University of Wyoming
Dale B. Fritz was the Irrigation Specialist for the University of Wyoming ICA contract team in Kabul, Afghanistan from 1953-1964. He was born in Wyoming and served for five years with the Marines in the Pacific during WWII. In 1953, Fritz and his wife, Muriel, traveled with their three children to Afghanistan (1953-1964) to help with local agriculture and technology.
Collection contains digital copies of two films documenting Fritz’s experiences in Afghanistan, biographical information, oral histories with transcripts of Muriel Fritz, and slides of Afghanistan.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
The American Heritage Center aspires to approach all areas of our work in ways that are respectful to those who create, use, and are represented in our collections. For a variety of reasons, however, users may encounter offensive or harmful language or images in some of our finding aids, catalogs, and collection materials.
Note that the AHC does not censor or alter contents of the collections as they provide context and evidence of a time, people, place, or event.
Therefore, we encourage users to bring questions and concerns about descriptions in our finding aids to our attention via
There are no known other archival collections created by Dale B. and Muriel Fritz at the date of processing.
This material was received from Barbara Baxter Jenkins and Muriel Fritz from 2018-2022.
The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in December 2018 and updated in December 2019, October 2020, and May 2024.
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.