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Artists -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:

Julian Alden Weir newspaper clippings, 1952

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 511 Series 14 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings concerning Julian Alden Weir, dated from March 29, 1907 to March 2, 1952. These newspaper clippings are photocopied and some are undated.

Dates: Other: 1952

Julian Alden Weir papers, 1873-1952

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 511 Series 14
Scope and Contents

Contains papers of Julian Alden Weir, dating from 1873 to 1952 primarily in New York, and Paris. The papers include his artwork, correspondence, newspaper articles, and work under his official capacity as the President of the National Academy of Design.

Dates: 1873-1952

Julian Alden Weir unpublished writings, 1893-1914

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 511 Series 14 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Contains unpublished writings by Julian Alden Weir, dated from June 23, 1893 to May 1, 1914. The articles are on Bastien-LePage and John H. Twachtman. Both letters were rejected by R. U. Johnson of The Century Magazine.

Dates: 1893-1914

Letter, 1915

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233283131], Folder: 33-34
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter, dated 26 May 1915, and composed on "561 University Avenue Rochester, New York" stationary. The item is addressed to "W. K. Bixby," a compiler of letters by famous Americans.



Dates: 1915

National Academy of Design records, 1915-1920

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 511 Series 14 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, eulogies, and speeches made by Julian Alden Weir on behalf of the National Academy of Design, dated April 1915 to 1920 in New York. The correspondence are concerning official business, deaths, and speeches made to the annual meetings.

Dates: 1915-1920

Robert Walter Weir correspondence, 1830-1884

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 511 Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: 1830-1884

Robert Walter Weir papers, 1825-1879

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 511 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence with family and friends of Robert Walter Weir, sketches, and poems, circa 1825-1879. Materials primarily relate to New York.

Dates: 1825-1879

Robert Walter Weir papers on West Point, 1831-1834

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 511 Series 3 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: Other: 1831-1834

Robert Walter Weir passport, lithograph, and clipping, 1825-1849

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 511 Series 3 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: 1825-1849

Scrapbook on Gulian Verplanck Weir, Harry Weir Casey, and William Bayard Weir, undated

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 511 Series 13
Scope and Contents note

Scrapbook contains information about Gulian Verplanck, Harry Casey Weir, and William Bayard Weir, with materials dating from between 1849 and 1886. The Gulian Verplanck section contain newspaper clippings about his suicide. Harry Casey Weir section contains one photograph of Weir and his obituaries. William Bayard Weir section contains newspaper clipping about his murder by the Indians. There is also a note by Lavinia M. Morehead, written between 1765 and 1929.

Dates: undated