The American Society of Polar Philatelists Polar History Research Materials contains research materials that an unknown member of the American Society of Polar Philatelists donated to the organization. The materials are mostly about expeditions and scientific research in the polar regions, such as Operation Deep Freeze and the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP). A small amount of materials are about philately related to the polar regions. The materials include press clippings, periodicals, newsletters, reports, other publications, press releases, as well as some maps, photographs, and administrative records. The materials are dated from 1922-1985 with the bulk of materials from 1950-1970. The file titles were created by the member who compiled the research. Some file titles are preceded by alphanumeric identifiers, which were also assigned by the member who compiled the research.

The George Frizell, Jr. Photographs and Ephemera Mailed While Serving on Byrd Antarctic Expedition II collections contains eleven photographs, one newspaper clipping about the Bear of Oakland leaving for New Zealand, and one fabric patch commemorating Frizell's time on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition II. The photographs include images of Frizell, Jr, Richard Byrd and other crew members on the Bear of Oakland. Other photographs include images of sled dogs and Antarctic landscapes. Titles of photographs were written on the back of the photographs and are maintained in the collection. Materials are dated circa 1933 to 1934 June 9.

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 Polar Expedition Sledging Rations date from the 1900s to the 1910s, and consist of sealed tinned foods that were used in polar expedition sledging rations to feed humans and dogs during that time period. While these particular sledging rations are not known to be associated with a specific expedition, they are brands and packaging of rations that were used on Robert F. Scott's British Antarctic Expedition (1910-1913), as well as on other British polar expeditions between 1900 and 1920. The Bovril Pemmican was most commonly used as dog food, though human explorers ate it as well in emergency situations.

The Sámi Nutukas consist of a single pair of nutukas of unknown origin. Dating from circa 1850s to circa 1990s, they are made of reindeer hide, have traditional upturned "beaked" toes, and have braided laces with tassels made of red, yellow, and blue yarn.

The Walter Tittle Etching of Richard E. Byrd Mailed by John W. Wallace consists of a package Wallace mailed to his home address in Massachusetts from the Little America station in Antarctica in 1935. The package contains an etching of Admiral Byrd created by artist Walter Tittle, as well as a sheet of paper with Wallace's Massachusetts address, a piece of carboard with the National Recovery Act logo used for interior support inside the package, and the exterior wrapping paper, which includes the Little America stamp cachet.

The Leverett Byrd Collection of U-matic and VHS Videocassette Recordings on Polar Exploration contains U-matic and VHS videocassettes on topics related to polar exploration, including interviews with members of Admiral Byrd's Antarctic expeditions and polar region scientists, educational videos developed for classroom use on polar exploration, versions of Admiral Byrd's films, and an oral history interview with Ed Moody. Materials date from 1986 to 1999, with some undated.