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E. Deane Hunton papers, 1898-1960

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hunton, E. Deane
Title
E. Deane Hunton papers
Dates
1898-1960 (inclusive)
Quantity
9.07 cubic feet (13 boxes)
Collection Number
400069
Summary
Photographs, scrapbooks, drawings, and other materials related to the University of Wyoming Department of Commerce and to E. Deane Hunton's life, and his work as a professor and in petroleum oil fields.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

E. Deane Hunton graduated from the University of Wyoming with a degree in mining engineering and attended Harvard College. He worked as First Chair of the University of Wyoming's Department of Commerce and was later named dean when the department became a college. He was married to Einna Eggleston Hunton, and they had one adopted daughter, Jean Hunton. During World War I, E. Deane Hunton was asked to serve as a special expert on the United States Shipping Board, assigned to the Division of Planning and Statistics, the War Industry Board, and the War Trade Board.

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Content Description

The collection contains photographs and various manuscript and print materials relating to Hunton's travels, University of Wyoming coursework, and career as a University of Wyoming professor, including 13 scrapbooks relating to University of Wyoming activities (1902-1958). The collection also contains numerous artifacts relating to Hunton's childhood and university studies as well as several unlabeled Native American artifacts of unknown tribal affiliation. Also included are photographs of the John B. Kendrick family and of the operations of the Carbon Timber Company in Albany and Carbon Counties, Wyoming; and pharmacists' ledgers from Cordiner Drug Store in Laramie, Wyoming. Other photographs in the collection are of different petroleum oil fields around the states of Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no other known archival collections created by E. Deane Hunton at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

The material was received from E. Deane Hunton and Einna E. Hunton between 1945 and 1962 and from E. Deane Hunton's estate in 1963.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Vikki Doherty in February 2016 and Annie Stratton in September 2019.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Indians of North America -- Clothing.
  • Logging -- Wyoming.
  • Oil Fields.

Personal Names

  • Kendrick, John B. (John Benjamin), 1857-1933

Corporate Names

  • Carbon Timber Company.
  • Cordiner Drug Store.
  • United States. Shipping Board.
  • United States. War Trade Board.
  • University of Wyoming -- History -- 20th century.
  • University of Wyoming. Department of Commerce.

Geographical Names

  • Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1946-1999.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Artifacts.
  • Maps.
  • Mechanical drawings.

Processed by Vikki Doherty and updated by Annie Stratton
2019

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