The Admiral Richard E. Byrd Collection dates from 1926 to 1993, and consists of materials that are about Admiral Byrd. Materials include newspaper clippings, photographs of Byrd and polar landscapes on expeditions, a program for a 1940s radio show about Byrd, and art of Byrd including a print showing Byrd in uniform and a bust sculpture of Byrd. Also included are photographs taken in Washington, D.C. that depict several Byrd memorials there, as well as his gravestone.

The Admiral Richard E. Byrd Papers are dated 1839-2014, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1925-1970. The collection contains correspondence, publications and other printed materials, expeditionary records, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, maps and charts, artifacts, audio and video recordings and motion picture films. Audio recordings include photograph records, audiocassettes, and magnetic tapes, and video recordings include U-matic, Betacam, and VHS videocassettes and DVDs. Films include 16 and 35mm film and negative film reels and strips. Most of the material in the collection is contained in Series 1, Byrd Personal Papers, and Series 2, Expeditionary Records.

Collection topics include Byrd's personal and public life, his expeditions in the Arctic (The Donald MacMillan Expedition and Byrd's North Pole flight), Antarctica (Byrd Antarctic Expedition I and II, United States Antarctic Service Expedition, Operation Highjump, and Operation Deep Freeze), and his Trans-Atlantic flight from New York to France. The Byrd Antarctic Expeditions (BAE I and II) are the most documented overall within the collection, while the Donald MacMillan Expedition, the Trans-Atlantic flight, and Operation Highjump contain the least amount of material. Expedition records deal with the logistics of personnel, communications, finance, diet, nutrition, and equipment. The collection also includes materials on the publicity and media reports created by or about Byrd during or after his expeditions. Finally, while the collection primarily focuses on Byrd, it also includes materials from his family, especially his son Richard "Dickie" E. Byrd Jr. Some materials in the collection about Byrd or his family were created prior to Byrd’s birth in 1888, or following his death in 1957.

These records are from the Agricultural Circle and consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, directories, scrapbooks, notes from the treasurers, and yearbooks. They also include folders regarding the duties of each officer and the history of the group. Materials date from 1916-1999.

The Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Iota Chapter Records date from 1925 to 2010, and contain scrapbooks, photograph albums, photographs, slides, administrative records, and several awards. Administrative records consist of meeting minutes, membership records, fraternity officers' notebooks, and alumni rosters.

The American Polar Society Records, which dates from 1932-2025, contains correspondence, newsletters, periodicals, biographies, photographs, audiocassettes and a magnetic tape that details the activities and publications made by the society. The collection also contains files concerning honorary members of the American Polar Society.

The Amory H. "Bud" Waite Papers contains documents, scrapbooks, artifacts, photographs, negatives, 16mm and 35mm films, slides, magnetic tapes and audiocassettes dating from 1796-1989, though the bulk of the materials date from the 1930s to the 1960s. The materials concern both Waite's career as a radio and electrical engineer in polar regions during expeditions, and his personal life. The expeditions files contain diaries, reports, artifacts, charts, ice-depth survey data, maps, and photographs taken by Waite or others during his twenty-three trips to the Arctic and Antarctic. His personal files contain photographs, correspondence, publications and other ephemera on radio engineering, echo sounding, boating, polar philately, military service, and genealogy.

This collection contains a scrapbook created by Anna Seeley while she was a student at Ohio State University, dated 1920-1921. The scrapbook includes programs, photographs, tickets, souveniers from events, and notes from friends.

The Anthony Gonzalez Papers contains digital files of personal letters, legislation, media, office setup material, op-eds, and material relating veteran affairs. Material is dated 2018 December 13-2023 March 3. Many files in the collection are dated on the same date as they were created, transferred, or last edited.

The Brad Wenstrup Papers, dated 2011 -2024, contains materials related to and created during Brad Wenstrup’s term as the United States Representative for Ohio’s 2nd district. The collection contains correspondence, committee meeting notes, newspaper articles related to Wenstrup and political incidents in the United States, speeches, legislative bills, photographs, certificates and posters.

The Carl O. Boucher Papers contains Boucher's faculty papers, including articles, lectures, notes, biographical materials, personal correspondence, notebooks, scrapbooks, and photographs.

