The John Splettstoesser Papers, dated 1973-2002, 2015, consist of VHS videocassettes, a DVD, and a postcard. The videocassettes and DVD contain documentaries about the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917), Byrd Antarctic Expedition II (1933-1935), and the exploration of the South Pole. Also included in this collection is a postcard from Richard Goldthwait, one of the founders of the Institute of Polar Studies at The Ohio State University. Goldthwait wrote to Splettstoesser about his work in Antarctica.

The United States Antarctic Service Expedition Collection, dated 1939-2013, contains materials both from and about Admiral Richard Byrd’s third expedition to Antarctica (1939-1941). This collection contains photograph reproductions and postcards of the Antarctic Snow Cruiser when it was in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Albany, New York, and Antarctica. This collection also contains a scrapbook, newspaper photocopies, and magazine photocopies that feature articles written about expedition crew members. Photocopies of a Chilean newspaper that featured articles about the expedition are in Spanish. A original letter sent by John Dyer, an engineer on the expedition, also includes photograph reproductions of images described in the letter. The collection also contains photograph reproductions of Colonel Theodore Petras and Admiral Richard Byrd. A Coleman lantern, a field desk, and outerwear from the expedition are also in this collection.