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Correspondence, personal papers, records of exhibits and transparencies of paintings accumulated over a career spanning 6 decades.

Scope and Contents The collection includes multiple typescripts of two journals (1866-1867), correspondence (1924-1953), book manuscripts, news clippings (1929-1966), and mementos from Jackson's round-the-world trip for the World Transportation Commission (1894-1896). The photographs and art work, which comprise the bulk of the collection, include 1082 individual items. Of the 1082, approximately 1003 photographs and 31 pieces of art can be clearly attributed to William Henry Jackson. The photographic...

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Contains a letter written by Robert Walter Weir to John Brinkley Weir on September 29, 1859 in West Point. The letter discusses the payment of debts that should be made by John Brinkley Weir.

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Contains correspondence of John Ferguson Weir dated from December 18, 1873 to July 1, 1920 primarily from West Point. The letters concern artwork, family events, and future exhibitions.

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Contains correspondence by Julian Alden Weir, dating from between 1873 and 1929 in France and New York. The letters are primarily to Julian Alden Weir and concern his artwork. Some of the primary authors are Jules and Emile Bastien-LePage, John Singer Sargent, and J. Appleton Brown.

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Contains sketches by Julian Alden Weir, dating from between 1873 and 1929. The folders include pencil sketches, lithographs, and a photograph of a sketch for his portrait of Albert Pinkham Ryder. The reproduction included in this artwork are clippings from magazines, books, and exhibition catalogues.

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Contains catalogues of art exhibits by Julian Alden Weir, dated between 1877 and 1952 in New York. The catalogs are primarily from art exhibits of Julian Alden Weir before and after his death.

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Contains correspondence by Julian Alden Weir, dating from between 1873 and 1929 in France and New York. The letters are primarily to Julian Alden Weir and concern his artwork. Some of the primary authors are Jules and Emile Bastien-LePage, John Singer Sargent, and J. Appleton Brown.

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Contains magazine and journal articles written by Julian Alden Weir, dated between April 1917 and April 1924.

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Memorabilia collected by Julian Alden Weir dated from between February 17, 1906 to December 19, 1906. Contains invitations from prominent American individuals such as Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Samuel L. Clemens.