The Syun-Ichi Akasofu Oral History, dated 2001-2002, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Dr. Akasofu and Karen Nichols Brewster of the American Polar Society conducted on June 11, 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 Akasofu's career studying Arctic auroras, his work and studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), his time as the Director of the Geophysical Institute at UAF, and how he worked to establish and serve as Director of the International Arctic Research Center at UAF.

The Carl Benson Oral History, dated 2001, contains audio recordings, notes, and transcripts of the interview between Dr. Benson and Karen Brewster of the American Polar Society conducted on June 22, 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 Benson's career specializing in polar and glacial research, his scientific trips to polar regions, memories of working at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, and transportation vehicles such as Weasels and Sno-Cats used in the polar regions.