The 35mm Color Slides Photographed by Richard Carl Timm While Serving as Photographic Officer on the USS Mount Olympus During Operation Highjump is comprised of 29 slides, and includes images of crew members on board the USS Mount Olympus, crew members on land in Antarctica, and landscape images of the sea, ice, and snow in and around Antarctica. The majority of the photographs are taken from vantage points on board the USS Mount Olympus, a small number are taken while standing on land. Materials date 1946 December-1947 February.

The Calvin Larsen Papers, dated 1956-1958 and 2000, contain materials related to Calvin Larsen's time as a United States Navy photographer assigned to cover Operation Deep Freeze II begining in 1956, and the International Geophysical Year in Antarctica from 1957-1958. These materials include a set of 172 numbered and labeled 35mm Kodachrome slides taken by Larsen while in Antarctica in 1956-1957, and several magazines where his photographs of Antarctica were published. Also included is an audio recording of an oral history interview with Larsen from 2000. This oral history is from a series of polar oral histories sponsored by the American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program. A transcript of the interview is included in addition to the audio recording.

The Color Slides Made From Photographs Taken by Scott Fischer During 1994 Ruth Glacier Expedition is a binder that contains approximately 800 color slides. The slides are dated July 8 and 19, 1994. Some slides contain a caption with someone’s name or the location of the photograph. The photographs primarily feature Ted Heckathorn and the Ruth Glacier Expedition team traversing the Ruth Glacier and Mount Denali. Photographs of Mount Denali’s landscape are also included. There is a note attached to a slide page that identifies three photographs of Scott Fischer.

The Donald Walk Papers contain materials Walk collected while serving in the United States Navy in Antarctica during the United States' Operation Deep Freeze 61. These materials include 35mm slides, photographs, magnetic audio tapes of recordings Walk sent to his family while on assignment, 8mm film, administrative reports, clippings, medical research, correspondence, and Antarctic clothing and equipment documenting Walk's experience as a psychiatrist and administrator. The collection also contains clippings and other publications that Walk collected after his assignment was completed, and digitized copies of most of the collection materials on DVDs and compact discs. The collection is dated 1945-1969 and circa 2006-2008.

The Guy Weyer Miller and Jeannette Bonar Miller Mendenhall Glacier and Mount Rainier Slides are 23 slides of color photographs taken of Mendenhall Glacier and Mount Rainier in August 1962. There are 11 slides of Mendenhall Glacier and 12 slides of Mount Rainier. Two USB flash drives, dated 2016, contain scanned images of the original slides. The images of Mendenhall Glacier depict close up shots of the glacier, the visitor's center, the surrounding landscape and plants, and a faraway image of Jeannette Miller. The images of Mount Rainier depict the mountain and one of its lakes, two photographs of Guy and Jeannette Miller with the mountain in the background, and a aerial view of the mountain.

The John H. Mercer Papers contain materials related to Mercer's research as a glaciologist with the Institute of Polar Studies from 1960-1987, such as aerial photographs, 16mm films, 35mm slides, field notebooks, correspondence, grant proposals, data reports, maps, published and unpublished articles, and other administrative materials. The collection also contains reference materials, including published works by other authors, and Mercer's official reviews and personal notes on the works of other researchers. There are also some personal materials, including photographic slides, in the collection. The materials date from 1912-1987, with the bulk dating from 1960-1987.

The Theodore (Ted) Reed Merrell III Slides Taken at Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay, Alaska date from 1965-1966 and 1971, and consist of color 35mm slides individually labeled with captions by Merrell. The slides dating to 1965 and 1966 were taken by Merrell, Roger Burnard, or Milton Trautman, and include photographs of members of the team, the ship Nunatak, camps, landscapes, plants, and animals from the area. The slides from 1971 were taken by Merrell, and document a return visit to the places he worked in Glacier Bay during 1965-1966. Each folder in the collection represents a labelled set of slides from Merrell.

The Urbain J. Kinet Slides and Photographs Primarily of Landscapes and Wildlife in Antarctica and New Zealand, dated 1965-1969, contain color slides and photographs taken by Urbain J. Kinet. Kinet mostly shot the slides and photographs while assisting with entomological and geological research in Antarctica. The images mainly show landscapes and physical features of different locations in Antarctica, as well as images of Antarctic wildlife. Also included are color slides and photographs taken by Kinet in New Zealand and possibly other places. Many of the slides have captions written on them. The folder titles and dates are based on these captions and any additional information available from the Polar Rock Repository inventory of digitized slides. The photographs are dated from 1968-1969, which is when the prints were developed, but they were likely taken in Antarctica or New Zealand from 1965-1966.

The Wakefield Dort, Jr. Papers collections contains aerial photgraphs, photograph negatives, photographs, a field notebook, a United States Antarctic Research Program flag, a United States Antarctic Research Program plaque, maps, audio tapes, patches, and 16mm and 35mm slides. Items in this collection were complied during Dort, Jr's time in the United States Antarctic Research Program. Material is dated circa 1940s to 2002 March.