This folder contains materials created/collected by Jesse Nelson Alexander, Jr., born August 19, 1928 in Somerset, Kentucky. Alexander's involvement with the YMCA dates from 1946, when he was recruited as a youth leader for the Chestnut Street YMCA in Louisville, Kentucky. His YMCA career took him from Louisville to Chicago; Brooklyn, New York;...
Creator:
Alexander, Jesse N.
Created:
1992
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives.
Jackson was a beloved and respected Fond du Lac Ojibwe medicine man or healer. He referred to himself as an "Indian doctor." At about age thirty-two, Jackson started using his gift to heal people, work he continued to do for over five decades. He saw people from all over the United States and Canada for healing as well as naming ceremonies. Jack...
Creator:
Slabbaert-Norrgard, Lorraine; Norrgard, Phillip H.
Created:
1992
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
