Weir, John F. (John Ferguson), 1841-1926
Person
Biographical / Historical
John Ferguson Weir (1841-1926) was a painter and teacher. He served as the director of the Yale School of Fine Arts.
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Farnam family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 203
Abstract:
Correspondence, diaries, letterbooks, financial papers, writings, scrapbooks, and memorabilia of the Farnam family of New Haven, Connecticut, 1721-1929. The papers of Henry Farnam (1803-1883), and two of his sons, Henry Walcott Farnam (1853-1933) and William Whitman Farnam (1844-1929) form this collection. The papers of Henry Farnam include personal and professional correspondence concerning his family, life in New Haven, and the building of several canals and railroads in Connecticut and...
Dates:
1721-1941
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Farnam family papers
Morse Family Papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 358
Abstract:
The principal figures in this collection are Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826) and his sons Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872) and Richard Cary Morse (1795-1868). More than half of the collection is made up of correspondence (1779-1868) among members of the family. Also included are legal and financial papers, sermons by Jedidiah and Richard Cary Morse, travel journals, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, printed matter, and photographs.
Dates:
1779-1868
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Morse Family Papers
Woolsey family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 562
Abstract:
The papers document three generations of the Woolsey family. The most prominent figures in the collection are William Walton Woolsey (1766-1839), land owner and merchant in New York City; his son, Theodore Dwight Woolsey (1801-1889), Greek scholar, political theorist and president of Yale College; and Theodore Salisbury Woolsey (1852-1929), professor of international law at Yale Law School, son of Theodore Dwight Woolsey. The papers of William Walton Woolsey contain extensive business...
Dates:
1750-1969, bulk 1811-1921
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Woolsey family papers
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