The personal papers series (1930-2001) contains Robert Woodruff’s personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, awards, certificates, newsletters, and documents concerning his community activities throughout Las Vegas, Nevada and Sedona, Arizona. Materials include a collection of Las Vegas newsletters published in 1939, including Woodruff’s own newsletter, the Town Crier. The material documenting his community activities focus primarily on the Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Commissioners in Las Vegas, but there is also a small amount from the 1938 Las Vegas Helldorado Days event. The series also contains the notes and articles Woodruff wrote while working for Riddle Scenic Tours, providing a glimpse into 1930s Las Vegas tourism.

The publications series (1930-1983) contains magazines, travel guides, tourist pamphlets, and maps of the Southwest United States. Materials include Las Vegas tourist magazines with advertisements for local hotels and events. Travel guides for areas such as Death Valley and Hoover Dam are indicative of Woodruff’s time as a tour operator for Riddle Yellow Cab Scenic Tours Co. and provide documentation for the growth of American travel and the development of national parks. The series also contains many Henderson Industrial Days publications, dating from 1960 to 1973.