Weir was an instructor and later assistant professor in the Dept. of Rhetoric at the University of Michigan (UM), 1917-1924, an instructor of violoncello at UM School of Music, 1922, and a professor in the Dept. of English at Brown University in Providence (R.I.), 1919-1929. He was a poet, friend, and probably a cello instructor of Oppermann's. Kurt Peters Oppermann was the second son of Gustav and Antoinette Oppermann, who owned and operated the Oppermann Fur Company of Saginaw (Mich.). While a student at UM, he enlisted in the U.S. Infantry as a corporal in Company 1, First Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade at Camp Custer in Nov. 1918. After the war he worked for the family business. (Information from the collection.).
From the description of Papers, 1917-1947. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 44692691
