Danenhower, John Wilson, 1849-1887
John W. Danenhower was an Arctic navigator who participated in the Jeannette Expedition (1879-1881) under the command of Lieutenent Commander George Washington DeLong. The steamship became trapped in the ice while attempting to reach the North Pole during the Spring of 1881. Danenhower was one of the few survivors of this tragic expedition. He returned to Oswego, New York after the failed expedition and later married Helen Sloan. They went on to have two children, one being Sloan Danenhower. John Danenhower ended his own life in 1887 at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
From the description of Danenhower papers, 1879-1903. (SUNY Oswego). WorldCat record id: 30541953
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Ann Sophia Stephens Collection, 1850-1883 | University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. | |
| creatorOf | Danenhower, John Wilson, 1849-1887. Danenhower papers, 1879-1903. | SUNY Oswego, Penfield Library | |
| referencedIn | Sloan, George Beale, 1831-1904. George B. Sloan letters 1874-1898. | SUNY Oswego, Penfield Library | |
| referencedIn | Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Albert Operti papers, Correspondence, 1886-1926 | Dartmouth College Library |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | USS Jeannette logbooks, 1879-1881 | National Archives at Washington, D.C |
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| parentOf | Danenhower, Sloan, 1885-1967 | person |
| associatedWith | De Long, George Washington, 1844-1881 | person |
| associatedWith | Houghton Mifflin Company. | corporateBody |
| memberOf | Jeannette Expedition (1879-1881) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Jeannette (Ship) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Melville, George W. (George Wallace), 1841-1912. | person |
| associatedWith | Operti, Albert, 1852-1927. | person |
| associatedWith | Sloan, George Beale, 1831-1904. | person |
| associatedWith | Theta Pi Fraternity. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States Naval Academy. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Navy | corporateBody |
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| Chicago | IL | US | |
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| Annapolis | MD | US | |
| Oswego | NY | US |
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Birth 1849-09-30
Death 1887-04-20
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