The John David Reimer Oral History, dated after 1974 and 2000-circa 2002, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Reimer and former Ohio State University Polar Archivist Raimund Goerler conducted on May 16, 2000. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by the American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics discussed include Reimer's time in the United States Navy, helping build Ellsworth Station in Antarctica, how he became involved in aerial photography of Antarctica, and his experiences on several Operation Deep Freeze trips to Antarctica.

The John Behrendt Oral History, dated 2000-2001, contains recordings, administrative information and transcripts of an interview between Behrendt and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society. This interview took place on March 14, 2000, and covered Behrendt's career as a geophysicist and his twelve trips to Antarctica from 1957-1995. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by American Polar Society and The Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics include Behrendt reflecting on his twelve trips to Antarctica, his scientific achievements, particularly in geomagnetic fields, and his personal and professional relations with polar explorer Finn Ronne. Other major topics of the interview included Behrendt's views and experiences on the necessary tools and equipment needed during expeditions, such as planes, Sno-Cats, and scientific devices, the natural challenges to Antarctica exploration and daily life, and the international treaties and protocols involving Antarctica.

The John A. Svensson Oral History, dated 2002-2010, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between John A. Svensson and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on October 15, 2002, and correspondence from 2010 about the transcripts of the interview. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics that Svensson discussed include his experiences serving with the U.S. Naval Construction Battalions, also known as the Seabees, at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, his experiences and the living conditions on the floating ice island T-3, also known as Fletcher’s Ice Island (named after U.S. Air Force Colonel Joseph O. Fletcher), working aboard the USCGC (United States Coast Guard Cutter) Staten Island and the University of Washington’s R/V (Research Vessel) Thomas G. Thompson in the Bering Sea, the work he did measuring currents and water chemistry on T-3 and during his voyages in the Bering Sea, teaching in Seattle and Alaska, and working as a commercial fisherman in southeast Alaska.

The Jehu L. "Dusty" Blades III Oral History, dated 2000-2001, contains audio recordings, administrative information and a transcript of the the interview between Blades and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society that took place on March 12, 2000, regarding Blades' experiences as a helicopter pilot and commanding officer in the Arctic and Antarctica. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics found in the oral history include the opportunities in Blades' life that allowed him to pursue flight in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, the shipment of helicopters to the polar regions in 1952, the development of helicopter rescue techniques, and his experiences during Operation Deep Freeze I. The collection also contains Blades' recollections of travel from Norfolk, Virginia to McMurdo Station, Antarctica; his time as commanding officer during Operation Deep Freeze 65; the 1964-1965 construction of the Palmer Station; and the relations between international Antarctic scientists and military personnel.

The James Van Allen Oral History, dated 1983, 1997-2001, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Dr. Van Allen and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on November 18, 1997. Major topics discussed include Van Allen's career in polar regions and inter-planetary astrophysics, the planning and implementation of the International Geophysical Year (IGY), development of rockoons, and how his work led to the discovery of Earth's radiation belt, later named the Van Allen Belt.

The James Osborn Fuller Oral History Transcripts and Audiocassette Recordings contain four oral history interview transcripts with Fuller, the first conducted by Robert Sutton on November 17, 1983. The second, third, and fourth interviews were conducted by Paul Underwood on April 22, June 20, and December 9, 1985. The collection contains five original and five duplicate audiocassette tapes of the interviews. Topics discussed in the interviews include Fuller's career, his research in geology, and his administrative work at Ohio State, including organizational changes within the College of Arts and Sciences.

The Jack B. Long Oral History, dated 2002-2009, contains audio recordings and transcripts of the interview between Long and Brian Shoemaker conducted on September 19, 2002. There are also notes that were created before, during, and after the interview and are dated 2002-2009. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics discussed include Long’s relationship with his older brother (William E. “Bill” Long), Tucker Sno-Cats, living and working conditions in Antarctica, Dr. Charles Bentley, the Sentinel Mountains Traverse (1957-1958), the Horlick Mountains Traverse (1958-1959), and the McMurdo-South Pole Traverse (1960-1961).

The J. McKim Malville Oral History, dated 2000, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Dr. Malville and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on October 3, 2000. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by the American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics discussed include Malville's trip to Antarctica in 1956-1957 for scientific research as preparation for the International Geophysical Year, memories of the trip, and relations with the United States Navy members who also staffed the base. Scientific topics researched by Malville on the trip include the auroras, his primary research topic, atmospheric sodium, and meteorites and micrometeorites that landed in Antarctic ice; Malville was the first person to look for meteorites in Antarctica.

