Sykes, William Henry, (1790-1872), MP, naturalist, army officer and author

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Surname:	Sykes
Forenames:	William Henry
Gender:	Male
Date:	1790-1872
Biography:	ODNB link for Sykes, William Henry (1790-1872) MP Naturalist and Author
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P134161 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P27837 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1826-29: reports on statistics of the Deccan (11 vols)	British Library: Asian and African Studies	MSS Eur D 140-50
2	1825-31: notes and sketches (20 vols)	Natural History Museum Library and Archives	L MSS SYK	See Catalogue of MSS...Natural History Museum (1995)
3	1820-53: sketches and papers rel to Elloora caves	University of Western Ontario Libraries		See Union list of MSS in Canadian repositories 1975
4	1859: papers	Royal Geographical Society	JMS	See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
5	1847-56: corresp with Lord Dalhousie (36 items)	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	GD45	NRA 17164 See NRA(S)0805
6	1839-1862: corresp with Sir John Herschel (21 items)	Royal Society	HS	NRA 8803
7	1842-55: letters (15) to Sir William Hooker	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
8	1858-59: letters to Lord Lytton	Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies	DE/K	NRA 4598
9	1824-1831: manuscript notes, drawings and report rel to survey of Deccan region of India	Natural History Museum Library and Archives	419574-1001	See Annual Return 2011