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 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 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)