Institution: University of Utah, Willard Marriott Library
Collection Title: Thorn L. Mayes, Sr. Papers
Date (inclusive): 1920s-1980s
Collection Identifier: Accn 1189
Repository (location info): University of Utah, Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections, Salt Lake City, UT
Finding Aid link: http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv46133/op=fstyle.aspx?t=k&q=thorn+L+Mayes+
Website link: https://lib.utah.edu/collections/special-collections/index.php
RBMVE Biographical Note: Thorn L. Mayes, Sr. participated in the 1933 RBMVE as the Chief of Mapping and Survey. Leading a team of assistants, they surveyed the region to collect data which Mayes used to create a preliminary map of the study region. Mapping and survey teams in the five subsequent field seasons built on this map, expanding the area it covered.
Scope and Content: From the summary of finding aid listed above: “The Thorn L. Mayes Sr. papers (1920s-1980s) consist of correspondence, maps, brochures, pamphlets, articles, field books, bulletins, and other materials concerning the exploration of canyon country in Utah and Arizona.”
Container List or Summary of RBMVE-related Material:
Entire collection is RBMVE related. See finding aid listed above for inventory.