Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 3
Charles J. Hearst (1904- )
Papers, 1935-1970
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Hearst, Charles J. (1904- ) |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1935-1970 |
| extent: | 2.94 linear feet (7 document boxes) |
| collection number: | MS 3 |
| repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Charles J. Hearst Papers, MS 3, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
Charles J. Hearst, 1904-1980, third-generation owner and operator of Maplehearst Farm, a livestock operation near Cedar Falls, Iowa, was a member of national, state, and local governmental agencies including the Foreign Policy Committee of the United States Chamber of Commerce, the Black Hawk County Board of Education, and the Cedar Falls Rotary Club. Hearst worked with the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, the Producer's Commission Association of Chicago, the National Farm Institute, and the Farm Policy Council. Hearst was a member of the 1947 Iowa Farm Bureau Federation trip to study conditions in post war Europe. He was invited to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in regard to the Marshall Plan. In 1955, he was chosen to be a member of the American Agricultural Delegation to the USSR, part of an exchange program that played a significant role in early U.S. and Soviet post war relations. |
Collection description
The collection includes business and personal letters, maps, newspaper clippings, writings, photographs, and a biographical account of Hearst's life. Series I, Agricultural Delegation trip to the USSR, contains official letters and itineraries that Hearst received prior to the delegation in 1955. Materials from the actual trip include lists of soviet officials, maps, passports, newspaper clippings, photographs, and Hearst's diaries describing the events of the delegation. Following the trip, Hearst was invited to speak about his experiences and observations, and invitations and texts of speeches are among post-trip materials. There are also several articles about the delegation and its members from Indiana Farmers Guide, Chemurgic Digest, and Washington Report. Series II, Iowa Farm Bureau European farm trip in 1947 contains correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, published articles, and memorabilia documenting Hearst's trips to the United Kingdom and countries in Western Europe. Included are letters from Arthur H. Vandenburg with reference to the testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding the Marshall Plan, articles by and about Hearst as a delegate, and memorabilia collected by Hearst. Series III, organizations and activities series contains correspondence and reports documenting Hearst's involvement with a variety of groups, including the USDA Series IV, biographical information and personal memorabilia, contains a brief biographical sketch and memorabilia relating to rural life in Iowa. |
Organization
The collection consists of four series: |
Description of series
| Series 1 | Agricultural Delegation trip to the USSR |
1955-1962 |
| extent: | 0.84 linear feet (2 document boxes) |
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| description: | This series contains official letters and itineraries that Hearst received prior to the delegation in 1955, lists of soviet officials, maps, passports, newspaper clippings, photographs, diaries, publications, invitations to speak, replies, and copies of speeches given by Hearst |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Pre-trip material - correspondence |
1955 |
1 |
2 |
Pre-trip material - itineraries and objectives |
1955 |
1 |
3 |
Trip material - final itineraries, list of Soviet Officials |
1955 |
1 |
4 |
Trip material - maps, Pan American World Airway ticket |
1955 |
1 |
5 |
Trip material - diaries and travel notes |
1955 |
1 |
6 |
Trip material - Russian language newspaper accounts |
1955 |
1 |
7 |
Trip material - photographs (probably taken by Hearst) |
1955 |
1 |
8 |
Trip material - photographs (probably shot by a professional photographer) |
1955 |
1 |
9 |
Trip Material - news releases, July - August |
1955 |
2 |
1 |
Post trip material - invitations to speak and replies, June - September |
1955 |
2 |
2 |
Post trip material - invitations to speak and replies, October 1955 - April 1956 |
1955-1956 |
2 |
3 |
Post trip material - speech: "Russian Trip" |
1955 |
2 |
4 |
Post trip material - programs of events featuring speech about Russian trip |
1955-1959 |
