| Summary: | The Sheldon Jackson Manuscript Collection (Concerning Alaska, 1878-1908). Series II: Published and Miscellaneous Papers. Box 28: Miscellaneous Papers, 1877-1908, File 28:2: Miscellaneous Correspondence The file contains… a: A report regarding Eskimos (1903); b: A memo regarding Jackson's 50th anniversary of his ordination (1908); c: A report on reindeer (1907); d: A letter supporting Jackson after a legal suit (1907); e: Correspondence from Union College (Schenectady, N.Y.) from which Jackson graduated in 1855. (1905); f: Letter of introduction from the U.S. Dept of State issued to Jackson when he purchased reindeer in Scandinavia; g: Several documents (1886) regarding a "character attack" on Jackson in the New York World newspaper; h: Memoranda on missionary work in Minnesota; i: A letter to Miss Lesley Jackson from the Director of Sheldon Jackson College (Sitka, Alaska) thanking her for a donation of Jackson memorabilia; j: Correspondence of various kinds; k: Copies of three letters written in support of Jackson defending him against legal action during his missionary years in Alaska
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