Scope and Contents The Hoffman papers include correspondence, a personal journal, and a collection of photographs. The letters (1911-1913), written to Hoffman's brothers, Donald and Rip, and his father, begin when he reaches "Bussellville" (Brazzaville) on the "last lap" of his journey to the Belgian Congo. He describes his earlier stops at Brussels, Waterloo, Antwerp, Teneriffe, Sierra Leone, Portuguese Congo, Luibi (a village), and Kinshasa. In Kinshasa, Hoffman describes his encampment and living...