The collection is comprised of various biographical information, awards, professional certificates, and newspaper clippings relating to the life and accomplishments of Dr. John Hersel Gladney. It is arranged alphabetically and spans from 1947 to 2012. There are several date gaps, most significantly 1949-1955, 1957-1967, and 1976-1986. Biographical information for Dr. Gladney includes a curriculum vitae (CV), an unfinished memoir, and several newspaper clippings celebrating his career and accomplishments. Gladney’s memoir includes information about his mother and stories he recalled from his childhood. There is also a copy of Dr. Gladney’s obituary and funeral program with biography in addition to funeral programs for his son, John H. Gladney Jr., and for his wife, Clarice Gladney. The collection includes Dr. Gladney’s medical licenses for Illinois and Missouri; a certificate for completion of his internship at Homer G. Phillips Hospital; and a certificate presented upon becoming a fellow of the American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society (f.4). There are also several clippings, programs, and certificates in recognition of Dr. Gladney’s professional accomplishments and civic activities. These include a mayoral proclamation for Dr. John H. Gladney Day upon his retirement in 1993, information for a Saint Louis University fellowship named for Dr. Gladney, and a certificate naming Dr. Gladney as a Henry M. Minton Fellow in the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity (f.1).