Sheldon Jackson College Archives
Scope and Contents
The Sheldon Jackson College Archives includes administrative files, correspondence, photographs, oral histories, moving images, and a wealth of information about the operations of the college beginning in the 1880s through its closure in 2007. Also includes the William Paul Collection, which relates primarily to Alaska Native land claims.
Several classification schemes and finding aids are available, each covering portions of the original collections.
Dates
- circa 1880s-2007
Conditions Governing Access
Although most of the collection is unrestricted, portions are restricted, including some student information. Please contact a librarian for assistance in determining what materials are available.
Conditions Governing Use
Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not indicate permission to publish.
Extent
220 Linear Feet (Multiple formats) : Includes papers, newspapers, photos, microfilm, publications, reports, manuals, maps, framed art, artifacts, audiovisual material, slides, and confidential student records.
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Based on an inventory of the collections and the advice of the SJC Legacy Advisory Committee, the SJC Trustees transferred much of the archival quality portion of the collection to the Alaska State Library for preservation and access.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Sheldon Jackson College Archives
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Original finding aids from Sheldon Jackson College Archives by Evelyn Kelsaw Bonner, Head Librarian, Sheldon Jackson College, November 1973, and others. ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Freya Anderson
- Date
- 2019 June
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)
asl.historical@alaska.gov