Weir, Robert Walter, 1803-1889
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1803 - 1889
biographical statement
Citation:
Life and letters of J. Alden Weir, 1960: p. 20 (Robert Walter Weir; b. 1803; occupation: professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point)Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Weir family papers
Collection — Box 8: [Barcode: 31197232567112]
Identifier: Vault MSS 511
Scope and Contents
Contains the papers of various members of the Weir family, including Robert Walter Weir (1803-1889), John F. Weir (1841-1926), and Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919). Contains correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, manuscripts, speeches, artwork, clippings, and published material relating to the family, dating from between 1765 to 1929. The bulk of the collection relates to Julian Alden Weir.
Dates:
1765-1929
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Weir family papers
Dorothy Weir Young papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1291
Abstract
This collection consists of the drafts of a biography of the author's father Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919) and typescripts of his letters. There is also background material on Julian's father, Robert Walter Weir (1803-1889). Both men were prominent American artists from New York state. The collection is typescripts of various drafts of the biography which was published in 1960 under the title of The life and letters of J. Alden Weir. The...
Dates:
1926-1960
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- Artists -- New York (State) -- Biography 1
- Artists -- United States 1
- Artists -- United States -- Biography 1
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 1
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
- Diaries 1
- Drawings 1
- Fine Arts 1
- Home and Family 1
- Letters 1
- Manuscripts, American 1
- Printed ephemera 1
- Scrapbooks 1
- Social Life and Customs 1
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American 1 + ∧ less
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