William Sharpless Jackson family papers, 1860-

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William Sharpless Jackson family papers, 1860-

Business papers of William Sharpless Jackson (I); personal papers of Edith and Gardner Jackson; extensive correspondence between Williams S. Jackson (II) and family members; documents generated by William S. Jackson's [II] legal career and investments; professional and personal papers of William S. Jackson (III). Photographic prints: family photos, studio portraits, snapshots, and miscellaneous images of people and places. Photograph albums - albums include William "Bill" S. Jackson Jr.'s family photos. Images of his sisters, uncles, parents, grandparents, cousins, and aunts and uncles, views of family vacations in Colorado, New England, the Midwest, and the West. Several albums include images from his aunt Edith's travels in Europe and studies in Austria. These include portraits of Erik Erikson, Martin Freud, and others in the Freudian school of psychology. Views of the slums of Korea from Korean Relief, Inc. and an album prepared by the Chamber of Commerce of an excursion to the Northfield water system in El Paso County, Colorado. Unbound album of cyanotypes of W.S. Jackson I and his family on vacation.

212.5 linear ft. (213 boxes), 1 oversize folio, 13 oversize folders, 6 oversize boxes, 1 oversize audiovisual box, 5 photo boxes, 2 oversize photo boxes.

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Jackson, Gardner, 1896-1965

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Gardner Jackson graduated from Amherst College and attended Columbia University. From 1919-1920, he worked for Boettcher, Porter and Company. During 1920, Gardner also reported for the Denver Times. Later in 1920, he moved to Boston, to work as a reporter for the Boston Globe. In the years 1921-1927 Gardner spearheaded the defense of Sacco and Vanzetti. From 1931-1933, Gardner Jackson reported for several Canadian papers: Montreal Star, Toronto Star and the Toronto Telegram. In 1933, he relocate...

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, Edith Banfield, 1895-1977

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Edith Banfield Jackson, pediatrician and child psychiatrist, was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on January 2, 1895, the daughter of William and Helen Fiske (Banfield) Jackson. She was graduated from Vassar College in 1916 and in 1921 received her M.D. from Johns Hopkins University. Following internships in internal medicine at the State University of Iowa Hospital and in pediatrics at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, Jackson went to work at the U.S. Children's ...

Jackson, Jean O'Donnel

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Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1952-

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Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920-

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Jackson, Margaret Woodbridge

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Jackson, Everett Banfield, 1891-1924

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Emery, Jean Jackson,

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Jackson, Patricia McLaughlin.

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Jackson, Helen, 1890-1987

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Helen Jackson (the first daughter of William Sharpless Jackson and Helen Fiske Banfield Jackson) graduated in 1912 from Vassar and in 1915 from Colorado College. During WWI , she volunteered for the Red Cross. Helen taught at the private school, Shady Hill and Fessenden, near Boston. After retiring in1942, Helen returned to Colorado Springs to manage the family house at 228 East Kiowa St. She became active in local organizations such as the Tuesday Club, El Paso Club (for awhile the sole woman m...

Jackson, Roland, 1893-1918

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