The John P. Strider Oral History, dated 2001-2002, contains audio recordings and transcripts of the interview between Strider and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on October 30, 2001. There are also notes, correspondence, and clippings that were created both before and after the interview and are dated 2001-2002. 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 Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics of the interview include the types of naval airplanes used for polar flights, Strider’s experiences with Operations Deep Freeze I and II, Jet Assisted Take-Off (JATO) engines, and being a member of the crew that landed the first airplane on the South Pole on October 31, 1956.

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.