The Stephen O. Wilson Papers contain log books and journals kept by Wilson while serving in the United States Navy during Operation Deep Freeze I, II, and III, as well as some naval dispatches and reports from that time period; these materials date from 1955 to 1958. The papers also contain an audio recording and transcript of an oral history interview of Wilson from a series of polar oral histories sponsored by the American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program. In this oral history interview from August 13, 2001, Wilson discusses his experiences during Operation Deep Freeze I, II, and III, working on icebreaker ships, and his career following his service in the United Statees Navy. The interview and transcript date from 2001-2003.

The Russell S. Robinson Collection consists of materials related to Robinson; the original materials were collected by Peggy Royall, a friend of Robinson's during his youth. The original materials were photocopied in 2011 and annotated by the donor (Royall's daughter) prior to donation; this collection consists solely of these photocopies, with no original materials. The photocopies consist of clippings about Robinson's time on Byrd Antarctic Expedition II, school programs, and a holiday card sent to Royall while Robinson was in Antarctica; the original items dated from 1923 to 1933.

The Richard W. Konter Correspondence Sent During Byrd Antarctic Expedition I consists of correspondence sent by Konter to various correspondents while he was in Antarctica from 1929-1930. Konter was a busy correspondent during the expedition, and was known to have sent hundreds of Christmas greetings while he was there, some of which did not arrive until over a year after being sent. The collection also includes a published photo book of images from the expedition. Materials are dated 1929-1930s.

The Orville March Scrapbooks contain scrapbooks compiled by Orville March, Junior dated 1946-1948, 1967, and 1995. The scrapbooks mostly contain newspaper clippings related to Operation Highjump as well as certificates, programs, and a photograph. Also included is the Shellback certificate given to March during his service aboard the U.S.S. (United States Ship) Pine Island to commemorate crossing the equator.

The Jack Moon Papers date from 1947 January 12 to February 26, and consist of items gathered by Moon during his naval service onboard the United States Ship Pine Island during Operation Highjump (1946-1947). Items include Official United States Navy Dispatches from Pine Island, and several issues of "The Pine Knot," the Pine Island's shipboard newsletter. Items document the time period immediately following the Pine Island's rescue of the crew of downed airplane George 1 on January 12, 1947.

The Frank R. Chapman Papers date from 1950-1959, and consist of items gathered and created by Chapman over the course of Operation Deep Freeze I (1955-1956) and immediately after. This includes a dissassembled scrapbook documenting his trip, an abridged signed copy of Alone by Richard E. Byrd, an information packet for crew working on the USS Wyandot during Operation Deep Freeze I, maps of Antarctica, and a copy of the final issue of the shipboard newsletter from the trip, "Wyandots and Dashes."

The Barney Bradley Papers date from 2009. While serving on Byrd Antarctic Expedition II in 1933-1934, Barney Bradley kept a diary, took photographs, and collected newspaper clippings and a crew roster from the expedition. In 2009, Bradley's son Michael made reproductions of these items, including photocopies of the newspaper clippings and crew roster, reprints of photographs, and a typed transcript of the original diary. These reproductions were donated to the Polar Archives by Michael, and make up the Barney Bradley Papers; the Bradley family kept the original 1933-1934 items in their possession.