Papers include a small amount of personal and professional correspondence; manuscripts of articles and the travel series So You're Going To... books; manuscript of Laughlin's autobiography, Traveling Through Life (1934); radio talks on cruises and various travel programs; biographical writings on Sarah Bernhardt, Marshal Foch and James Whitcomb Riley; talks at the Chicago Art Institute on the Thorne Miniature American Rooms; clippings of reviews of published works and a column for the Hearst papers; memorabilia; photographs; and copies of some of her published books.