The Elaine Whiteford Collection on Richard W. Konter, dated 1926-1931, contains photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, correspondence, a scrapbook and an autograph book regarding Whiteford's relationship with Konter and his participation in Byrd Antarctic Expedition I, 1928-1930. While much of Whiteford's autograph book contains signatures gathered by Konter during the expedition, she got other notable signatures beforehand including Edith Kermit Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's second wife and Kermit Roosevelt, Jr., Roosevelt's grandchild.

The Paul A. Siple Papers, which dates from 1920-2005, contains photographs, correspondence, a scrapbook, newspaper clippings, periodicals, records, artifacts, postal covers relating to Paul's polar experiences. This includes his expeditions with Richard E. Byrd, including Byrd Antarctic Expedition I, 1928-1930 and later polar expeditions such as International Geophysical Year, 1957-1959. The collection also contains periodicals, correspondence and artifacts that show Paul Siple's connection to the Boy Scouts of America. In addition to correspondence with her husband, the collection also contains photographs and articles from and of his wife, Ruth Siple relating to her Antarctican activities and her travel to New Zealand.

The Herwil M. Bryant Papers, dated circa 1930s-circa 2000s, contain materials that Herwil M. Bryant created or collected while serving on the United States Antarctic Service Expedition from 1939-1941. This includes his journals, both the handwritten originals and photocopies and typed transcriptions of the originals. Also included are photographs, negatives, and photographic slides that he created during the expedition as well as correspondence, notes, press clippings, objects, and ephemera. In addition, the papers contain notes and other materials related to lectures Bryant gave about Antarctica and his experiences during the U.S. Antarctic Service Expedition, including lectures he gave aboard Antarctic cruises. Photographs he took during Antarctic cruises are also included. There are two USB flash drives that contain digital files of Bryant’s U.S. Antarctic Service Expedition journals and photographs as well as narrations he recorded after the expedition. Also included is an unidentified reel of 16mm film.

The Shadow Box Created by Susan Starkey Commemorating Lois Jones' Antarctica Research Expedition in 1969-1970 contains five mounted items inside the frame: a photograph of the research team at the South Pole in 1969 or 1970; an envelope autographed by members of the first all-women South Pole expedition team with a 'Southern Victoria Land 1969-1970' cachet mailed to Susan Starkey in 1969; a photograph of an adelie penguin on Ross Island with a written holiday greeting created by Lois Jones in January 1970; and two rocks collected by Lois Jones during the South Pole research trip. The rocks are numbered to correspond with Jones' research notes: one is speckled black and white, and the other is triangular, flat, and dark gray with 'WV-3R' written on it. The shadow box was assembled circa 2000.

The Charles Lofgren Papers, dated circa 1900s-1995 contains photographs, obituaries, articles, and news clippings regarding his personal life, his military career, his participation in Byrd Antarctic Expedition I (1928-1930) and his lecture tour that followed. Lofgren's lecture tour and numerous news clippings often focused on his relationship with his sledge dog, "Tom Pratt," who was born during the expedition. The 1989 material is a postage stamp commemorating Richard E. Byrd. This collection is comprised primarily of original materials that date to the time of the expedition or other events in Lofgren's life, with some photocopies of original materials created during Byrd Antarctic Expedition I that were produced at a later date.

The Richard R. Conger Papers, which date from 1946-1957 and 1992, contains photographs of the personnel, landscapes, vehicles, and activities during the Antarctica expeditions Operation Highjump, Operation Windmill and Operation Deep Freeze I,II, and III. The collection also contains a 1992 Christmas card from William Kearns, whom Conger helped rescue from a 1946 plane crash in Antarctica during Operation Highjump.

The Dennis Anthony Wagner Jr. Operation Highjump Papers contain correspondence, ephemera, mounted photographs on loose scrapbook pages, and approximately 200 loose photographs taken while Wagner was serving in Operation Highjump, a Navy Antarctic expedition. The scrapbooks pages, likely previous parts of a bound scrapbook, consist of mounted photographs with handwritten captions and titles for groups of photographs on the pages. Photographs in the collection depict Navy ships, sailors, transportation, camp buildings, camp life, and landscapes in Antarctica. The collection also contains a souvenir program from the expedition, clippings about Admiral Richard E. Byrd's death, and correspondence between Wagner and Richard E. Byrd after the expedition. The collection dates from 1946-1957.

