Contract with William Morrow and Company, 1970

Although the personal materials in these papers are fragmentary, news clippings documenting Hess's political journey are fairly comprehensive. Hess's early writings and his later works for hire for Senator Goldwater are often difficult to locate. Although not complete, many of those articles can be found here. Correspondence documents Hess's business with editors, military and government officials, and pursuits relating to various journalist endeavors.

The original order of these papers is unknown. Folder titles reflect original folder labels. The collection is arranged in three series. Series I: Personal and Series II: Correspondence are organized alphabetically and chronologically within. Series III: Writings is arranged chronologically within.