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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 1 Collection or Record:

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Dorothy Weir Young papers

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