Sheldon Jackson School and Museum buildings, Sitka, ca. 1914
Caption on image: School and Museum, Sitka, Alaska PH Coll 247.693 Sheldon Jackson College is the oldest educational institution in continuous existence in the State of Alaska. It had its beginning in 1878 when Presbyterian missionaries John G. Brady (later Governor of Alaska) and Fannie Kellogg ope...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:thwaites/292 2023-05-15T18:33:23+02:00 Sheldon Jackson School and Museum buildings, Sitka, ca. 1914 Thwaites, John E. (John Edward), 1863-1940 University of Washington Libraries. Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives Division United States--Alaska--Sitka circa 1914 Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x512 ppi. 2003. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/thwaites/id/292 unknown John E. Thwaites Photographs THW324 University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, [Order Number or Negative Number] THWAITES 247.693 5275 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/thwaites/id/292 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections John E. Thwaites Photograph Collection. PH Coll 247 Sheldon Jackson School (Sitka Alaska) Schools--Alaska--Sitka Sheldon Jackson Museum Galleries & museums--Alaska--Sitka Museum buildings--Alaska--Sitka Photograph; image 1914 ftuwashingtonlib 2019-03-17T00:05:35Z Caption on image: School and Museum, Sitka, Alaska PH Coll 247.693 Sheldon Jackson College is the oldest educational institution in continuous existence in the State of Alaska. It had its beginning in 1878 when Presbyterian missionaries John G. Brady (later Governor of Alaska) and Fannie Kellogg opened the upper floor of an old military barracks as a training school for Tlingit Indians. In 1882, the building burned to the ground. Another Presbyterian missionary, Dr. Sheldon Jackson, came to the rescue. He initiated a nationwide fund-raising campaign, and later that year a new building was constructed on the site of the present campus. Dr. Jackson was later named Alaska's first General Superintendent for Education. By 1884, the school was known as the Sitka Industrial and Training School. A few years later, it became an elementary school. In 1910, the year of Dr. Jackson's death, the school was renamed Sheldon Jackson School. In 1917, a new boarding high school was added. The college program was organized in 1944 as an extension of the high school curriculum; and in 1966, the year before the high school closed, Sheldon Jackson was accredited. In 1972, the Presbyterian Church relinquished its direct authority for the operation of Sheldon Jackson College. The college is now owned and operated by an independent board of trustees. During the past 25 years, the college has grown into a four-year institution offering associate and bachelor degrees to students from widely diverse backgrounds. Emphasis on providing students with a broad-based, liberal arts education has increased. Other/Unknown Material tlingit Alaska University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections |
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Caption on image: School and Museum, Sitka, Alaska PH Coll 247.693 Sheldon Jackson College is the oldest educational institution in continuous existence in the State of Alaska. It had its beginning in 1878 when Presbyterian missionaries John G. Brady (later Governor of Alaska) and Fannie Kellogg opened the upper floor of an old military barracks as a training school for Tlingit Indians. In 1882, the building burned to the ground. Another Presbyterian missionary, Dr. Sheldon Jackson, came to the rescue. He initiated a nationwide fund-raising campaign, and later that year a new building was constructed on the site of the present campus. Dr. Jackson was later named Alaska's first General Superintendent for Education. By 1884, the school was known as the Sitka Industrial and Training School. A few years later, it became an elementary school. In 1910, the year of Dr. Jackson's death, the school was renamed Sheldon Jackson School. In 1917, a new boarding high school was added. The college program was organized in 1944 as an extension of the high school curriculum; and in 1966, the year before the high school closed, Sheldon Jackson was accredited. In 1972, the Presbyterian Church relinquished its direct authority for the operation of Sheldon Jackson College. The college is now owned and operated by an independent board of trustees. During the past 25 years, the college has grown into a four-year institution offering associate and bachelor degrees to students from widely diverse backgrounds. Emphasis on providing students with a broad-based, liberal arts education has increased. |
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