The Troy L. Péwé Papers, dated 1958-1961, 1990, 1999, consist of journal articles and a letter Péwé sent to Brian Shoemaker, the president of the American Polar Society. The journal articles written by Péwé feature his research into glacier formation and movement in Antarctica and Alaska. This collection also includes a letter Péwé sent to Brian Shoemaker in response to Shoemaker's request for Péwé to give an oral history interview sponsored by the American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, however, Péwé passed away before the interview occurred. The letter contains information about Péwé’s work as a glacial geologist in the polar regions.

The Mortimer Turner Papers, dated 1945-2004, contains correspondence, maps, an oral history, publications, proposals, reports, photographs, negatives, budgets, oral histories, rosters, forms, lantern slides and a hooded parka that come from his tenure at both the Division of Polar Programs and the Office of Polar Programs at the National Science Foundation. The collection also contains a few personal files and files related to other positions that Turner held during his career.