The Alfred N. Fowler Papers, dated 1963-2001, contains reports, notes, maps, VHS videocassettes, minutes, environmental assessments, environmental protection plans, memoranda, manuals, handbooks, and correspondence. The collection documents Fowler's involvement in the Antarctic Treaty System from 1972-1997. These materials record the inception and first nine years of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP).

The David "Kelly" Welch Papers, dated 1970, 2000-2001, contains photographs of David Welch and the first women scientists to visit the South Pole. This collection also includes an oral history interview on audiocassette where Welch discussed his role as the commander of the United States Naval Support in Antarctica and the United States Antarctic program.