The Edwin C. Flowers Oral History, dated 2000-2002, contains audiocassettes, administrative information and transcripts of the interview between Flowers and Ohio State University Polar Archivist Laura Kissel that took place on March 9, 2000, regarding his experience as a meteorologist in Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year (IGY). 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 how Flowers became a meteorologist and subsequently how he became involved with the IGY, what daily life at South Pole Station was like, and Flower's role as a weather observer and his research activities, such as weather balloon launches. The oral history also contains a discussion on Paul Siple and his influence on others at South Pole Station, the relationship between Navy personnel and civilian scientists, and Flowers' relationship with others people in Antarctica during that time.

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 Robert C. Newcomb Oral History, dated 2000-2002, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Newcomb and former Ohio State University Polar Archivist Raimund Goerler conducted on March 17, 2000. 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 Newcomb's time as the navigator of the United States Ship (USS) Glacier on its maiden voyage to McMurdo Sound in Antarctica as a part of Operation Deep Freeze I, life onboard the Glacier and challenges of navigating an icebreaker ship, memories of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, and Newcomb's time in the United States Navy.

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 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 Cliff L. Bekkedahl Oral History, dated 2001-2002, contains audio recordings, notes, correspondence, and transcripts of the interview between Captain Bekkedahl and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on May 17, 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 Bekkedahl's service on the United States Ship Arneb, his memories of the trip to Antarctica onboard the Arneb for Operation Deep Freeze I, and other memories of his career in the United States Navy.

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 Anthony J. Gow Oral History, dated 2002-after 2002, contains notes, audio recordings, and transcripts of the interview between Gow and Brian Shoemaker conducted on October 26, 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 the Snow, Ice, and Permafrost Research Establishment ice drilling in Antarctica and the ice core samples that resulted from these projects; the Koettlitz Glacier and the conversion of glacial ice to sea ice; Arctic floebergs and sea ice off the Alaskan coast; and the simultaneous experiments by the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory and the Marginal Ice Zone Program.

The Bernard G. Koether Oral History, dated 2002-2009, contains audio recordings and transcripts of the interview between Koether and Brian Shoemaker conducted on October 20, 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 working on board the Research Vessel (R/V) Vema, navigating the United States Ship (USS) Glacier icebreaker, and attempting to save the Glacier from the scrapyard with plans to restore it as a national monument.

The Stephen Barnes Oral History, dated 1958-1965, and 2000-2001, contains audiocassette recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of an interview between Barnes and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on March 13, 2000. This interview was part of a series of 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 Barnes' recollections of Operation Deep Freeze II, the Sky High Station in Antarctica, and his ionospheric research in Antarctica, Maui, and elsewhere. Barnes also reflects on the contributions of various scientists in Antarctica, the challenges and dangers of living in Antarctica for an extended time, and his personal life since his retirement in 1994.

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 William Baker Research on Jesse Owens contains William Baker's research files and audiocassettes of interviews that he accumulated while doing the research for his book on Jesse Owens.

The Charles Henry Summerson Papers contain a notebook of drawings of fossils and their identifications, grouped by geologic period and including classification charts. The collection also contains an oral history interview transcript and audiocassettes. Interview discussion topics include the U.S. Geological survey as it applied to Ohio geology, the development of the Department of Geodetic Science, and Summerson's involvement in other projects at Ohio State University.

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 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 Phyllis J. Bailey Papers contain correspondence, programs and booklets from Bailey's time as a professor at Wayne University from 1952 to 1956. The collection also contains an oral history interview transcript and audiocassettes of an interview with Phyllis Bailey conducted by Judy Fountain on December 8, 2004. Discussion topics include the implementation of Title IX, which guaranteed equal opportunities for women to participate in intercollegiate sports, and advocating for the joint administration of men's and women's sports programs.

The Bunny Clark Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recordings contain a transcript and audiocassettes of an interview with Bunny Clark, conducted by Judith Fountain on June 7, 2004. Dr. Clark discusses her career as professor of theoretical physics at Ohio State University, her development of a new theory within nuclear physics about the impact of relativity, and successfully advocating for the advancement of women in scientific fields.

The Sidney Chafetz Oral History Transcript and Audiocassette Recordings contains a transcript and audiocassettes of an interview with Sidney Chafetz conducted by Adrienne Bosworth on March 6, 2005. Discussion topics include Chafetz's teaching career at OSU in print making, engraving and relief, studying in Paris in 1950 and 1951 with world famous engravers Stanley Hayter and Juan Miro, Chafetz's work in academic satire, and his observations and feelings on political infighting within the university, including his own department.

The Leon Twarog Oral History Transcript and Recordings includes a transcript, audiocassettes and a DVD of an oral history interview with Twarog conducted by Charlotte Remenyik on November 20 and 27, 2000. The DVD consists of short segments of Leon Twarog's audio oral history with images shown of Hilandar Monastery and the Hilandar Research Library. Topics in the interview include the creation and growth of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, building a national library collection, developing a travel-study program, the establishment of the Hilandar Center, and the development of new area programs (Slavic and East European, East Asian and Middle East.)

