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.

The Robert H. Rutford Oral History, dated 1984 and 1999-2001, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Rutford and former Ohio State University Polar Archivist Raimund Goerler conducted on February 15-16, 2000. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by the American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics discussed include Rutford's 25 trips to Antarctica in various capacities as a geologist and geographer, his work on the Ross Ice Shelf project, and his time as an administrator in Antarctic related offices such as the Office of Polar Programs (OPP), the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).