The collection consists primarily of correspondence of Bruce Gould and Beatrice Blackmar Gould relating to their co-editorship (1935-1967) of the Ladies' Home Journal, published by the Curtis Publishing Company. There is some early correspondence (1920s-1930s) concerning Bruce Gould's work for the Saturday Evening Post, and the Goulds' co-authorship of various short stories and plays, including Man's Estate. However, most of the correspondence is with writers and associates concerning articles and stories for the Ladies' Homes Journal and various trips taken by the Goulds to India, Russia, Japan, and Europe, often on behalf of the Ladies' Homes Journal.

During the Goulds' editorship of the Ladies' Home Journal, they boosted the once languishing magazine to the one having the highest paid circulation of the day. In addition to promoting the family and women's concerns, coining the phrase "Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman," they also dealt with many other social and political issues, while at the same time publishing top literary authors.

Correspondents include Daphne Du Maurier, William Benton, Dorothy Thompson, Rebecca West, Lady Nancy Astor, Karen Blixen, Dorothy Black, and Ethel Barrymore. There are letters by a number of actresses, including Helen Hayes, Gloria Swanson, Loretta Young, Vivien Leigh, Mary Pickford, and Debbie Reynolds, as well as first ladies, including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Pat Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Also present is a large file of correspondence relating to the writing and publication of The Little Princess (1950), about Queen Elizabeth II, by Marion Crawford.

In addition, there are small groups of speeches (1946-1961) by Beatrice Blackmar Gould and speeches by others, as well as some miscellaneous clippings and printed matter.