The Irving J. Morrison Oral History, dated 2002-after 2002, contains audio recordings, notes, and transcripts of the interview between Morrison and Brian Shoemaker conducted on October 27, 2002. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics discussed include Morrison’s service as a pilot in the United States Navy during World War II, life at McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze III, and the U.S. Navy’s acquisition and testing of C-130 Hercules aircraft for use in Antarctica.

The Irene Peden Oral History, dated 2002, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Peden and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on May 8, 2002. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics discussed include Peden's family life, her education in electrical engineering, her early career, the gender-based discrimination she faced, how she got a job as a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, her research with Donald K. Reynolds and Myron Swarm studying the behavior of very low frequency (VLF) radio waves in the ionosphere in Antarctica, her struggle to get the United States Navy to approve her travel to Antarctica for her own research, her experience as a researcher in Antarctica and the conditions there, and her study of the electromagnetic properties of the Antarctic ice sheets and the underlying terrain and how VLF radio waves propagate over long distances.

The Ilse Welhelmi Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recordings contain a transcript and audiocassettes of an oral history interview with Ilse Wilhelmi conducted by Jay Ladd on November 7, 1984. Interview discussion topics include Welhelmi recalling the 1930s and 1940s as challenging times for the Libraries as there were shortages of staff and funds, the responsibility for Departmental Libraries, their expansion, the additions of the Annex and Stack Tower to the Main Library, and the 1952 fire in Lord Hall that was very destructive for library collections.

The Howard O. Wessbecher Oral History, dated 1957 and 2000 to 2001, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Wessbecher and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on April 20, 2000. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by the American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics discussed include Wessbecher's almost four years of continuous duty in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, weather and ice observations in polar areas, and general relations between Navy and civilian personnel in the polar regions, especially related to the advance planning for the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958.)

The Holmes Partnership Records contains bylaws and other records about the establishment of the Holmes Group and its eventual change to become the Holmes Partnership, regional office files, records related to institution membership in the organisation, committees, the Executive Board and Board of Directors, grant proposals, studies, the organisation's annual meeting, and seminars. Materials are dated 1985-1997.

The Herbert T. Ueda Oral History, dated 2002-2010, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Ueda and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on October 23, 2002, and correspondence from 2010 about the transcripts of the interview. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics that Ueda discussed include being incarcerated at the Minidoka War Relocation Center during World War II, working for the Snow, Ice and Permafrost Research Establishment (SIPRE), which became the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), working on ice drilling projects at Camp TUTO (Thule Take-Off) and Camp Century in Greenland and the conditions there, developing and working with thermal and electromechanical drills, and working on ice drilling projects at Byrd Station in Antarctica.

The Herbert B. Asher Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recordings contain a transcript and 8 audiocassettes of the interview, conducted by Marvin Zahniser on October 27, 2003. Interview discussion topics include various key issues in the administration of the university, such as budgets, funding, tuition, construction and building issues, including the construction of the Schottenstein Arena under President Gee, as well as rival interests in competing for public and private dollars.

The Henry Brecher Papers, dated 1958-2007, contains photographic slides, photograph prints, notes, and reports documenting Henry Brecher's field work in Antarctica, Greenland, Canada, Peru, China and Tanzania. Captions are written on the slides. Brecher's diary and reports documents his work with Operation Deep Freeze V and the Victoria Land Traverse, which was the first American traverse to the South Pole from 1959-1960. Maps of mountains and regions in Antartica and digital reproductions of the slide images are included in this collection. Also included is an oral history interview on audiocassette of Brecher conducted in 1999 with a transcript; in it, he discusses how he became involved in Antarctic expeditions, as well as memories of the South Pole Traverse he participated in. Finally, the collection contains topographic maps and orthophotic maps of a landslide on Sherman Glacier, Alaska; Brecher plotted these maps for use by Cedomir Marangunic in his dissertation.

The Helen Gerasimou Oral History, dated 2000-2001, contains audiocassettes, administrative information and a transcript of the interview between Gerasimou and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society that took place on April 18, 2000 regarding Gerasimou's experiences as secretary and administrative assistant for the National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics of the oral history include the National Science Foundation and how Gerasimou got involved in the organization, the establishment and history of the Office of Polar Programs, the working relationships between Gerasimou and various Polar Program administrators, the supplies needed for Antarctic and Arctic travel and exploration, and policy changes in the Office of Polar Programs.

The Harries-Clichy Peterson Oral History, dated 1999 to 2000, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Colonel Peterson and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on May 8, 2000. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by the American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics discussed include Peterson's participation in the Ronne Antarctic Expedition from 1946 to 1947, his duties collecting meteorological data on the expedition, a dangerous fall he took into an ice crevasse, and memories from his times in the United States Marine Corps during World War Two and the Koren War. Peterson also briefly discussed his childhood, college years, and what he had done in his career since returning from Antarctica.

