Nibley Family Photograph Collection, 1865-1900
P0315

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Scope and Content:
The Nibley Family photograph collection consists of images of C.W. Nibley and his family during the late 1800s and early 1900s. There are also some photos of the Hatch family (from the Joseph Hatch and Florence Nibley line), and two VHS tapes showing the Nibley family while on vacations in Southern Utah and at family gatherings that was transferred from the original 16mm film.

Biographical Note:
Charles Wilson Nibley (1849-1931) was born in Scotland, but moved to the United States in 1855. He lived with his family on a farm in Rhode Island before moving to Cache Valley in 1860. Charles became a prominent business man and entrepreneur of Cache Valley. He was employed by the Central Pacific Railroad as station manager and by the Utah Northern Railroad as general freight and passenger agent. He also found success in the lumber business when David Eccles,George Stoddard and he founded the Oregon Lumber Company. Later in life he became involved with both the Amalgamated Sugar Company and the Utah and Idaho Sugar Company. Nibley was also active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He became a General Authority, served as Presiding Bishop under President Joseph F. Smith, and served as a second counselor to President Heber J. Grant. His personal life revolved around his three wives, Rebecca Neibaur, Ellen Ricks, and Julia Budge, and the 24 children they would have.

Provenance:
Donations to the collection were made by Eastman Hatch, Nan Johnson, Jean Cannon Stringham, Barbara Richards, and other members of the Nibley Family.
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Charles W. Nibley with his three wives, left to right:
Ellen Ricks, C. W., Rebecca Neibaur, and Julia Budge.
Photo 2-02-06 larger image

Register completed by Camille Gooch, December 2000.

Inventory:

Box 1.

Folder 1.

1:01:01. image Charles and Rebecca Neibaur Family. Top Row (L-R): Merrill, Joseph, Rebecca, James. Bottom Row (L-R): Alex, Rebecca, Alice, Charles, Marie (Thatcher), Charles and Rebecca Neibaur Family. Top Row (L-R): Merrill, Joseph, Rebecca, Charles W. (on lap) Charles W. Jr., Ollie (standing in front of Charles), ca. 1902.

1:01:02. image Charles with daughters and granddaughter. Top row (L-R): Annie, Rebecca, Julia. Bottom row (L-R): Edna, Florence, Charles with Ollie on lap, Margaret, Alice, ca. 1901. Same image as 1:04:16.

1:01:03. image Anthony W. Ivins, Heber J. Grant, and Charles W. Nibley, taken at Thomas Studio, ca. 1925. Same image as 1:04:18.

1:01:04. image Margaret Nibley Meldrum, ca. 1915.

1:01:05. image C.W. with seven women (six with hats on) in front of a building, ca. 1920.

1:01:06. image C.W. standing next to a woman with a hat on with a tree and building in the background, ca. 1920.

1:01:07. image Greeting card with photo of C.W. and wives Ellen, Rebecca, and Julia, ca. 1918 Same image as 1:03:03 and 1:09:06.

1:01:08. image C.W. in Hawaii wearing a lei and cowboy hat, ca. 1917.

1:01:09. image C.W. on board a ship in Hawaii with Margaret and others, ca. 1917.

1:01:10. image C.W. and Margaret playing shuffleboard on deck of a boat, ca. 1917.

1:01:11. image C.W. sitting on a ledge with three women and one man in Hawaii, ca. 1917.

1:01:12. image Postcard with group of eight men and eight women, C.W. on right, back row standing, Julia on bottom row, right, ca. 1910.

1:01:13. image Postcard of Nibley Mills, near La Grande, Oregon.

1:01:14. image Nibley home in Hunterfield, Scotland. Group standing in front of door (L-R): Preston, Julia B., Julia, Rebecca, and Charles. Taken in 1904 by Merrill. Same image as 1:03:12, similar to 2:09.

Folder 2.

1:02:01. image C.W. at age 24, ca. 1873. Same image as 1:03:10.

1:02:02. image C.W. sitting on a fence, ca. 1924.

1:02:03. image C.W. and Harry Lauder standing by the Tabernacle, ca. 1925. See 1:03:04.

1:02:04. image C.W. portrait in white suit, ca. 1910.

1:02:05. image C.W. portrait, facing to the slightly right angle of the photo, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, an bow tie, ca. 1900. Same image as 1:08:05.

1:02:06. image C.W. portrait, facing to the right of the photo, ca. 1915.

1:02:07. image C.W. portrait, facing to the left of the photo. February 5, 1913.

1:02:08. image C.W. portrait, facing to the slightly left angle of the photo, arms folded, ca. 1920.

