The Robert Anderson photograph collection contains photos from this cultural anthropologist include Sun Dance and Bear Dance ceremonies, Ute Indians, Cheyenne Indians, Nootka Indians, Gulf Eskimos, African and Bedouin tribes, Sumerian Period architecture and sculpture. Many photos were used in Anderson's The Cultural Context.

The Norman D. and Doris Nevills photograph collection documents Nevills' river expeditions on the San Juan, Green, Colorado, Snake, and Salmon Rivers from 1937 to 1948.

The Joseph Peck photograph collection contains portraits of Joseph H. Peck; photographs of groups of American Indians; views of Gold Hill and Ibapah, Utah.

The Carl Weeks photograph collection contains photographs and slides documenting Carl Weeks' travels in the southwest United States, including early photographs of Zion Canyon. Also included are family photographs and images of Indians, mountain scenery, Yellowstone National Park, Zion National Park, and a trip to Europe.