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 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 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 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 Hollis and Wayne H. Richardson Family Papers, dated circa 1932-1954, and 2000-2002, contains a scrapbook that document Hollis Richardson’s work and accomplishments as a sled dog racer and, later, as a sled dog trainer during the United States Antarctic Service Expedition from 1939-1940. From circa 1932-1954, Hollis Richardson assembled the scrapbook with photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence addressed to his mother during the expedition and World War II, a certificate, and an address list. Some of the clippings in the scrapbook are photocopies of the original. The first half of the scrapbook focuses on Richardson and his wife Velma's dog kennel at Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania, and Richardson's sled dog racing career in Northeastern United States during the 1930s. The second half focuses on Richardson's participation in the United States Antarctic Service Expedition. The scrapbook additionally includes some clippings of Velma's illness during the expedition, Richardson's brother's linen business, and a family portrait of three generations of the Richardson family. The collection also contains supplemental materials gathered by Hollis' son, Wayne H. Richardson, that relate to his father, and the topics of the original scrapbook, such as dog sledding. These supplemental materials include Wayne's notes and page descriptions of the scrapbook, newspaper articles, and photocopies of United States Antarctic Expedition photographs from the National Archives.

The Joe Hill Papers date from 1927 to 1999, with most of the collection dated between 1933 and 1936, and document Hill's time in Antarctica as a member of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition II, as well as materials gathered following this time related to Antarctica. The papers include a scrapbook documenting Hill's work to join the expedition as well as newspaper clippings about the expedition itself. Approximately 140 glass slides with black and white images of Hill's time in Antarctica are also included, as well as correspondence received by his parents while he was in Antarctica both from and about Hill. Correspondence received by Hill from other members of the expedition is also included in the collection, as well as reunion planning information, clippings about Antarctica, and scienctific reports from Antarctica.

The Mary Louise Burandt Scrapbooks on Richard E. Byrd and the United States Antarctic Service Expedition contain three scrapbooks Burandt created about Richard E. Byrd, dated 1933-1937, and a fourth scrapbook about the United States Antarctic Service Expedition, dated 1938-1941. The scrapbooks about Byrd contain clippings from magazines and newspapers about Byrd in general as well as his first two expeditions, postal covers from Antarctica, fliers advertising Byrd's public appearances, and a note written from Byrd indicating he had viewed the scrapbook. They also contain handwritten captions and typed essays about Byrd written by Burandt, and letters sent to Burandt from Byrd and his secretary. The United States Antarctic Service Expedition scrapbook is composed mainly of clippings about the expedition, and contains a music score for "Byrd (You're the 'Byrd' of Them All)" by Howard Johnson.

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 Paul A. Siple Papers, which dates from 1920-2005, contains photographs, correspondence, a scrapbook, newspaper clippings, periodicals, records, artifacts, postal covers relating to Paul's polar experiences. This includes his expeditions with Richard E. Byrd, including Byrd Antarctic Expedition I, 1928-1930 and later polar expeditions such as International Geophysical Year, 1957-1959. The collection also contains periodicals, correspondence and artifacts that show Paul Siple's connection to the Boy Scouts of America. In addition to correspondence with her husband, the collection also contains photographs and articles from and of his wife, Ruth Siple relating to her Antarctican activities and her travel to New Zealand.

The Ray D. Gottfried "Photo Story of the Snow Cruiser" Scrapbook was compiled by Gottfried to document the history of the Antarctic Snow Cruiser during construction and demonstration of the vehicle in Chicago in 1939, the transport of the Snow Cruiser from Chicago to Boston, including the crash in Gomer, Ohio, and use of the vehicle in Antarctica. Some content in the scrapbook dates from after the use of the Snow Cruiser in Antarctica, and includes written historical reflections on the vehicle, as well as photographs of historical exhibits and of models or replicas of the Snow Cruiser built at later dates. The scrapbook is composed primarily of scanned photographs, most in color and several taken by Gottfried, as well as newspaper articles reprinted on to copy paper; most are annotated by Gottfried. The content in the scrapbook dates 1939-2004; the scrapbook was assembled by Gottfried in stages, with the first stage completed in 1994, and subsequent materials added at irregular intervals through 2004.