The Harley D. Nygren Oral History, dated 2001 and 2009, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Harley D. Nygren and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on November 1, 2001. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by the American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics discussed include Nygren's career as an officer in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps, surveying expeditions in the polar regions, experiences in Antarctica as a part of the United States Antarctic Treaty Inspection team, and his role in the creation and administration of the Environmental Science Services Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Mary Boland Collection of Clippings on Admiral Richard E. Byrd includes clippings files collected by Byrd family friend Mary Boland on Admiral Richard E. Byrd's expeditions, and photocopies of documents from other repositories concerning Richard E. Byrd. Also included are photocopies of writings by Byrd and Thomas Poulter about several of Byrd's expeditions in the polar regions of the globe, as well as materials related to the dedication of several memorials to Byrd. Materials in this collection date from the 1920s-1997.

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 Frank Stokes Oral History, dated 2001 and 2009, contains audio recordings, notes, correspondence, and transcripts of the interview between Stokes and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on May 15, 2001. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by the American Polar Society and Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics of the oral history include Stokes' time at Little America as Communications Officer, and the closure of Little America.