1:02:09. image C.W. wearing glasses and a hat, ca. 1921.

Folder 3.

1:03:01. image Nathan and Florence with Ellen (mother) in Logan, ca. 1902.

1:03:02. image Florence portrait, wearing jacket and hat, ca. 1920.

1:03:03. image Ellen, C.W., Rebecca, and Julia. ca. 1920 Same image as 1:01:07 and 1:09:06.

1:03:04. image C.W. with Harry Lauder, two other men, and two women, ca. 1925. See 1:02:03.

1:03:05. image C.W. sitting at desk with left hand at temple, reading, ca. 1928.

1:03:06. image C.W. sitting at desk with left hand at temple, reading, ca. 1928.

1:03:07. image Postcard with C.W. on middle row, second from left, Joseph F. Smith fourth from left, along with twelve other men, six women, and two young girls, ca. 1911.

1:03:08. image Postcard with C.W. on middle row, third from left sitting next to Joseph F. Smith along with eleven other men, four women, and two young women, ca. 1910.

1:03:09. image C.W. with David Eccles.

1:03:10. image C.W. portrait, age 24 Lumiere Studio, 1873.

1:03:11. image C.W. playing golf, ca 1916.

1:03:12. image C.W. portrait, age 24 Thomas Studio, 1873.

1:03:13. image Nibley Home in Hunterfield, Scotland. Group in front of house (L-R): Preston, Julia B., Julia, Rebecca, and Charles. Taken in 1904 by Merrill. Same image as 1:01:14, similar to 2:09.

Folder 4.

1:04:01. image C.W. with Harry Lauder by the Tabernacle, ca. 1910.

1:04:02. image C.W. on 81st birthday with a vase of yellow flowers and 81 one dollar bills. Message on card, "I hope you get the 'cents' of this bouquet. From a group of loose Scotsmen," ca. 1930.

1:04:03. image Three men facing right of photo, February 1942.

1:04:04. image Three men facing right of photo. Man on far left is Alex Nibley, February 1942.

1:04:05. image Seven women sitting on steps, ca. 1928.

1:04:06. image Seven women sitting on steps, same as above but zoomed in closer to women, ca. 1928.

1:04:07. image Older man with a woman and young girl standing in front of a body of water, ca. 1945.

1:04:08. image Older man with a woman and young girl standing in front of a body of water, ca. 1945.

1:04:09. image Ellen Ricks Nibley, ca. 1930.

1:04:10. image Eleven women all in light colored shirts. Margaret, middle row right, Florence bottom row right, ca. 1911.

1:04:11. image Edna wearing a dress and hat with a fur over her left shoulder, ca. 1912.

1:04:12. image Six women all wearing light colored shirts, four with large bows in hair, Margaret top row left, Florence bottom row right, ca. 1911.

1:04:13. image Florence wearing a light colored dress with her arms resting on a podium with her hands to her face, Odell Studios, ca. 1910.

1:04:14. image Nibley girls. Top Row (L-R): Rebecca, Julia, Florence, Annie, Alice. Bottom row (L-R): Margaret, Ruth, Edna, ca. 1907.

1:04:15. image Nibley boys. Top row (L-R): Merrill, James, Preston. Middle row (L-R): Joseph F., Charles Jr., C.W., Alex, Joel. Bottom row (L-R): Charles (III), Nathan, Carlyle, ca. 1902.

1:04:16. image C.W. with Nibley girls. Top row (L-R): Annie, Rebecca, Julia. Bottom row (L-R): Edna, Florence, C.W. with Ollie on lap, Margaret, Alice, ca. 1901. Same image as 1:01:02.

1:04:17. image C.W. in suit and glasses with his hand up to his right cheek, ca. 1915.

1:04:18. image Portrait, Anthony W. Ivins, Heber J. Grant, and C.W., at Thomas Studio, ca. 1925. Same image as 1:01:03.

1:04:19. Negatives.

Folder 5.

1:05:01. 16 mm film transferred to VHS of Nibley family in Zions and Bryce Canyon in Southern Utah. Contains footage of family at the ocean and on the beach, Charles playing golf, Teddie on First Ave., and various family gatherings around the year 1925.

Folder 6.

1:06:01. 16 mm film transferred to VHS of Nibley family in Zions and Bryce Canyon in Southern Utah. Contains footage of family at the ocean and on the beach, Charles playing golf, Teddie on First Ave., and various family gatherings around the year 1925.

Folder 7.

1:07:01. image Glass plate photo of Rebecca Neibaur Nibley, ca. 1866.

1:07:02. image Glass plate photo of Charles Wilson Nibley at age 16, ca. 1865.

Folder 8.

