Title: M.B. Bibee Papers

Date/Date Range :   1942-1946

Extent: 0.5 linear feet

Abstract:

The M.B. Bibee Papers, 1942-1946, consist primarily of correspondence to Bibee during World War II, and letters of recommendation about Bibee. The collection also includes several poems written by Bibee, as well as Navy newsletters.

Call number: MS-2551

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

This collection was donated to Special Collections by Betty Guyun in May 2004.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], M.B. Bibee Papers, MS-2551. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of three folders.

Marcus Bertrand Bibee attended the University of Tennessee for three and one quarter years where he played football. He worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority for eight and one half years as an engineer. He served in the Navy's 73rd Battalion during World War II. Bibee co-wrote "The Girl I Used to Know." He also wrote poetry.

The M.B. Bibee Papers, 1942-1946, contains correspondence written by Bibee, as well as several letters of recommendation that speak highly of him. Also included in this collection are some of Bibee's poems, as well as one issue of "The 73rd Chatter Box," a battalion's newsletter publication that Bibee edited.

• Bibee, Marcus Bertrand
• University of Tennessee (Knoxville campus).
• Tennessee Valley Authority.
• World War, 1939-1945.
• United States. Navy.