The Morton Rubin Papers contain a biography of Morton Rubin written by his brother Harry Rubin in 2004, as well as an appendix to that biography of a photocopy of Morton's diary from during the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958), and a copy of that appendix on compact disc. They also contain an audio recording and transcript of an oral history interview of Morton from a series of polar oral histories sponsored by the American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program. In this oral history interview from July 21, 2000, Morton discusses his time in Antarctica as a meteorologist during the International Geophysical year, as well as his relations with Russian scientists also in Antarctica at the time.

Keeping the Memory Alive: The Burton Island Story 1946-1978 by E. Leonard Lambert Digital Book and Order Form dates from circa 2006, and consists of six compact discs and two order form copies. The compact discs consist of a digital book that was never physically published. It is made of PDFs containing photographs, logs, and remembrances of the Burton Island, compiled by E. Leonard Lambert. Lambert was involved in the Burton Island Association, which was formed by former shipmates who served on the Burton Island to memorialize their time on the ship.

The Richard A. Bowers Papers, dated 1945-2013, contain materials created or collected by Richard A. Bowers that relate to his service with the United States Navy Mobile Construction Battalion (Special) in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze I and II. Materials include reports, press clippings, notes, photographs, correspondence, scrapbooks, maps, and clothing. Also included are compact discs, DVDs, VHS videocassettes, and 8mm films. In addition, the collection contains audio recordings and transcripts from the Antarctic Deep Freeze oral history project interview with Richard A. Bowers conducted by Dian O. Belanger on October 11, 1998. In the interview, Bowers discusses the planning and construction of South Pole Station and the air operations facility at McMurdo Sound.

The Ralph S. Regula Papers consist of materials dating from circa 1970s to 2000s. The collection represents the 36-year public service career of Ralph Regula as a Republican congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 16th District of Ohio. All materials in the collection were compiled by the office of Congressman Regula, with the exception of the items pertaining to his various election campaigns, which were compiled by his campaign committees. Though many materials from his time in Congress during the 1970s are not included in this collection, the collection does document Regula’s committee work from the 1980s until his retirement in January 2009, especially his work as chairman of two subcommittees of the House Committee on Appropriations.

The collection includes materials showing Regula's work on the Appropriations Committee and subcommittees underneath it, such as budgets, congressional hearing records, committee reports, and subject files relating to issues dealt with by the subcommittees; similar files are found for other congressional committees Regula served on, such as the Budget Committee and the Select Committee on Aging. Also included is information on other projects and commissions Regula was involved with while in office, such as the steel caucus, trade, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission. Further series in the collection concern bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Regula, as well as his voting record.

The collection also contains materials such as constituent service files, media relations files, travel files, campaign files, and audiovisual materials, all of which serve to represent the work done by Regula outside of the chamber of the House of Representatives. Included in these series is publications for constituents, press releases, the "Regula Report" newsletter written by Regula, campaign ephemera, office files, newspaper clippings, and constituent mail. Finally, the collection contains audiovisual materials recording Regula's radio campaign advertisements, appearances on news programs, and public service announcements.

The Patrick Tiberi Papers consist of materials from Tiberi’s political career in the United States House of Representatives (2001-2018), as well as from his time in the Ohio House of Representatives (1993-2000), and limited personal correspondence. Materials primarily date to his time in Congress, and include information used by his staff to run his district and federal offices, including yearly Member’s Representational Allowance information, staff handbooks, schedules, and policies. Also included in the collection are materials related to the legislative work done by Tiberi in Congress, such as a selection of correspondence, Dear Colleague letters received, subject files, financial disclosures, and materials related to bills sponsored or cosponsored by Tiberi. His constituent services while in Congress are shown local case files, as well as associated planning materials and correspondence, local subject files, and comment cards and planning information for his district office hours. Also included are audiovisual materials on VHS videocassette, DVD, and compact disc that show Tiberi’s media appearances on the local news and other public appearances. The collection contains ephemera from Tiberi’s political campaigns for the United States House of Representatives, as well as a selection of awards and memorabilia awarded to Tiberi throughout his whole political career. Also included are clippings files for the entirety of Tiberi’s time in federal office. Folder and item titles were taken from descriptions written on original folders used by Tiberi's staff, or text of the items themselves. The collection is dated 1993-2018, with the bulk of material dating 2000-2017.

The Judy Tszu-Chun Wu Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording contains a printed transcript and audio recordings on compact disc of an oral history of Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, conducted by Deborah Ballam on August 21, 2013. Professor Wu describes her career as a joint department faculty member at Ohio State University, her work for the Asian-American Studies Program and other components of the Diversity and Identity Studies Collective at OSU (DISCO). Wu also discusses the current climate at OSU for inclusion, and her continuing efforts to improve that climate.