The Cedomir Marangunic Papers for “Effects of a Landslide on Sherman Glacier, Alaska” Dissertation date from 1964 October to circa 1971, and consist of data, photographs, and black and white negatives created by Marangunic for use while writing his dissertation at the Ohio State University. Also included in the collection are minimal amounts of correspondence planning Marangunic's trips to Alaska, as well as a circa 1971 paper on a similar topic to Marangunic's dissertation.

The Chalmers P. Wylie Papers, dated 1927, circa 1939 to 1990s, with a bulk of the material dating 1967 to 1992, documents the public service career of Wylie as a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 15th Congressional District for 26 years, January 1967- January 1993. While some files date from when Wylie was the Assistant Attorney General of Ohio, City Attorney of Columbus and a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, the majority of the collection documents Wylie's tenure in the United States House of Representatives and the records compiled by his office. The collection contains correspondence, bills, photographs, statements, reports, clippings, press releases, campaign files, speeches, negatives, audiocassette recordings, magnetic audiotapes, 35mm slides, 16mm film, VHS videocassette recordings and U-matic videocassette recordings. These materials highlight Wylie's various roles and responsibilities during his career, ranging from his legislative duties, House committees positions he held, his role in the Republican Party, and his interactions with the media and his district, including election campaigns.

The Charles Lofgren Papers, dated circa 1900s-1995 contains photographs, obituaries, articles, and news clippings regarding his personal life, his military career, his participation in Byrd Antarctic Expedition I (1928-1930) and his lecture tour that followed. Lofgren's lecture tour and numerous news clippings often focused on his relationship with his sledge dog, "Tom Pratt," who was born during the expedition. The 1989 material is a postage stamp commemorating Richard E. Byrd. This collection is comprised primarily of original materials that date to the time of the expedition or other events in Lofgren's life, with some photocopies of original materials created during Byrd Antarctic Expedition I that were produced at a later date.

The Cory McClelland Papers contains a engineering, physics, and chemistry course materials, as well as a scrapbook that includes photographs of the 1913 flood, many personal photographs, and the scarlet and gray ribbon that had been tied around the student's diploma. The materials date from 1908 to 1931.

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 Deborah Pryce Papers date from circa 1980 to 2008, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1993 to 2008. They document the 16-year public service career of Deborah Pryce (R-Upper Arlington) as a Republican congresswoman in the United States House of Representatives for the 15th District of Ohio from 1993-2008. Materials in the collection include bills, correspondence, articles, clippings, reports, speeches, statements, budget appropriations, audiocassettes, artifacts, and photographs. The collection highlights Pryce's various roles and responsibilities during this career, ranging from her legislation, the House committees she belonged to, her leadership role within the Republican Party, her interaction with the media and the 15th district, and other public service activities. The majority of materials in the collection were compiled by the Washington, D.C. and district offices of Congresswoman Pryce. Campaign materials within the collection were compiled by her campaign committees. In addition, the collection contains records of the House Republican Conference, dating from 1998 to 2006, compiled during Congresswoman Pryce’s tenure as secretary, vice-chair, and then chair of the conference.

The Dennis Anthony Wagner Jr. Operation Highjump Papers contain correspondence, ephemera, mounted photographs on loose scrapbook pages, and approximately 200 loose photographs taken while Wagner was serving in Operation Highjump, a Navy Antarctic expedition. The scrapbooks pages, likely previous parts of a bound scrapbook, consist of mounted photographs with handwritten captions and titles for groups of photographs on the pages. Photographs in the collection depict Navy ships, sailors, transportation, camp buildings, camp life, and landscapes in Antarctica. The collection also contains a souvenir program from the expedition, clippings about Admiral Richard E. Byrd's death, and correspondence between Wagner and Richard E. Byrd after the expedition. The collection dates from 1946-1957.

The Donald E. Lukens Papers, dated 1954-1991 with a bulk of the material dating 1966-1974, contains correspondence, scrapbooks, case files, reports, photographs, awards, bills, political cartoons, requests, pamphlets, and questionnaires regarding Lukens' political career, and to a lesser extent, his personal life. Materials in the collection reflect the multiple roles that Lukens functioned under as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate. Some materials, such as the bills and subject files, reflect Lukens' role as a legislator as he reviewed political issues and voted on bills. Other materials, such as correspondence, case files and requests from constituents highlight Lukens' role as a public servant. Lukens also engaged in other political activities such as running for office, being a member of the Republican Party and giving speeches at events within his district.

