The Peter J. Anderson Papers, dated 1889-1995, contain research notes, publications, summaries, articles, audiovisual materials, reports, clippings, photographs, and slides, which pertain almost exclusively to Anderson's activities while a member of the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University. Included in this collection are materials related to Anderson's project, "A Chronology of the United States in Antarctica," funded by the National Science Foundation from 1984-1987. There are also research materials collected by Anderson for polar aviation and in preparation for a definitive biography of Richard E. Byrd. Philately materials collected by and given to Anderson, such as covers (envelopes) from polar regions, are included in this collection.

This collection includes thirty-seven Civil War Patriotic Envelopes featuring caricatures of famous political figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. The envelopes are also of a pro-Union stance and depict the various issues of the Civil War era.

The George M. Troutman Papers, dated circa 1928-1935, contain materials created or collected by George M. Troutman that mostly relate to the first Byrd Antarctic Expedition and document Troutman's connection with some of the expedition's members. In particular, the papers document his relationship with Sidney Greason. Materials include correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Also included are covers, which are self-addressed, stamped envelopes that have been sent through the mail, that Troutman collected during the second Byrd Antarctic Expedition.

This collection includes thirty-seven Civil War Patriotic Envelopes featuring caricatures of famous political figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. The envelopes are also of a pro-Union stance and depict the various issues of the Civil War era.

The Robert S. Oesch Papers, dated 1955-1984, consists of covers, newspaper articles and clippings, stickers, and other materials related to Oesch's interest in Antarctica’s postal history and polar philately. The covers are stamped from a polar philately collector in Argentina and feature postage stamps that commemorate Argentina's Antarctica expeditions, the creation of bases in Argentine Antarctica, and the Falkland Islands. Newspaper articles, clippings, and the Antartida magazine feature stories about people's experiences living in Antarctica, updates on scientific and professional developments related to Arctic expeditions, and polar philately. These papers also include lists of covers sought out by polar philatelists and a timeline of Antarctica's postal history. Some materials in this collection are in Spanish.

The Walter Giles Correspondence to Ruth Giles While Serving on the U.S. Antarctic Service Expedition contains two letters sent by Giles from Antarctica to his sister, Ruth Giles, dated 1939 and 1940. Giles writes about missing his hometown in Georgia, the weather, activities on base, and plans to visit Georgia once he returns to the United States. One of the envelopes sent to Ruth Giles has a Pitcairn Island cover, cancelled at Pitcairn Island 14 December 1939.

Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) Club Sir Hubert Wilkins 85th Anniversary Commemorative Postal Cover are three envelopes and a brochure commemorating Wilkins’s landing in the Australian Antarctic Territory. The numbered envelopes contain a stamp from Davis Station, a picture of Sir Hubert Wilkins posing under a painting of himself, and a postage stamp with a picture of the Walkabout Rocks. The envelopes include a card with details about the limited edition envelopes stamped at Davis Station, Antacrtica and a signature from the ANARE Club president. The set of envelopes in this collection is numbered nineteen out of thirty. The envelopes are dated January 8-11, 2024. A brochure included with the envelopes contains excerpts from logs and reports from Wilkins’s landing in Australian Antarctic Territory on January 8-11, 1939.