The Charles Joseph Hearst and Gladys Henderson Hearst series contains materials related to both Charles Joseph and Gladys. Gladys Henderson Hearst's files consist of documents related to and representative of her time in the Women's Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service (WAVES) during World War II. Types of materials include papers and photographs. The photographs are a combination of the WAVES training program at the Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa) and nationally. Many include types and handwritten captions. The Russia trip materials consist of news clippings related to an agricultural exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1955. Charels Joseph Hearst was part of the American delegation that visited the Soviet Union. These materials were likely collected by Charles or Gladys.

Note: Charles Joseph Hearst's personal papers are held at Iowa State University.