The Dr. George Doumani Papers, dated 1957-1963, 2001-2002, contain rubber stamps, a stamped envelope and order form, and a stamp plate. Doumani ordered these materials when he was an employee at the Ohio State University (OSU) Institute of Polar Studies. The stamps feature the Antarctic expeditions Doumani attended through the Institute of Polar Studies: The Mount Weaver Expedition and the Antarctic Geological Expedition. A stamp for the International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958 is also included. This collection also includes an oral history interview on audiocassette. In the oral history interview, he discussed fossil discovery in Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year and his work with the Institute of Polar Studies.

The William Anderson Oral History, dated 2000-2001, contains recordings, administrative information, and a transcript of the interview between Anderson and former Ohio State University Polar Archivist Raimund Goerler that took place on March 15, 2000, regarding his experiences as the captain of the United States Ship Nautilus. 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 of the interview include planning for expeditions, unsuccessful efforts, Anderson's fears that the Navy would cancel the expedition after the first failure, and the importance of Dr. Waldo Lyon, chief scientist on the Nautilus in developing the special instruments that enabled the submarine to measure ice thickness and plot the Barrow Sea Canyon.

The Julian P. Gudmundson Oral History, dated 1965 and 1993-2002, contains audiocassettes, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Gudmundson and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society that took place on February 24, 2000 regarding Gudmundson's experiences as a master chief constructionman in Antarctica and the Arctic regions. 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 this oral history include construction in Antarctica, including the establishment of a camp at Little America and the nuclear power station at McMurdo Sound, ham radio communication and its role in pole-to-pole conversation, living conditions and experiences in the Antarctic camps of McMurdo and Little America, the first polar football game, and Gudmundson's service as White House Staff under Lyndon B. Johnson.

The Edward Frankiewicz Oral History, dated 2000-2001, contains audiocassettes, administrative information and the transcript of the interview between Frankiewicz and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society that took place on February 23, 2000 regarding Frankiewicz's experiences as a Naval pilot and officer in 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 Frankiewicz's childhood in Vermont, the flight experiences that led to his role as a transport pilot for the United States Navy in 1942 as part of Naval Transport Squadron V-1, his experiences during Operation Deep Freeze I, and his account of the first polar landing by Gus Shinn. The oral history also includes Frankiewicz's discussions on the establishment of Beardmore Camp at Liv Glacier, the living conditions at Little America and McMurdo Stations, the establishment and maintenance of tractor supply trains from Little America to Byrd Station, and the rescue of Jack Torbert and Charlie Otti in Venezuela. Frankiewicz then provided his insight on Operation Deepfreeze III, and the difficulties of flying into and clearing Little America and Cape Hallet.

The Benjamin Remington Oral History, dated 2000 to 2001, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Remington and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on February 25, 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 Remington's time as a meteorologist in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze II and during the International Geophysical Year (IGY) 1958-1959. He reminisced about winters in Antarctica, meteorological data taken while there, and friendships with other men who were there at the same time, as well as describing experiments involving weather balloons.

The Lloyd Beebe Oral History, dated 2000 August 21, contains audio recordings and transcripts of the interview between Beebe and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on August 21, 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 Beebe's remembrances of training and photographing wild animals, stories of his upbringing, and memories of his trip to Antarctica in 1955 with Admiral Byrd as the official Disney photographer for Operation Deep Freeze I.

The Joseph O. Fletcher Oral History, dated 1997 and 2001, contains audio recordings and transcripts of the interview between Fletcher and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on January 23, 1997, as well as correspondence from 2001. Major topics discussed include Fletcher's time in the United States Air Force (USAF) as part of the 58th Weather Squadron, the T-3 field station on an iceberg that he helped establish (this iceberg was later renamed Fletcher's Ice Island, though it is thought to have melted sometime after 1983), and his meteorological research and studies involving the Arctic. Also discussed are numerous organizations and projects that Fletcher was involved in over the course of his career, including the U.S. National Committee for the International Geophysical Year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, his time as the Director of the Office of Polar Programs of National Science Foundation, and his involvement in the creation of the Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment (AIDJEX.) Arlis II (Drifting ice station)

The Bob Feeney Oral History, dated 1997, 2000-2001, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Dr. Feeney and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on April 29, 1997. Major topics discussed include Feeney's experience collecting biological specimens in Antarctica during the 1960s, his related research using these specimens back at University of California Davis, his teaching career, and the publication of his books Professor on the Ice in 1974, and Polar Journeys: The Role of Food and Nutrition in Early Exploration in 1997.

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 Max Brewer Oral History, dated 2001, contains notes, audio recordings, and transcripts of the interview between Brewer and Karen Brewster of the American Polar Society conducted in two sessions on May 5 and May 30 of 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 Brewer's formative experiences as a youth in British Columbia, Canada and Spokane, Washington, his memories of floating ice stations in the Arctic Ocean, his time as the director of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL), and other memories of his extensive career with the United States Geological Survey (USGS.)

The Frank Stokes Oral History, dated 2001 and 2009, contains audio recordings, notes, correspondence, and transcripts of the interview between Stokes and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on May 15, 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 oral history include Stokes' time at Little America as Communications Officer, and the closure of Little America.