Sheldon Jackson Sitka Industrial Training School, Sitka, Alaska, 1887

Founded in the early 1880s by the American Presbyterian missionary Sheldon Jackson, the school was designed to educate the Tlingit and encourage traditional carving and weaving skills. Caption on mount: Alaska, U.S. Partridge Photo. Opp. the Post Office, Portland, Or. Sitka Training School for India...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Partridge, W. H. (William Henry), 1858-1939
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Vocational education > Alaska > Sitka
Sitka Training School (Sitka
Alaska)
Sitka (Alaska) > Buildings
structures
etc.
Trade schools > Alaska > Sitka
Indian
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/2882
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Summary:Founded in the early 1880s by the American Presbyterian missionary Sheldon Jackson, the school was designed to educate the Tlingit and encourage traditional carving and weaving skills. Caption on mount: Alaska, U.S. Partridge Photo. Opp. the Post Office, Portland, Or. Sitka Training School for Indian Children Handwritten on verso: Partridge 7604 PH Coll 322.38

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