Hoffman, William (1868-1941), traveller in Africa

Journal and papers of William Hoffman, mainly concerning his travels in the service of Henry Morton Stanley 1884-1888 (including on the Emin Pasha relief expedition during 1887) and while working as an interpreter for the Congo Free State from 1891.

1884-1909

1 volume, 2 files

Acquired by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1907 and 1932.

See Hoffman's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography for full biographical details.

Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).