Weir (Family : Weir, Robert Walter, 1803-1889)
Family
Biographical History
The Weir family included Robert Walter Weir (1803-1889), professor of drawing; his first wife Louisa Ferguson (d. 1845); his second wife Susan Martha Bayard; and their children, especially John Ferguson Weir (1841-1926), director of Fine Arts, Yale; and Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919), artist.
Citation:
Weir family papers, 1765-1929 (descendants of Robert Walter Weir)Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Photographs of Julian Alden Weir and friends, circa 1890-1919
Series
Identifier: MSS P 78 Series 3
Scope and Contents
Includes thirty-five photographs of Julian Alden Weir and his friends. Most of the photographs are of leisure activities such as fishing and hunting.
Dates:
circa 1890-1919
Photographs of the Weir family, circa 1880-1919
Series
Identifier: MSS P 78 Series 2
Scope and Contents
Includes fifteen photographs of various members of the Weir family.
Dates:
circa 1880-1919
Photographs of Weir family and friends, circa 1860-1919
Series
Identifier: MSS P 78 Series 4
Scope and Contents
Series includes forty-three photographs of the Weir family and friends. Included are portraits of friends and family members along with group photographs and landscapes.
Dates:
circa 1860-1919