1:08:01. image Hezekiah Eastman Hatch and Ella McQuarrie holding flowers on her wedding day, standing in front of a tree, ca. 1923.

1:08:02. image Anne McQuarrie Hatch wearing dark colored attire with left hand up to left side of her chin, large ring on left hand, taken in New York in 1936.

1:08:03. image Ella Gardner Hatch wearing earrings and necklace facing to left side of photo, ca. 1930.

1:08:04. image Anne McQuarrie Hatch, taken from a larger picture- man can be seen in left corner of photo. Taken in 1921.

1:08:05. image C.W. wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, and a bow tie, facing to the slightly right angle of the photo, ca. 1900. Same as image 1:02:05.

1:08:06. image C.W. wearing a dark suit with tie and glasses, ca. 1924.

1:08:07. image Photo of BYC West Building, ca. 1925.

Folder 9 (120mm negatives).

1:09:01. image Cabinet portrait of Edna Nibley wearing a light colored dress and necklace holding a small change purse, Schuab, ca. 1888.

1:09:02. image Esther Nibley portrait, wearing a light colored dress and necklace, Lumiere Studio, ca. 1887.

1:09:03. image Edna, Alice, and Marge as young girls, ca. 1903.

1:09:04. image Edna, Florence, and Nathan in the yard, near the fence, of the early home in Logan, Ellen on the porch, ca. 1904.

1:09:05. image Ellen Nibley sitting in a chair, approximately age 60, ca. 1916.

1:09:06. image Ellen, C.W., Rebecca, and Julia, ca. 1918, duplicate of 1:01:07 and 1:03:03.

1:09:07. image Family portrait of C.W. and Ellen Ricks Nibley family taken December 27,1903, (L-R) Joel, Edna, C.W., Nathan, Ellen, Florence, and Preston, same as image 2:03.

1:09:08. image Ellen Nibley at approximately age 25, ca. 1881.

1:09:09. image Portrait of Sarah B. Fiske, Cardon Art Gallery, ca. 1890.

Box 2. (Oversize).

Folder 1.

2:01. image C.W. Portrait, Odell Studio, ca. 1905.

2:02. image Florence portrait, standing in front of a table with a long candle and candlestick on table, ca. 1920.

2:03. image Family portrait of the C.W. and Ellen Ricks Nibley family. (L-R) Joel, Edna, C.W., Nathan, Ellen Florence, Preston. Taken December 27, 1903. Same image as 2:02:07.

2:04. image Family portrait, C.W. Jr., Joseph F., Merrill, James O., and Alex. Taken at Parker's Studio, ca. 1895.

2:05. image Portrait somewhere in Oregon, those identified include (L-R): 2nd- Melvin J. Ballard, 4th- Joseph F. Smith, 5th -Agnes Sloan Nibley, 6th- Alexander Nibley, 8th- Charles W. Nibley, ca. 1910.

2:06. image Rebecca portrait, Lumiere Studio, ca. 1924.

2:07. image Hezekiah E. Hatch wearing a suit and tie, ca. 1915.

2:08. image Nibley home in Hunterfield, Scotland, young person standing in doorway with other people sitting near the end of the house. See 1:01:14 and 1:03:13.

2:09. image C.W. in a dark suit and tie facing to the right of the photo, ca. 1915.

2:10. image Drawing of Clarissa Goss Eastman, great-grandmother to the husband of Florence, Joseph E. Hatch, ca. 1870.

Inventory Addendum:

Additional Nibley Family Photographs.

A-3848. image Residence of Mrs. Julia Nibley, Logan, UT, 1913.

A-4453. image Studio portrait of C.W. Nibley, Photographer Unknown, ca. 1925.

A-4820. image Logo of Oregon Lumber Co., David Eccles and C.W. Nibley, 1889.

A-4832. image View of southeast corner of George W. Thatcher home on 100 South, ca. 1890s.

A-4834. image Group on southeast corner of George W. Thatcher home on 100 South, ca. 1890s.

C-0802. image Two room adobe house of Charles Wilson and Rebecca Neibaur Nibley in Brigham City, UT, 1868-1873. Photo taken by C.W. Nibley, Jr.

P0008, Box 1 image Nibley Hall, Brigham Young College, 1907. Brigham Young College Photograph Collection.

P0008, 1:09 image Another view of Nibley Hall, Brigham Young College, ca. 1910. Brigham Young College Photograph Collection.

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Nibley Family Photograph Collection, 1865-1900 P0315

Scope and Content:

Biographical Note:

Provenance:

Inventory:

Inventory Addendum:

Nibley Family Photograph Collection, 1865-1900
P0315