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Smyth, William Henry, (1788-1865), Admiral, scientist and antiquary

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Surname: Smyth
Forenames: William Henry
Gender: Male
Date: 1788-1865
Biography: ODNB link for Smyth, William Henry (1788-1865) Admiral Scientist Antiquary
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P128621 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P26622 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1827-64: corresp and papers (86 items)
American Philosophical Society Library
See NUC MS 76-948
2
1827-64: corresp (127 items) incl letters to his wife
American Philosophical Society Library
See R Morriss, Guide to British Naval Papers in North America (1994)
3
1829-37: naval MSS (3 vols)
National Library of New Zealand: Alexander Turnbull Library
4
corresp and papers
Royal Astronomical Society Library
See Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society vol 85 1978
5
1845-62: misc papers
Royal Geographical Society
6
1837-62: letters to Charles Babbage
British Library, Manuscript Collections
7
1830: letters from George Dolland
Lambeth Palace Library
8
1848-53: letters (10) to James Halliwell-Phillipps
Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections
9
corresp with Sir John Herschel (161 items)
Royal Society
NRA 8803
10
1844-52: letters (19) to TJ Pettigrew
Yale University Libraries: Beinecke Library
NRA 18661 Osborn coll
11
1845-60: letters (15) to Sir John Phillippart
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive
NRA 30121 Nat Maritime Mus
12
1841-62: corresp with Sir Thomas Phillipps
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
NRA 26260
13
1829-62: letters to Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Astronomical Society Library
See Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society vol 85 1978
14
1845-62: letters (139) to Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society
See RGS Archives p102
15
1845-54: letters (24) to Richard Sheepshanks
Royal Astronomical Society Library
See Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society vol 85 1978
16
1834-48: letters to Mary Somerville
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
NRA 9423