William I. Neder Papers

Collection

Identifier: M2277

Staff Only

Content Description

Summary of daily diary entries, correspondence (photocopies), photographs (JPEG files), short stories (photocopies), and oral history (MP4)

Dates

1943-1998

Creator

Neder, William I., 1924-1999 (Person)

Conditions Governing 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 / Historical

William I. Neder was born on June 10, 1924 to Irving Homer and Esther (Look) Neder, in Los Angeles, California. He registered for the United States Army draft on June 10, 1942 and was called to action on October 15, 1942. Neder joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colorado in 1943. As a member of Company E, 85th Infantry Regiment, he attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. Neder saw combat with the 10th Mountain Division in Italy where he participated in the Appennine Mountains and Po Valley campaigns. On December 27, 1945, Neder married Peggy Lou Sills, who he met at a dance in 1944. The couple had five children. William Neder passed away on November 22, 1999.