This sub-fonds contains letters from a wide range of individuals and institutions to Ralph N Wornum regarding his professional, religious, social and literary activities. Although most correspondence relating to National Gallery business is in NGA2/3 some letters in this sub-fonds also relate to National Gallery matters.
The general correspondence is arranged into 5 series: 1. Letters from the Rev. John Hyde to Wornum; 2. General Correspondence; 3. Drafts of letters from Wornum to various correspondents; 4. Letters from William Bell Scott to Wornum; 5. Scrapbook containing correspondence.