Hello Ted,

The Vander Weyde family is a very artistic one and William actually descended from the Dutch painter Roger Vander Weyde (I discovered this through his grandfather, Pieter's obituary, included above) so it is possible that there is a relationship between the two. I don't think it is William M Van der weyde since he always spelled his name the same way. My sense is that it is a different family.

You may want to contact the Art and Architecture Collection with this question.

Sachiko Clayton