E. Deane Hunton was born in Virginia in 1885. When he was three years old his family moved out around Wheatland, Wyoming.
E. Deane Hunton attended the University of Wyoming where he obtained a degree in mining engineering. During his time here, Hunton lettered in four varsity sports: baseball, basketball, football, and track. He also was a member of the Alpha Kappa Psi, a national commerce fraternity. Along with these accomplishments, E. Deane Hunton received an MBA degree from Harvard University. Hunton worked for the war trade board during the last two years of World War I in Washington D.C. In 1922-1923, he traveled overseas to Europe for a yearlong sabbatical.
A newspaper clipping describing who some of the players were on the early University of Wyoming Basketball teams, including E. Deane Hunton. 1952. E. Deane Hunton Collection, Accession Number 400069, Box 6, Book 14, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. 
A newspaper clipping of a photograph showing the early University of Wyoming Basketball team in 1908. Photograph was taken circa 1908. E. Deane Hunton Collection, Accession Number 400069, Box 6, Book 14, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Amongst these many achievements, one stands out as having the longest legacy; Hunton was the creator of the University of Wyoming’s infamous Steamboat logo. In 1909, Hunton found a picture of the cowboy, Guy Holt, riding the bucking horse, Steamboat. Hunton quickly sketched it out and sent it in to the baseball team to use on their uniforms. When he became the faculty manager for the University of Wyoming athletics, he implemented the design onto all the athletic uniforms. The University of Wyoming now oversees the trademark for this logo for both the school and the state.
Here is the original picture that inspired E. Deane Hunton to draw the logo and send to the baseball team. It is of cowboy, Guy Holt, riding the bucking horse Steamboat. The picture was taken in 1903. B. C. Buffum Papers, Accession Number 400055, Box 35, Item 7, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. 
An RSVP for University of Wyoming 1940 Homecoming, with an early depiction of the famous Steamboat logo. E. Deane Hunton Collection, Accession Number 400069, Box 6, Book 12, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Additionally, the 1937 Wyoming license plates used the Steamboat logo and University of Wyoming colors by suggestion of E. Deane Hunton. These licenses plates commemorated the University of Wyoming’s 50th anniversary.
The visual materials in this collection cover everything in E. Deane Hunton’s personal and professional life from all around the world. It is at the American Heritage Center under the collection title, E. Deane Hunton Collection, or the collection number, 400069. Contact the American Heritage Center if you would like to learn more about this fascinating man!
Blog contribution by: Anne-Marie Stratton , Carlson Endowment Student Intern
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