American Heritage Center

The American Veterans Committee was founded in 1943 to serve the needs of World War II veterans. The group welcomed “men and women, regardless of race, creed or color.”

“Mary Haworth’s Mail” column in the Washington Post doled out helpful advice to readers of all sorts – from the lovelorn to frustrated office workers.

Morris Hutchins Ruger was a musician and composer who found inspiration in great works of literature.

Wyoming artist Harry Jackson is remembered today for his sculptures which depict the life and pioneer spirit of the West.

Screenwriter and director Wanda Tuchock had a long career in Hollywood.

Chaplain Jim – USA was a radio drama broadcast during World War II. It featured the fictitious Chaplain Jim dispensing sage advice to soldiers and their families, as part of an effort to keep morale high.

W. Dillard “Pic” Walker was named an “Elder Statesman of Aviation” by the National Aeronautic Association in 1992. The award capped a 40-year career as a pilot and aviation pioneer.

Learn more in the George C. Frison papers at UW’s American Heritage Center.

Visit UW’s American Heritage Center to learn more about Peyton Place in the Walter Doniger papers.

In the nineteen-teens and twenties, plane flight was booming, but unregulated. New York City established an aerial police force to help reign in the chaos.