The Karl Weyprecht Collection consists of materials about Karl Weyprecht, his discovery and exploration of Franz Josef Land, and his contributions to Arctic exploration. The materials are dated 1892, 1932, and 2006. This collection contains an etching of Karl Weyprecht and other explorers overlooking Franz Josef Land. It is not known who created the etching. This collection also contains a newspaper article titled “Out to Solve the Mystery of Aurora.” The article celebrates the beginning of the Second International Polar Year (1932-1933) and gives an overview of Karl Weyprecht’s contributions to Arctic exploration and the creation of the First International Polar Year (1882-1883). A photograph reproduction of Karl Weyprecht and his family is also included in this collection.

The Walter Tittle Etching of Richard E. Byrd Mailed by John W. Wallace consists of a package Wallace mailed to his home address in Massachusetts from the Little America station in Antarctica in 1935. The package contains an etching of Admiral Byrd created by artist Walter Tittle, as well as a sheet of paper with Wallace's Massachusetts address, a piece of carboard with the National Recovery Act logo used for interior support inside the package, and the exterior wrapping paper, which includes the Little America stamp cachet.