The Harold Leinbach Oral History, dated 1999-2002, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Leinbach and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on October 3, 2000. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by the American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics discussed include Leinbach's work designing the first riometer in the world to measure radio waves in space, his time operating riometers in the Arctic regions during the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958), and his experiences studying the aurora in the Arctic.

The Harold Bolz Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recordings contain a transcript and audiocassettes of an oral history interview with Harold A. Bolz conducted by Robert Sutton on April 13, 1983. Interview discussion topics include Bolz's position as Dean of the College of Engineering, observed changes in engineering education, and its relationship to industry. Bolz discusses the relationships among the deans, department chairs, and faculty, as well as the development of the College of Engineering and its various departments.

The Harley D. Nygren Oral History, dated 2001 and 2009, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Harley D. Nygren and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on November 1, 2001. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by the American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics discussed include Nygren's career as an officer in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps, surveying expeditions in the polar regions, experiences in Antarctica as a part of the United States Antarctic Treaty Inspection team, and his role in the creation and administration of the Environmental Science Services Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The Gordon Fountain Oral History, dated 1996 and 2001, contains audio recordings and transcripts of the interview between Fountain and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on October 19, 1996, as well as correspondence with Fountain's family from 2001. The interview discusses Fountain's trip to Antarctica as a crew member on the United States Ship Bear of Oakland to pick up Admiral Richard Byrd and other members of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition II for their return trip to America.

The Gordon Cartwright Oral History, dated 1991 and 2000-2007, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and a transcript of the interview between Cartwright and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society that took place on May 9, 2000, regarding Cartwright's experiences as a meteorologist in Antarctica and the Arctic. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics found in the oral history include Cartwright's organization of a series of weather reporting stations along the Alaska-Canadian (ALCAN) Highway for reporting Arctic weather conditions, his development of the Joint Arctic Weather Reporting System (JAWS) with the Canadians, and his funding of the construction of the initial weather reporting bases at Resolute and Alert in Nunavut, Canada. The oral history also covers Cartwright's selection and experience as an exchange scientist with the Russians during the International Geophysical Year (IGY) from 1957-1958.

The Goodwin F. Berquist Papers contain publications, an audiocassette, and an interview transcript.

The Gerald F. Carlson Oral History, dated 1966, 2000-2010, contains notes, correspondence, a book by Carlson called Two on the Rocks, and audio recordings and transcripts of the interview between Carlson and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on November 16, 2001. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by the American Polar Society and Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics of the interview include Carlson’s experiences teaching native Inupiat children in White Mountain and Little Diomede, Alaska, seal and walrus hunting, and general experiences of life in Alaska with his wife.

The George Johnson Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recordings contain a transcript and audiocassettes of an oral history interview with George Johnson conducted by Frank L. Himes on June 2, 2004. Topic discussions include the growth of the mega farm since World War II, the increase in the numbers and percentages of women students in agriculture since the early 1960s, and how the university's agricultural enterprises were divided between main campus in Columbus and the Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster.

The George D. Richards Oral History Audiocassettes and Notes contain recordings of the oral history interview between Richards and Ohio State University Archives, as well as notes on the interview and an abstract of the content.

The George Cvijanovich Oral History, dated 1958 and 1983-2002, contains recordings, administrative information and a transcript of the interview between Cvijanovich and Ohio State University Polar Archivist Laura Kissel that took place on May 8, 2000, regarding his experiences in the Arctic and as a geophysicist. This interview was a part of a series of Polar Oral histories sponsored by American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics found in the collection include Cvijanovich’s work at the Sorbonne and Columbia University, his experiences on Ice Station Alpha on the ice floe “Ice Skate,” his observations regarding interaction between military personnel and scientists, the development of a nuclear magnetic resonance instrument and his experience of having the first experiment on the high energy accelerator at Geneva.

The Frederick Hebbard Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recordings contain a transcript and audiocassettes of an oral history interview with Frederick Hebbard conducted by Thomas A. Brannon on November 7, 2002. Interview discussion topics include Dr. Hebbard's leadership roles in the Ohio State University School of Optometry and the creation of the Doctor of Optometry degree at Ohio State University.

The Frederick E. Crory Oral History, dated 1991-2009, contains audio recordings and transcripts of the interview between Crory and Brian Shoemaker conducted on October 23, 2002. Also included are administrative notes that were created both before and after the interview and are dated 1991-2009. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics discussed include studying the effects of adfreezing (the process by which two objects adhere to each other via ice) on pilings that would support structures built on permafrost; the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and exploring for oil in partnership with the United States Geological Survey; and early-warning radar systems such as the Distant Early Warning Line (DEW Line), Ballistic Missile Early Detection System (BMEWS), and North Warning System (NWS).