Bibby family letters

Comprises mainly Bibby family letters collected by E S Bibby.

Typed extract of letter circa 1913 from suffragette Agnes Glover to Mary Glover Bibby

Handwritten extract of letter from "Buenos Ayres", 1865

Original and two copies of letter in Māori to Pipi (Bibby) from Karaitiana Takamoana at Pakowhai, 11 November 1868

Letter from Edward Bibby Senior requesting clergy to Waipawa 1872

Letter from William Colenso to Edward Bibby Senior, 1886

Original and two photocopies of letter written by John Bibby of heavy snow falls at Mangatoka 60 years prior, 1887

Original and copy of letter to James Woodhouse Bibby in Australia from brother Edward telling of arrival of Woodhouse family in Waipawa, 1887

Letter to Edward Bibby Senior 1883 about Waipawa Roads, which refers to roads as they were in 1859

Letter from Mary Glover Bibby to “uncle John” [Tod] about "The Park" Otane, 1891

Letter from William Colenso to Edward Bibby Senior, 1892

Letters from Edward Bibby Senior to John Bibby from Conder Cottage, England July and September 1894

Letter from Mary Glover Bibby to E S Bibby when he was a child

Letter from Mary Glover Bibby from ‘Oakbourne’, Wallingford to her daughter Anne (Nan), 1899

Letter to Mary Glover Bibby from unknown person at 38 Will Walk (England) re Nan, and Eddie as toddlers, and the visit to ‘Oakbourne’, 1899

Letter to Mary Glover Bibby from unknown person at 38 Will Walk (England ) re visit to Dorking and relief of Mafeking celebrations, 1900

Undated letter from England to Mary Glover Bibby re death of Queen Victoria

Original and two copies of letter from Howlett, Makaretu, to Mr Bibby re neglect of children

Letter to Mary Glover Bibby from her brother in law Edward Bibby in Japan 1906·

Letter from James Tod at "The Park", Otane to niece Mary Glover Bibby 1914

Partial letter from James Woodhouse Bibby to his wife Mary Glover Bibby on Waipawa home life circa 1915

Jack (Selwyn Bibby's) last letter to E S Bibby 1917

Letter to Jack Bibby from H H Bridge re Onga Onga Church 1919

Letter from Bruce Bibby to Mary Glover Bibby from YMCA Otago re dentistry; Otago Winter Show; rabbit problem, 1921

Bruce Bibby to Mary Glover Bibby from Huntly, 1925

Three letters from Mary Glover Bibby to son Hugh re family life, Napier winning Ranfurly Shield, suicide of transvestite at Takapau; re-opening of St Peters church; halloween

Letter from James Woodhouse Bibby to Mary Glover Bibby re Lunesdale farm, family, seeing white tui, Onga Onga flower show, 1929

Letter from Mary Glover Bibby and Anne Bibby on overseas trip England to family back home, 1929

Letter to Anne Bibby from Marion Smart recalling Nan Bibby’s first visit to "The Cottage" on Blackburn Ridge 1957

Letter from JG Wilson on J W Bibby's death, 1959

Correspondence between Tom Carter and E S Bibby re gifts of stock 1962

Two letters from Malcolm Ross, one giving permission to move Onga Butcher Shop for Onga Museum, 1987

Letter from Somme Museum thanking E S Bibby for gifts to museum

Letter from Manager of the Hawkes Bay Herald Tribune to Anne Bibby in 1988. thanking her for giving them first edition copy of Hawkes Bay Herald Tribune.

Title taken from donor inventory,

Detailed scope and contents lists have been taken from the donor's inventory.

Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Transfers: Letter separated from folder is now at Library reference fMS-Papers-12618-1..

Processing information: Not all correspondents are indexed.

One large letter dated 1821 removed from folder in 2021 for reasons of preservation.