The John Campbell Craddock Papers, dated circa 1959-1985, contains research proposals, data, correspondence, field notes and reports, photographs, negatives, lists, summaries, forms, and information about SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) related to Craddock's work as a polar geologist. The collection contains numerous files regarding Craddock's interactions with the National Science Foundation, especially in regard to grants and funding and with the SCAR WGG (Working Group on Geology).

The Edgar F. Cox Papers, dated 1907-1975, with most of the collection dating from 1930-1946, contains scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, storyboards, diaries, radio scripts, periodicals, medals, artifacts and an autograph book that primarily relate to Cox's role as herdsman and carpenter during Byrd Antarctic Expedition II with some focus on the cattle on the expedition. The collection also contains materials relating to his service during World War I and World War II as well as a coin from 1907 and correspondence and pictures from 1975 regarding the naming of Cox Point in Antarctica.

National Science Foundation Research Vessel Hero Photograph and Polar Duke Information Sheet contains an official color photograph of the Research Vessel Hero in Paradise Harbor, Palmer Peninsula, Antarctica published by the National Science Foundation. An accompanying label indicates the photo was taken March 11, 1969. It also includes an information sheet from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs on the Polar Duke, the ship that replaced the _Hero _when it was retired in 1984. The sheet is dated December 31, 1985.

The Erwin H. Bramhall Papers contain a silver medal, correspondence with other members of expeditionary parties and scientists, a scrapbook, and photographs and writings by Bramhall, including a field notebook documenting his work on Byrd's Second Expedition to Antarctica from 1933-1935. The collection dates from 1926-1979 and primarily chronicles Byrd's Antarctic Expedition II and its legacy through photographs, correspondence and the medal Bramhall received for the expedition.

The Philip M. Smith Papers, dated circa 1898-1935 and 1954-2013, contains photographs, slides, postal covers, publications, reports, newspaper clippings, treaties, artifacts, certificates and maps, which document Smith's career in administration of research in the Polar Regions, as well as his own fieldwork. Some of the artifacts and framed prints contain materials such as paintings and signs that predate Smith's career and relate to polar explorers, including British explorers, and to landscapes.

The Donald L. Jeanroy Papers, which dates from 1954-1958, 2005, 2012, with most of the material dating from 1954-1958, contains scrapbooks, publications, photographs, biographical information, correspondence, a patch, postal covers and postcards. Most of the collection's correspondence is addressed to Marie "Mom" Jeanroy. Also includes a collection of letters sent to Nadine Parkinson. The two were penpals during this time. The 2005 and 2012 materials are journal articles authored by Jeanroy regarding his participation in Operation Highjump.

The Ray D. Gottfried "Photo Story of the Snow Cruiser" Scrapbook was compiled by Gottfried to document the history of the Antarctic Snow Cruiser during construction and demonstration of the vehicle in Chicago in 1939, the transport of the Snow Cruiser from Chicago to Boston, including the crash in Gomer, Ohio, and use of the vehicle in Antarctica. Some content in the scrapbook dates from after the use of the Snow Cruiser in Antarctica, and includes written historical reflections on the vehicle, as well as photographs of historical exhibits and of models or replicas of the Snow Cruiser built at later dates. The scrapbook is composed primarily of scanned photographs, most in color and several taken by Gottfried, as well as newspaper articles reprinted on to copy paper; most are annotated by Gottfried. The content in the scrapbook dates 1939-2004; the scrapbook was assembled by Gottfried in stages, with the first stage completed in 1994, and subsequent materials added at irregular intervals through 2004.

The Mortimer Turner Papers, dated 1945-2004, contains correspondence, maps, an oral history, publications, proposals, reports, photographs, negatives, budgets, oral histories, rosters, forms, lantern slides and a hooded parka that come from his tenure at both the Division of Polar Programs and the Office of Polar Programs at the National Science Foundation. The collection also contains a few personal files and files related to other positions that Turner held during his career.