The Joan Huber Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording contains a printed transcript and audio recordings on compact disc of an oral history interview with Joan Huber conducted by Susan Hartman on October 24, 2013. Professor Huber discusses her early life and education, becoming an active feminist, working at the University of Illinois where she served as the first director of Women’s Studies, and finishing her career at Ohio State University as the Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and interim Provost.

The Deborah Ballam Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording contains a printed transcript and audio recordings on compact disc of an oral history interview with Deborah Ballam, conducted by Judith Fountain on October 4, 2013. Professor Ballam discusses her time as a student, career, and her activist role at the Ohio State University. She spent most of her career in the College of Business until 2003, when she was named the Director of The Women’s Place.

The David Hopcraft Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording contains a compact disc recording and a transcript for an oral history with Hopcraft conducted by Tamar Chute on June 22, 2010. In the oral history, Hopcraft discusses covering the 1970 student riots at Ohio State University as a reporter for The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

The Tom Simpson Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording contains a transcript and compact disc recording of an oral history with Simpson conducted by Kevlin Haire on September 4, 2013. In the interview, Simpson describes various aspects of Ohio State University campus, including class size, buildings, and graduation. He also discusses various aspects of his life after he left Ohio State University.

The Charles W. Good Oral History, dated October 19, 2020, contains a transcript and audio recording on compact disc of an oral history interview of Charles W. Good by Hannah Stoll. In it, Good discusses his career as associate professor of Biology at the Ohio State University at Lima campus.

The Robert E. Peary Collection, dated 1907-1909, 2002-2006, consists of materials about Robert E. Peary and his journey to the North Pole. This collection contains a photocopy and microfilm reel of a 1898-1901 physician’s diary kept by Dr. Thomas Dedrick, a surgeon who accompanied Peary on his 1898-1902 expedition to the North Pole. Page numbers are written on the photocopies. This collection also includes galley proofs and typescripts for Hampton’s Magazine article, “The Discovery of the North Pole.” Peary edited the galley proofs and typescripts with notes and corrections. Also included is a compact disc that contains a copy of an original 1909 Victor Record recording of Peary reading an excerpt of “The Discovery of the North Pole.” The original format of this recording is not in this collection.

The William J. Studer Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording contains a printed transcript and audio recording on compact disc of an oral history interview with William J. Studer conducted by Raimund Goerler on August 18, 2011. Studer discusses his tenure at Ohio State University as fifth Director of University Libraries from 1977 to 1999. He also discusses various developments in academic libraries, both technical and philosophical.

The Joan Herbers Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc contains a printed transcript and audio recordings on compact disc of an oral history interview with Herbers conducted by Maria Barbero on February 11, 2014. Professor Herbers discusses her involvement as principal investigator for OSU’s Project CEOS (Comprehensive Equity at Ohio State), her family background, academic career, gender issues she’s faced throughout her academic career, and general issues at Ohio State regarding academic politics, ethnicity, gender, and faculty retirement.

The Rudine Sims Bishop Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording contains a printed transcript and audio recording on compact disc of an oral history with Rudine Sims Bishop conducted by Evelyn Freeman on August 16, 2013. Professor Bishop discusses her career as a professor focusing on multicultural children’s literature in the College of Education, coming to Ohio State University as the second African-American female full professor on campus. She also discusses her time in the College of Education as a dean, her role in hiring faculty, and the atmosphere for women and minority faculty and staff. Additional topics include the efforts to diversify the student body and address issues of general equality and diversification at the University.

The Susan Hartmann Susan Hartmann Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording contains a printed transcript and audio recordings on compact disc of an oral history interview with Susan Hartmann conducted by Deborah Ballam on June 23, 2013. Professor Hartmann discusses her career at Ohio State University, getting her doctorate in history from the University of Missouri thanks to an NDEA (National Defense Education Act) Fellowship, the transition from a Center for Women’s Studies to a Department of Women’s Studies, and her role in general as well as the role of women overall at Ohio State.

The Evelyn Freeman Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recordings contains a printed transcript and audio recordings on compact disc of an oral history interview with Evelyn Freeman on August 27, 2013.

The Denise Deschenes Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc contains a transcript and audio recordings on compact disc of an oral history interview with Denise Deschenes conducted by Emily Earick, Jaren Francis, and Ehsan Shirazi on February 25, 2014. Denise Deschenes discusses her career path to OSU, her upbringing in New Hampshire, getting into and getting through medical school and her work at the counseling center. She also discusses the environment for women and gay graduate students on campus during the time period she was a graduate student.

