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 2 Collections and/or Records:
Photographs of Julian Alden Weir, circa 1840-1919
Series
Identifier: MSS P 78 Series 1
Scope and Contents
Includes forty-nine photographs of Julian Alden Weir most of which are portraits. Also included are portraits of Robert Walter Weir.
Dates:
circa 1840-1919
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