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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 1 Collection or Record:

Photograph albums of art and architecture, circa 1880-1920

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 78 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Includes three photograph albums containing photographs of art and architecture from various cities in Europe. There are also photographs of people in everyday life situations in Europe.

Dates: circa 1880-1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 78, Weir family photographs

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  • Subject: Europe X

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