Scope and Contents This album includes photographs taken by J and Fae Heslop in June 10-25 1992 in the New England states. Photographs include the state capitol in Boston, Massachusetts; Lexington; Augusta, Maine; Arcadia National Park; Lovejoy covered bridge; New Hampshire; New York; Vermont; Norman Rockwell Museum; Rowe, Maine; state capitol in Albany, New York; Connecticut; Bedford Point; Providence, Rhode Island; Cape Cod; the Mayflower; and Harvard University at Cambridge, Massachusetts. The creator...

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Contains theological notes of Robert Walter Weir, from approximately 1841. Most of the writings are quotes from other individuals or the Bible.