Weir, Robert Walter, 1803-1889
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 32 Collections and/or Records:
Portrait of Robert Walter Weir with oval border, circa 1840-1860
Robert Walter Weir portrait photographed circa 1840-1860. Weir is sitting in a robe and beret.
Portrait of Robert Walter Weir with oval border
Robert Walter Weir correspondence, 1830-1884
Correspondence of Robert Walter Weir, dating from around 1830 to 1884 in West Point and Glasgow. The letter are primarily from James Walter Weir, brother William Henry Weir, and former drawing student at West Point. Also included is an envelope addressed to Professor and Mrs. Weir with newspaper articles concerning rare coins.
Robert Walter Weir papers, 1825-1879
Contains correspondence with family and friends of Robert Walter Weir, sketches, and poems, circa 1825-1879. Materials primarily relate to New York.
Robert Walter Weir papers on West Point, 1831-1834
Contains papers of Robert Walter Weir concerning his time at West Point, dated June 14, 1831 to May 8, 1834. The papers concern appointments of Robert Walter Weir and committee meeting notes.
Robert Walter Weir passport, lithograph, and clipping, 1825-1849
Contains miscellaneous papers of Robert Walter Weir, dating from around 1825 to March 4, 1849. The papers include a French passport, a garden plan from possibility from the home of Robert Walter Weir, and a lithograph from the estate of Weir.
Robert Walter Weir poems, 1848-1921
Contains poems by Robert Walter Weir, dating from between 1848 to 1921 in New York. The poems are concerning light, religion, death of children, and nature. A few of these are unsigned so there exists the possibility that some were not authored by Weir, but rather dedicated to or written for him. There are some duplicates and almost all of the poems are handwritten.
Robert Walter Weir sketch book, 1879
Sketchbook of Robert Walter Weir, dated from August 20, 1879 to September 18, 1879, which includes copies of painting from the Berlin, Dresden, London National, and Madrid galleries. Robert Walter Weir also gives his critique of many of the paintings.
Robert Walter Weir theological notes, 1841
Contains theological notes of Robert Walter Weir, from approximately 1841. Most of the writings are quotes from other individuals or the Bible.
Weir family papers
Contains the papers of various members of the Weir family, including Robert Walter Weir (1803-1889), John F. Weir (1841-1926), and Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919). Contains correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, manuscripts, speeches, artwork, clippings, and published material relating to the family, dating from between 1765 to 1929. The bulk of the collection relates to Julian Alden Weir.
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- Portraits 21
- Gelatin silver prints 16
- Prints 8
- New York (State) 7
- Artists -- United States 6
- Home and Family 6
- Social Life and Customs 6
- Negatives 4
- Salted paper prints 4
- Artists -- New York (State) -- Biography 2
- Artists -- United States -- Biography 2
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2
- Drawings 2
- Fine Arts 2
- Letters 2
- Papers (Documents) 2
- Art 1
- Art -- Photographs 1
- Books 1
- Children -- Death -- Poetry 1
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
- Diaries 1
- Drafts (Documents) 1
- Files (Records) 1
- Impressionist artists -- Photographs 1
- Light -- Poetry 1
- Manuscripts, American 1
- Material Types 1
- Nature -- Poetry 1
- Notes 1
- Photographs 1
- Poetry 1
- Printed ephemera 1
- Religion 1
- Religion -- Poetry 1
- Scrapbooks 1
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American 1 + ∧ less