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Title: Sheldon Jackson Papers
Description: 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 incoming correspondence, January 1885-June 1894.
Creator Name(s): Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (addressee)
Date Created: 1885, January 1885-June 1894, January 1885-June 1894
Name Subject(s): Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects: Alaska., West (U.S.), Alaska., West (U.S.), Alaska., West (U.S.), North and Central America--United States--Alaska
Physical Location: RG 239, Box 9, Folder 2; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Sheldon Jackson Papers, 1855-1909.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-239
Identifier (local): sheldonjacksonpa00jac_tc6
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:261815

Title: Sheldon Jackson incoming correspondence, February 1886-December 1895.
Creator Name(s): Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (addressee)
Date Created: 1886, February 1886-December 1895, February 1886-December 1895
Name Subject(s): Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects: Alaska., West (U.S.), Alaska., West (U.S.), Alaska., West (U.S.), North and Central America--United States--Alaska
Physical Location: RG 239, Box 9, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Sheldon Jackson Papers, 1855-1909.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-239
Identifier (local): sheldonjacksonpa00jac_jwg
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:251610

Title: Sheldon Jackson incoming correspondence, January-March 1869.
Creator Name(s): Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (addressee)
Date Created: 1869, January-March 1869, January-March 1869
Name Subject(s): Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska., Missions--West (U.S.)
Geographic subjects: Alaska., West (U.S.), Alaska., West (U.S.), Alaska., West (U.S.), North and Central America--United States--Alaska
Physical Location: RG 239, Box 9, Folder 1; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Sheldon Jackson Papers, 1855-1909.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-239
Identifier (local): sheldonjacksonpa00jac_mgt
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:278745

Title: Sheldon Jackson collection acquisition materials, 1919.
Description: Also includes correspondence and original lists of contents.
Date Created: 1919
Name Subject(s): Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909., Presbyterian Historical Society.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Alaska., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missions--West (U.S.), Missions--Alaska.
Geographic subjects: Alaska., West (U.S.), West (U.S.), Alaska., West (U.S.), Alaska., North and Central America--United States--Alaska
Physical Location: RG 239, Box 27, Folder 7; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Sheldon Jackson Papers, 1855-1909.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-239
Identifier (local): sheldonjacksonpa00jac_5uf
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:279846

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