of the American Revolution." The Chicago Tribune stated about one of his books, "This book deserves an honored place on the library shelf of every thinking American." The Wall Street Journal wrote, "This volume places Dr. Callahan in the front rank of American historians." The American Historical Review said, "This book is a valuable contribution to a neglected aspect of American history." Callahan established in his name an annual award for the best Honors Essay in American and European history and biography at UTC. He established the first glee club at the university, where he also founded the Great Books Club. He wrote and directed three plays based on his early acting career and served as chairman of the Folklore Division of the American Studies Association. Family Callahan's first marriage, to Dr. Jennie Waugh Callahan, ended in divorce; she died in 1998. His second wife, Helen Pemberton Callahan, died in September 2004. He had two children, a son also named North Callahan and daughter Mary Alice Covington. North Callahan Collection The North Callahan Collection is a grouping of works produced by North Callahan throughout the time period 1940–1985 and maintained at the Lupton Library of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The North Callahan Collection includes manuscripts of many of his books, reviews, lecture notes, tests, and related teaching material. There are also photographs, plaques and awards, including photographs with celebrities such as Helen Hayes, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Mickey Rooney. In addition, Dr. Callahan donated over 1100 volumes of books dealing with American history to the library. Bibliography Fiction: Peggy (1983) Daybreak (1985) Non-Fiction: The Army: What Soldiers and Their Families Need To Know (1941) The Armed Forces as a Career (1947) Smoky Mountain Country (1952) Henry Knox, His Part in the American Revolution, 1775 to 1784 (doctoral dissertation, New York University, 1956) Henry Knox, General Washington's General (1958) Daniel Morgan, Ranger of the Revolution (1961) Royal Raiders: The Tories of the American Revolution (1963) Flight From the Republic: The Tories of the American Revolution (1967) Carl Sandburg, Lincoln of Our Literature: A Biography (1970) George Washington, Soldier and Man (1972) Connecticut's Revolutionary War Leaders (1973) TVA: Bridge Over Troubled Waters (1980) Carl Sandburg: His Life and Works (1987) Thanks, Mr. President: The Trail-Blazing Second Term of George Washington (1991) References External links Bibliography at Tennessee Authors 1908 births 2004 deaths 20th-century American historians 20th-century American male writers American male