The Institute of Polar Studies Cachet Rubber Stamp and Exhibit Materials contain a rubber stamp printed with a cachet used by glaciologists from the Institute of Polar Studies at Ohio State University on their mailing envelopes during the 1983-1984 field season in Antarctica. The stamp cachet reads "OSU Institute of Polar Studies," "U.S.A.R.P" (United States Antarctic Program), "83-84 Expedition," and "Ice Streams in West Antarctica," the latter of which was the topic of study on the expedition. The collection also contains an exhibit label describing the stamp's history and the expedition, and an envelope stamped with the cachet for display purposes. The items were used together in the 2015 Ohio State University Thompson Library exhibition, "Mysteries in Ice."

The Byrd Antarctic Expedition II Collection contains collected materials both from and about Byrd Antarctic Expedition II, some of which date before and after the Expedition. A candlestick from an expedition ship dates from 1884, and the rest of the collection dates from 1928 to 2010, with the bulk of materials dating between 1928 and 1935. The collection includes items such as correspondence from expedition members, artifacts from the United States Ship Bear and the expedition itself, a scrapbook, photocopies of the South Pole Radio News published by the expedition, an account of the trip to rescue Admiral Byrd from Advance Base by a crew member, advertisements by sponsors of the expedition, and postal covers.