The Amy Andrews material comes from the 99’s membership archive, reflecting Andrews’ involvement with the 99s organization and also some of her activities as a pilot more generally.

Frederick Brewster Loomis was an archaeologist, paleontologist, and geologist for the 1934-1936 RBMVE field seasons. Loomis was affiliated with Amherst College during this time, and much of the Pratt Museum’s collections resulted from Loomis’ expeditions and fieldwork.

Papers related to the activities of John Wetherill.

The Wetherills were a family of traders and ranchers in the Four Corners area. Out of a trading post in Kayenta, AZ, John and Louisa Wetherill, their son, Ben, and their nephew, Milton, were instrumental in helping the RBMVE run by providing provisions, pack animal and equipment, sharing their property as a staging area, hosting guests of the Expedition, and using their connections with the local Navajo and San Juan Paiute community to recruit packers, guides, and translators.

Archaeologist, Charles Amsden, participated in the 1936 and 1937 RBMVE on behalf of the Southwest Museum.

Herbert Gregory participated in RBMVE as a Geologist in 1934 and also as an Advisory Board member.

Lloyd W. Lowrey, Sr. was a high school teacher and principal, who joined the 1933 Expedition as a geology and paleontology crew member.

Frank Ray Morris in the RBMVE in 1937 as Superintendent of Construction. He attended the RBMVE with his son, Bruce Morris, who assisted the archaeologists. At the time of the RBMVE, Frank Morris taught at Cal State Fresno in the Mathematics Department.

This collection contains photographs from Ansel Hall’s professional endeavors during his career in the National Park Service, and his side projects of directing adventure camps and scientific expeditions, including the Rainbow Bridge-Monument Valley Expedition.

Ansel Franklin Hall was the Director of the RBMVE. Aside from his work with RBMVE and other programs, Hall was the Chief of the Field Division of Education for National Park Service, eventually leaving this role to run a family concessions business at Mesa Verde National Park.