographic subjects:
Barrow, Point (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102717

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