2 |
5 |
Post trip material - correspondence: miscellaneous |
1955-1967 |
2 |
6 |
Post trip material - articles by and about Hearst as a delegate |
1955-1962 |
Description of series
| Series 2 | Iowa Farm Bureau European farm trip |
1947-1948 |
| extent: | 0.42 linear feet (1 document box) |
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| description: | This series contains correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, published articles, and memorabilia. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
3 |
1 |
Trip material - correspondence |
1947 |
3 |
2 |
Trip material - diaries |
ca. 1947 |
3 |
3 |
Post trip material - correspondence (includes letters from Hon. Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan concerning testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding the Marshall Plan) |
1947-1948 |
3 |
4 |
Post trip material - newspaper clippings |
1947 |
3 |
5 |
Post trip material - articles by and about Hearst as a delegate |
1947-1948 |
3 |
6 |
Post trip material - example of British occupation currency |
ca.1947 |
3 |
7 |
Post trip material - Ephemera: includes sightseeing schedules, travel folders, handbills, passport |
1947 |
Description of series
| Series 3 | Organizations and activities |
1935-1970 |
| extent: | 0.42 linear feet (1 document box) |
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| description: | This series contains correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, published articles, and memorabilia. |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
4 |
1 |
Political activities: corespondents include Harold E. Hughes, Estes Kefauver |
1952-1968 |
4 |
2 |
Public agencies and boards: Governor's Commission on Economic and Social Trends in Iowa |
1958-1959 |
4 |
3 |
Public agencies and boards: USDA Advisory Committee on Feed Grains and Wheat |
1963-1964 |
4 |
4 |
Public agencies and boards: correspondence - Higher Education Facilities Commission |
1964-1969 |
4 |
5 |
Public agencies and boards: reports - Higher Education Facilities Commission |
1964-1966 |
5 |
1 |
Public agencies and boards: reports - Higher Education Facilities Commission |
1967-1969 |
5 |
2 |
Public agencies and boards: Farmers Home Administration |
1950-1964 |
5 |
3 |
Public agencies and boards: Governor's Food for Peace Program (Iowa) |
1951-1966 |
5 |
4 |
Public agencies and boards: Black Hawk County Board of Education |
1948-1963 |
5 |
5 |
Public agencies and boards: Black Hawk County Board of Education |
1964-1969 |
6 |
1 |
Local, state and national service groups: Chamber of Commerce of the United States |
1952-1959 |
6 |
2 |
Local, state and national service groups: Rotary (local and international) |
1936-1970 |
6 |
3 |
Local, state and national service groups: Rotary (local and international) President's folder |
1955-1956 |
6 |
4 |
Local, state and national service groups: Committee for Educational Television (Iowa) |
1953 |
6 |
5 |
Local, state and national service groups: Center for Agricultural and Economic Adjustment (Iowa State University) |
1956-1962 |
6 |
6 |
Local, state and national service groups: Iowa State University Extension Service |
1955-1957 |
6 |
7 |
Private agencies: Viking Pump Corporation Board of Directors |
1962-1969 |
6 |
8 |
Private agencies: Iowa Farm Bureau Federation |
1935-1962 |
6 |
9 |
Private agencies: National Farm Institute |
1955 |
6 |
10 |
Private agencies: Farm Policy Council |
1960-1962 |
7 |
1 |
Livestock marketing agents: Chicago Producer's Commission Association - correspondence |
1951-1961 |
7 |
2 |
Livestock marketing agents: Chicago Producer's Commission Association - Board of Directors |
1935-1943 |
7 |
3 |
Livestock marketing agents: Chicago Producer's Commission Association - publications and reports |
1935-1942 |
7 |
4 |
Livestock marketing agents: National Livestock Credit Corporation |
1952-1954 |
7 |
5 |
Livestock marketing agents: National Packinghouse Workers of America - newsletter |
1947-1948 |
7 |
6 |
Livestock marketing agents: miscellaneous livestock marketing material |
1935-1953 |
7 |
7 |
Organizations: (includes National Farmers Union and National Corn Growers Association) |
1947-1965 |
Description of series
| Series 4 | Biographical information and personal memorabilia |
1935-1959 |
| extent: | 1 folder |
|
| description: | This series contains a brief biographical sketch and memorabilia relating to rural life in Iowa. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
7 |
8 |
Brief biographical sketch and memorabilia |
1935-1959 |