Raymond Emerson (November 28, 1886 – October 27, 1977) was an American civil engineer, investment banker, and faculty at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
He is known for his large donations of personal Ralph Waldo Emerson letters and other documents for educational purposes.
[3] Emerson worked closely and was good friends with William Henry Claflin Jr., both of whom were faculty at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University.
[4] In 1924, Raymond and Claflin funded an expedition into Southern Utah for survey and excavation work performed by John Otis Brew and others.
[7][8] Some of the works that Emerson let benefit from Ralph's work by waiving copyrights include: Emerson also donated generously to the Peabody Museum, including funding some of its archaeological expeditions.
[15] Amelia was the daughter of the yachtsman and capitalist John Malcolm Forbes and Sarah Coffin Jones.