The majority of the collection focuses on Lukens' first term as United States Representative from 1966-1970, and on his time as an Ohio Senator from 1971-1986, with the latter materials focusing mainly on 1973-1974. There are a few scrapbooks that contain news clippings regarding the events that caused Lukens to resign from office, and other files that are about Lukens' 1987-1990 term as a congressman in the United States House of Representatives.

The Donald L. Jeanroy Papers, which dates from 1954-1958, 2005, 2012, with most of the material dating from 1954-1958, contains scrapbooks, publications, photographs, biographical information, correspondence, a patch, postal covers and postcards. Most of the collection's correspondence is addressed to Marie "Mom" Jeanroy. Also includes a collection of letters sent to Nadine Parkinson. The two were penpals during this time. The 2005 and 2012 materials are journal articles authored by Jeanroy regarding his participation in Operation Highjump.

The Edgar F. Cox Papers, dated 1907-1975, with most of the collection dating from 1930-1946, contains scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, storyboards, diaries, radio scripts, periodicals, medals, artifacts and an autograph book that primarily relate to Cox's role as herdsman and carpenter during Byrd Antarctic Expedition II with some focus on the cattle on the expedition. The collection also contains materials relating to his service during World War I and World War II as well as a coin from 1907 and correspondence and pictures from 1975 regarding the naming of Cox Point in Antarctica.

The Edwin C. Cotton Photographs and Clippings were compiled by Cotton and contain photographs, mainly of Field Days, and newspaper clippings, especially concerning Dr. Herbert Osborn who was a professor of zoology and entomology at Ohio State University.

The Elaine Whiteford Collection on Richard W. Konter, dated 1926-1931, contains photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, correspondence, a scrapbook and an autograph book regarding Whiteford's relationship with Konter and his participation in Byrd Antarctic Expedition I, 1928-1930. While much of Whiteford's autograph book contains signatures gathered by Konter during the expedition, she got other notable signatures beforehand including Edith Kermit Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's second wife and Kermit Roosevelt, Jr., Roosevelt's grandchild.

The Emanuel D. Rudolph Papers contain course materials, clippings, correspondence, articles, microfilm, subject files, and slides related to the Polar Regions. It also contains Antarctic research data notebooks and records, photographs, maps, microclimate charts, and negatives.

The Ernest Earl Lockhart Papers, which dates from 1933-1955 and 1988-2001, contains biographical information, diary and journal entries, correspondence, reports, clippings, articles, films, and photographs, which document Lockhart's experience as a member of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition, 1939-1941. The materials that date from 1988-2001 concern Lockhart's attendance at an event that commemorated Byrd's 100th birthday in 1988, requests for his expedition films so they can be included in a documentary, and a postal cover guide regarding the designs of the mail sent during the expedition.

The Erwin F. Frey Papers contain typescript manuscripts, photographs of Frey's artwork, scrapbooks, publications and a film.

The Erwin H. Bramhall Papers contain a silver medal, correspondence with other members of expeditionary parties and scientists, a scrapbook, and photographs and writings by Bramhall, including a field notebook documenting his work on Byrd's Second Expedition to Antarctica from 1933-1935. The collection dates from 1926-1979 and primarily chronicles Byrd's Antarctic Expedition II and its legacy through photographs, correspondence and the medal Bramhall received for the expedition.

The Florence Eberhard Scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper clippings, programs and other souveniers from events, addresses of her friends, and small memento booklets from dances she attended.

This collection contains a scrapbook created by Francis Davis, which includes photographs and magazine articles dated from 1913 to 1915. Some of the photographs are of the Ohio State University campus and buildings, as well as the 1913 flood.

The Frank Erskine Murray Scrapbok contains photographs, clippings, programs, and memorabilia from Ohio State University campus events, such as commencement and Alumni Day. The scrapbook dates from 1890 to 1938.

The Fred Machetanz Photographs and Postcards contain postcards and photographs showing images of Fred Machetanz's paintings. Machetanz sent the postcards to friends and family while living in Alaska over the course of almost fifty years. The paintings depict scenes from the Alaskan wilderness.