Summary Information

Title: William Walker Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1836-1896

Creator:

• Walker, William, 1808-1896

Call Number: Wis Mss KA

Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (4 black boxes)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Correspondence, diaries, and speeches of William Walker, a clergyman who was a missionary in West Africa, 1842-1883, and a Congregational minister in Milton, Wis., 1883-1896. His papers include descriptions of ocean travel, of missionary work, and of conditions in Africa, particularly among the Mpongwe language group of peoples, and historical accounts of French Equatorial Africa. The collection also includes papers of other members of the family: the diary of Aaron Walker, father of William, describing the journey from Maine to Rock County, Wis., in 1836; a few Civil War letters written by Albert, Charles A., and George Walker during their service in the 21st, the 22nd, and the 40th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry units.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-wis000ka

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