The Stephen Riley Oral History, dated 2000 to 2001, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Riley and former Ohio State University Polar Archivist Raimund Goerler conducted on May 15, 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 Riley's time in the United States Navy, his work as an aerial photographer and photograph navigator in Antarctica, and his memories of life in Antarctica.

The Paul Robert Streich Oral History, dated 1997 and 2001, contains audio recordings and transcripts of the interview between Streich and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on January 30, 1997, and administrative information from 2001 created after the interview. Major topics discussed include Streich's experiences flying airplanes in the polar regions for the United States Navy, photograph mapping expeditions in polar regions, and his memories of life and work in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze I.

The Urbain J. Kinet Slides and Photographs Primarily of Landscapes and Wildlife in Antarctica and New Zealand, dated 1965-1969, contain color slides and photographs taken by Urbain J. Kinet. Kinet mostly shot the slides and photographs while assisting with entomological and geological research in Antarctica. The images mainly show landscapes and physical features of different locations in Antarctica, as well as images of Antarctic wildlife. Also included are color slides and photographs taken by Kinet in New Zealand and possibly other places. Many of the slides have captions written on them. The folder titles and dates are based on these captions and any additional information available from the Polar Rock Repository inventory of digitized slides. The photographs are dated from 1968-1969, which is when the prints were developed, but they were likely taken in Antarctica or New Zealand from 1965-1966.

The John David Reimer Oral History, dated after 1974 and 2000-circa 2002, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Reimer and former Ohio State University Polar Archivist Raimund Goerler conducted on May 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 Reimer's time in the United States Navy, helping build Ellsworth Station in Antarctica, how he became involved in aerial photography of Antarctica, and his experiences on several Operation Deep Freeze trips to Antarctica.

The Morton P. Beebe Oral History, dated 2002-2003, contains audio recordings and administrative information of the interview between Beebe and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on September 15, 2002. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics that Beebe discussed include how he attended and took photographs at the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference in San Francisco, California, without permission; his experiences serving in the United States Navy in Antarctica, including hosting two women flight attendants from the first commercial aircraft flight to Antarctica, visiting Mirny Station (a Russian research station), traveling to the South Pole, and his involvement with the coverage of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition; how he met Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother; and how he organized a reception in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the completion of the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958).

The Richard R. Conger Papers, which date from 1946-1957 and 1992, contains photographs of the personnel, landscapes, vehicles, and activities during the Antarctica expeditions Operation Highjump, Operation Windmill and Operation Deep Freeze I,II, and III. The collection also contains a 1992 Christmas card from William Kearns, whom Conger helped rescue from a 1946 plane crash in Antarctica during Operation Highjump.

The Calvin Larsen Papers, dated 1956-1958 and 2000, contain materials related to Calvin Larsen's time as a United States Navy photographer assigned to cover Operation Deep Freeze II begining in 1956, and the International Geophysical Year in Antarctica from 1957-1958. These materials include a set of 172 numbered and labeled 35mm Kodachrome slides taken by Larsen while in Antarctica in 1956-1957, and several magazines where his photographs of Antarctica were published. Also included is an audio recording of an oral history interview with Larsen from 2000. This oral history is from a series of polar oral histories sponsored by the American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program. A transcript of the interview is included in addition to the audio recording.

The Lloyd Beebe Oral History, dated 2000 August 21, contains audio recordings and transcripts of the interview between Beebe and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on August 21, 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 Beebe's remembrances of training and photographing wild animals, stories of his upbringing, and memories of his trip to Antarctica in 1955 with Admiral Byrd as the official Disney photographer for Operation Deep Freeze I.

The Cliff Dickey Papers, dated 2007, contain a compact disc with photographs Cliff Dickey took while he served as an electronics technician at the Amundsen Scott South Pole Station during Operation Deep Freeze II (1956-1957). The images feature the equipment and supplies used during the operation, the Antarctic landscape, interior rooms at the station, and Dickey and other expedition members socializing and playing games. The photographs were originally taken in 1957. This collection also includes a paper copy of the images that are on the compact disc, and Dickey wrote captions under each image in order to identify the names of people, equipment, and buildings. Weather data sheets are also included amongst the images.

The Daniel Talpas Papers contains materials collected by Talpas before, during, and after his time aboard the U.S.S. Philippine Sea, including a numbered photograph set of the Operation Highjump expedition, and nearly complete runs of the newsletters produced by the ship's crew, including the "Philippine Sea Line" and "Penguin Special." The collection contains general commemorative items available to the crew (stationary, matchbooks, publications), as well as items specific to Talpas, including his Ancient Order of the Deep summons and certificate, and photographs he personally took. The collection also includes Talpas' Plank Owner certificate for the U.S.S. Philippine Sea, as well as a few articles from magazines about the ship and Operation Highjump. Materials date primarily from the time immediately before, during, and after the expedition in 1946-1947, and one article about Admiral Byrd and Operation Highjump dates from 1954.

The Lawrence Haines Films Taken During Operation Highjump contain six 16mm films and two 8mm films. The films were shot by Lawrence Haines, a ship photographer on Operation Highjump. Films contain images of ships, boats, Antactic landscapes, and men; it is unknown if films are Haines's personal films, or films taken as part of his official duties. Films date from 1946-1947.

The Reprint of Leonard Hussey and Dogs Photograph Taken by Frank Hurley During the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, with Inscription by Charles J. Green consists of a black and white photograph reprint of an image by Hurley of Hussey holding a large dog named Samson with another dog named Pudge looking on; this reprint was produced in the 1960s. The photograph was originally taken between 1914 and 1917 during Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Hussey was the smallest member of the expedition; Samson was the largest dog, and weighed 30 pounds more than Hussey at the time. The photograph is in an enclosure with the inscription "Kind Regards from CJ Green, Antarctic Expeditions 1914-1916 Endurance, 1921-1922 Quest," and also lists Hussey's, Samson's, and Pudge's weights in stones.