MARTIN L. "MARTY" DANEMAN PAPERS

Collection

Identifier: TMD25

Staff Only

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

World War II correspondence between Daneman and his high school sweetheart and future wife, Lois Z. Miller comprises the bulk of the collection. Since Daneman established the National Association of the 10th Mountain Division's Armadillo Chapter, its financial records and reunion planning documents also form a substantial portion of the collection. Limited World War II era memorabilia is also included.

SERIES 1 CORRESPONDENCE 1942-1945 BOX 1-2

Correspondence between Martin Daneman and Lois Miller comprises the bulk of the series. Limited correspondence from friends and family members is also included.

SERIES 2 MEMORABILIA 1942-1945 BOX 2

Newspaper clippings, articles and newsletters comprise a portion of the series. Also included are a receipt for flowers that Daneman wired to Lois and a cartoon drawing. A leather writing portfolio, which Daneman carried throughout the war and a selection of Daneman's poetry complete the series.

SERIES 3 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION RECORDS 1985-2003 BOX 2-3

Armadillo Chapter financial papers and reunion planning documents comprise the bulk of the series. Also included are limited photographs depicting chapter activities.

Dates

1942-2003

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

ACCESS:

The collection is open for research.

COPYRIGHT:

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Martin L. "Marty" Daneman was born March 9, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York. When he was thirteen, his family moved to Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Chicago's Nicholas Senn High School in 1943. Daneman volunteered for service with the 10th Mountain Division on his eighteenth birthday. He was accepted and arrived at Camp Hale, Colorado in April 1943. Although initially assigned to the 86th Infantry Regiment, Daneman spent most of his service with the Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion of the 85th Infantry Regiment.

Daneman trained as an intelligence scout and observer. During combat operations against the German Army in Italy, Daneman received the Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster, and the European-African-Middle Eastern campaign ribbon with two battle stars. He attained the rank of corporal.

Following the war, Daneman returned to the United States to marry his high school sweetheart, Lois Miller. They wed on August 25, 1945 and had four sons. Daneman attended DePaul University and graduated in 1949. He moved to Texas in 1966 and retired in 1987 following a thirty-eight year career in sales and sales management with the Enro Shirt Company of Louisville, Kentucky. After his retirement, Daneman became a Republican party activist. He served in numerous capacities including Texas state co-chair of Veterans for Dole in 1996. He was also the Texas 26th Congressional District presidential elector for the 1996 presidential election.

Active in the National Association of the 10th Mountain Division, Daneman was the founder and chairman emeritus of the Association's Armadillo Chapter.

Extent

3 Boxes (3 linear feet)

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

For location information, refer to the Denver Public Library Catalog.

PROVENANCE:

Gift; Martin and Lois Daneman; 2005.

SELECTION OF RELATED MATERIAL

The Western History/Genealogy Department has additional collections with material related to Martin L. Daneman including:

10th Mountain Division Records: TMD1

National Association of the 10th Mountain Division: TMD40

SEPARATED MATERIAL

One oversize folder containing thirty-nine sectional maps of Italy, indexed by Daneman to show the battle objectives of the 85th Infantry Regiment during World War II, is included in collection TMD1, 10th Mountain Division Records.