A fifth-generation Missourian, Daniel Haase originally hails from Springfield. Before becoming a library information assistant at the State Historical Society of Missouri in 2021, Haase served as a Society volunteer working to process photograph negatives by Oliver Schuchard. A committed volunteer with over 800 hours of service, Haase has experience working in numerous libraries and non-profits. In 2007, Haase received a bachelor’s degree in English literature from American University and a master’s degree in library and information science from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2021.