Contains correspondence pertaining to the administration of Duke University Medical Center and Woodhall's involvement in professional groups and societies. Most folders contains correspondence, some also contain reports and other materials pertaining to Woodhall's activities. Materials largely pertain to the development of curriculum, regulation, and continuing education of surgeons. Major subjects in this series include Association of American Medical Colleges, Veterans Administration Committee, building, development, and expansion, the Cushing Society, Fallout Preparedness Committee, Health Planning Council for North Carolina, Journal of Neurosurgery, the Medical Center Library, long range planning, North Carolina Atomic Energy Advisory Committee, Research Triangle Institute, and the Veteran's Administration hospitals. Major correspondents include , R. Taylor Cole (provost), Everett Hopkins of the Office of Institutional Advancement, and Douglas M. Knight (president).
The ordering system of these records was changed substantially from their original order during initial processing. Subsequent processing retained the imposed ordering scheme for consistency. Arrangement may vary among related collections.