The collection was organized by the Wormley family before it was transferred to the Library. An index was published and included in the collection. Therefore, it was decided that the collection maintain its original order. However, there are volumes listed in the index that are not present in the collection. Included with the collection are three CD-ROM discs that contain scanned images of the volumes. However, these discs are not complete. Several items are missing from the files of various volumes.

The collection consists of genealogical and historical materials on the Wormley family. Materials include slave data, census records, wills, deeds, interviews, articles, and photographs.