James Vincent D'Arc was born in Los Angeles, California on August 7, 1950. In the early 1970s, D'Arc was accepted into Brigham Young University, where he majored in history. A film appreciation class taught by Dr. Charles M. Metten in 1973 motivated D’Arc to receive a PhD in film history from BYU in 1986. During his time as a student, he was also hired in what was then called the "Archives and Manuscripts Division” at BYU, where he began gathering film-related materials for the Archives. During 1990 D'Arc was also employed as a professor of film in BYU's Theatre and Media Arts College in addition to his position as a curator. James D'Arc retired from BYU in August 2017.

Ina Fae Hamblin Frost was born September 2, 1928, in Kanab, Utah. She attended Dixie State College and was married to Denzil Frost on February 3, 1950, in Salt Lake City. Her father was Richard Fay Hamblin, rancher and film location scout in Kanab, Utah. Ina Fae Frost died January 22, 2016, in Hurricane, Utah.

Ina Hamblin was born Ina Bunting September 18, 1907, in Kanab, Utah, to James Ebenezer Bunting and Mary Edith Bunting. She was married to Richard Hamblin, who was a rancher and film location scout in Kanab, Utah. Ina worked as a cook for road crews, and as a clerk. She was the mother of Ina Fae Frost. Ina Hamblin passed away September 21, 1999, in Kanab, Utah.