William S. Jackson Papers. Part 2. 1842-1919 (bulk 1876-1905)

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William S. Jackson Papers. Part 2. 1842-1919 (bulk 1876-1905)

Primarily papers of Jackson-Banfield families from 1876 to 1905. Bulk of the material focuses on Jackson's second wife, Helen Banfield Jackson and personal correspondence of Jackson-Banfield relatives.

6.25 linear ft. (14 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6824552

Colorado College, Tutt Library

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Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1889-1981

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Retired Colorado Supreme Court Justice William Sharpless Jackson, whose father was one of the founders of Colorado Springs and Colorado College, died Wednesday in his Denver home. Memorial services will be conducted 10 a.m. Saturday in Shove Memorial Chapel on the College’s campus with the Rev. Kenneth Burton officiating. Justice Jackson’s father, William Sharpless Jackson Sr., came to the Pikes Peak area in 1871 to help Gen. William Jackson Palmer found the city. The elder Jackson married...

Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919

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William Sharpless Jackson was born (1836) and raised in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He served as an apprentice in the machinist trade in Wilmington, Delaware. For the next six years, he engaged in the lumber trade and car industry. Afterwards William S. Jackson worked for the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Company in Duluth. This job introduced him to William Jackson Palmer, who invited him to work for the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company. In 1871, William S. Jackson moved to Colo...

Jackson (Family : Jackson, William Sharpless)

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William Sharpless Jackson [I] was born (1836) and raised in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He served as an apprentice in the machinist trade in Wilmington, Delaware. For the next six years, he engaged in the lumber trade and car industry. Afterwards William S. Jackson [I] worked for the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Company in Duluth. This job introduced him to William Jackson Palmer, who invited him to work for the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company. In 1871, William S. Jackson [I] m...

Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885

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Helen Hunt Jackson (pen name, H.H.; born Helen Maria Fiske; October 15, 1830 – August 12, 1885) was an American poet and writer who became an activist on behalf of improved treatment of Native Americans by the United States government. She described the adverse effects of government actions in her history A Century of Dishonor (1881). Her novel Ramona (1884) dramatized the federal government's mistreatment of Native Americans in Southern California after the Mexican–American War and attracted co...

Jackson, Helen Banfield, 1859-1899.

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Banfield family.

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