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- Title
- Sheldon Jackson Papers
- Description
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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. - Creator Name(s)
- Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (creator)
- Name Subject(s)
- Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
- Topical Subject(s)
- Presbyterian Church--Missions--Alaska., Indians of North America Missions--Educational work., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missionaries--Alaska., Pioneers--Alaska., Reindeer--Alaska., Education--Alaska., Home missions--West (U.S.), Home missions--Alaska., Indians of North America--West (U.S.), Indians of North America--Alaska., Frontier and pioneer life--Alaska.
- Geographic subjects
- Alaska., West (U.S.), Alaska., Alaska., Alaska., Alaska., West (U.S.), Alaska., West (U.S.), Alaska., Alaska, North and Central America--United States--Alaska, Alaska.
- Physical Location
- RG 239; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Sheldon Jackson Papers, 1855-1909.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-239
- Identifier (local)
- rg239
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:sheldon_jackson
- Title
- Sheldon Jackson and Laplanders aboard the Bear.
- Description
- Sheldon Jackson and Laplanders aboard the Bear.
- Date Created
- ca. 1855-1908, 1855
- Name Subject(s)
- Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
- Topical Subject(s)
- Sami (European people), Missionaries--Alaska., Home missions--Alaska.
- Geographic subjects
- Alaska., Alaska., Alaska, Alaska, North America--Region--United States
- Physical Location
- RG 239, Box 11, Folder 29, no. 275; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Sheldon Jackson Papers, 1855-1909.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-239
- Identifier (local)
- ds2774
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:6945
- Title
- U.S.S. Bear.
- Description
- Sheldon Jackson on the U.S.S. Bear.
- Date Created
- 1892, ca. 1892
- Name Subject(s)
- Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
- Topical Subject(s)
- Ships--Alaska., Home missions--Alaska., Missionaries--Alaska.
- Geographic subjects
- Alaska., North and Central America--United States--Alaska
- Physical Location
- RG 239, Box 11, Folder 28, Image No. 265; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Sheldon Jackson Papers, 1855-1909.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-239
- Identifier (local)
- ds3181
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:7463
- Title
- Eaton Reindeer Station, Alaska. Norman.
- Description
- Eaton Reindeer Station, Alaska. Norman.
- Date Created
- 1900
- Name Subject(s)
- Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
- Topical Subject(s)
- Reindeer--Alaska., Reindeer farming--Alaska., Home missions--Alaska.
- Geographic subjects
- Alaska--Missions., North and Central America--United States--Alaska
- Physical Location
- RG 239, Box 16, Folder 50; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Sheldon Jackson Papers, 1855-1909.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-239
- Identifier (local)
- ds2954
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:7088