The Lisle A. Rose Papers, dated 1947-2014, contains photographs, diaries, oral history interviews and transcripts, periodicals, slides, a yearbook, reports and correspondence primarily regarding Rose's participation in Operation Deep Freeze II and his role as Polar Affairs officer for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environment and Scientific Affairs (OES). Correspondence includes a letter from Rose's brother Dave dated January 1947, to Rose's parents, while Dave was on Operation Highjump. The collection also includes Deep Freeze II stamps and envelopes as well as photocopies of other polar explorers' papers.

The Gordon Fountain Oral History, dated 1996 and 2001, contains audio recordings and transcripts of the interview between Fountain and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on October 19, 1996, as well as correspondence with Fountain's family from 2001. The interview discusses Fountain's trip to Antarctica as a crew member on the United States Ship Bear of Oakland to pick up Admiral Richard Byrd and other members of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition II for their return trip to America.