The Ohio State University, Forensic Society Records contain materials from the Society and its predecessor campus speech and debate clubs dating from 1926 to 2003. Items include scrapbooks, administrative papers, and a compact disc.

The Marlene Longenecker Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording contains a printed transcript and audio recordings on compact disc of an oral history of Marlene Longenecker conducted by Susan Hartmann on November 15, 2013. Professor Longenecker discusses her career at Ohio State University, growing up in California, and her education. She describes the beginning of the Women’s Studies program at Ohio State University and its development into a department, the National Women’s Studies Convention held at OSU in 1983, the atmosphere for women and minorities in the Department of English, and the role and obstacles of women faculty members on campus.

The David S. Adams Oral History, dated October 21, 2020, contains a transcript and audio recording on compact disc of an oral history interview of David S. Adams by Hannah Stoll. In it, Adams discusses his career as associate professor of Sociology at the Ohio State University at Lima campus.

The Mabel Freeman Oral History, dated February 13, 2014, contains a transcript and audio recording on compact disc of an oral history interview of Mabel Freeman by Lydia Simon and Richard Starr. In it, Freeman discusses her time at Ohio State, including her experiences as an undergraduate in the 1960s, and as a staff member in leadership roles in the University Honors Center and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Orientation and First-Year Experience.

The Clifford D. Hathaway Oral History, dated 2002, contains notes, audio recordings, and transcripts of the interview between Hathaway and Brian Shoemaker conducted on May 3, 2002. 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 discussed include the role of the icebreaker ship Glacier in getting to Antarctica, using Caterpillar tractors to transport supplies over snow and ice, establishing the Little America V base camp, ground controlled approach for aircraft, and rescue operations for pilots and aircraft.

The Robert Stephenson Presentation on Richard E. Byrd and Photocopies of Newspaper Articles About Byrd, dated April 2007, consists of a compact disc containing a slide show presentation and photocopies of newspaper articles. The slide show presentation was created by Stephenson and given at a conference at the Byrd Polar Research Center at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The newspaper articles are about Byrd's 1930 vacation in Dublin, New Hampshire.

The Niki Z.Schwartz Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recoding contains an oral history recoding on compact disc and transcript with Nikki Z. Schwartz conducted by Bill Shkurti on January 8, 2013. In the interview, Schwartz discusses his experiences with political issues as an undergraduate, and then law student, at Ohio State University in the 1950s and 1960s. His experiences include work to combat racial discrimination in off-campus housing, abolishing the Speakers Rule, and his involvement with the College of Arts Student Council.

The David Kettler Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording contains a printed transcript and audio recording on compact disc of an oral history interview with Kettler conducted by Kevlin Haire on August 26, 2010. Kettler discusses his early life and 15 years at Ohio State University, his observations of the many changes within the department of political science leading up to the student riots of 1970, his actions as a faculty member during the riots, and the aftermath of the riots in relation to his career.

The Martha Garland Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording contains a printed transcript and audio recording on a compact disc of an oral history interview with Martha Garland conducted by Raimund E. Goerler on December 4, 18, and 22, 2009. Interview discussion topics include Garland's career at Ohio State University, and academic and social changes at the University in the previous forty years.

The Jeffrey Reutter Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording contain a printed transcript and audio recording on compact disc of an oral history interview with Jeffrey Reutter conducted by Kevlin Haire on January 21, 2011. Reutter discusses his work with Stone Lab where he began as a student and later a graduate student, then taking a full-time position there as a researcher as well as teacher and director. Reutter also discusses the history of Stone Lab, the work performed there, as well as the relationship between the lab and Ohio State University.

The George W. Paulson Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording contain a printed transcript and audio recordings on a compact disc of an oral history interview with George W. Paulson conducted by Raimund Goerler on February 6, 2012. Dr. George Paulson discusses his personal history and his time at Ohio State as a doctor, educator, Head of the Neurology Department and Chief of Staff of the Ohio State University Hospitals. He speaks about the developments made and challenges presented, especially in the OSU Hospitals system, during his time at Ohio State. He finishes the interview by talking about his involvement in the creation of OSU’s Medical Heritage Center, and his current endeavors with the Ohio Historical Society and other organizations.

The Jon Woods Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording contain a printed oral history transcript and audio recordings on a compact disc of an oral history interview with Jon Woods conducted by Kevlin Haire on February 14, 2013. Dr. Woods discusses his education and career as the associate director and director of the Ohio State University Marching Band.