The Herwil M. Bryant Papers, dated circa 1930s-circa 2000s, contain materials that Herwil M. Bryant created or collected while serving on the United States Antarctic Service Expedition from 1939-1941. This includes his journals, both the handwritten originals and photocopies and typed transcriptions of the originals. Also included are photographs, negatives, and photographic slides that he created during the expedition as well as correspondence, notes, press clippings, objects, and ephemera. In addition, the papers contain notes and other materials related to lectures Bryant gave about Antarctica and his experiences during the U.S. Antarctic Service Expedition, including lectures he gave aboard Antarctic cruises. Photographs he took during Antarctic cruises are also included. There are two USB flash drives that contain digital files of Bryant’s U.S. Antarctic Service Expedition journals and photographs as well as narrations he recorded after the expedition. Also included is an unidentified reel of 16mm film.

The Alton A. Lindsey Papers contains correspondence, clippings, writings, publications, photographs, slides and his diary which document Lindsey's experience as a biologist on Byrd's Second Expedition to Antarctica (BAE II), 1933-1935. The collection dates from 1932-1998 but focuses on Byrd's Second Expedition to Antarctica and its legacy.

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.