The Elgen Long Oral History, dated 2001-2003, contains audio recordings, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Elgen Long and Brian Shoemaker of the American Polar Society conducted on May 8, 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 Elgen's naval career as a pilot during World War Two, his civilian pilot career with Flying Tiger Airlines, his record-setting flight around the world via the North and South Poles in 1971, and his research into Amelia Earhart's disappearance.

The Irving J. Morrison Oral History, dated 2002-after 2002, contains audio recordings, notes, and transcripts of the interview between Morrison and Brian Shoemaker conducted on October 27, 2002. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by 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 Morrison’s service as a pilot in the United States Navy during World War II, life at McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze III, and the U.S. Navy’s acquisition and testing of C-130 Hercules aircraft for use in Antarctica.