Biographical entry Covington, Syms (1813 - 1861)

Summary

Syms Covington worked as a servant to Charles Darwin during his voyage around the world on the Beagle from 1831 to 1836.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Linnean Society of New South Wales - Records, 1826 - 1970, ML MSS 2009; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• Linnean Society of New South Wales - Records, 1880s - 1920s, Pic Acc 2026; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• Syms Covington - Records, 1931 - 1936, PX D41; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Covington, Syms', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-514069. Details
• Weitzel, Vern, ed., The Journal of Syms Covington: Assistant to Charles Darwin Esq. on the Second Voyage of the HMS Beagle, December 1831 - September 1836, A Bright Sparcs Publication, Australian Science Archives Project, Canberra, 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/covingto/contents.htm. Details