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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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Photographs of Julian Alden Weir and friends, circa 1890-1919

 Series
Identifier: MSS P 78 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Includes thirty-five photographs of Julian Alden Weir and his friends. Most of the photographs are of leisure activities such as fishing and hunting.

Dates: circa 1890-1919

Photographs of the Weir family, circa 1880-1919

 Series
Identifier: MSS P 78 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Includes fifteen photographs of various members of the Weir family.

Dates: circa 1880-1919

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

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  • Subject: Gelatin silver prints X

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Art -- Photographs 1
Fishing -- Photographs 1
Hunting -- Photographs 1
Impressionist artists -- Photographs 1
Landscapes -- Photographs 1