Series includes letters to and from Norah McCullough and her family while she was studying in London and travelling on the continent 1934, while she was working in South Africa 1938-1946, in Saskatchewan 1948-1951, and in Ottawa 1958, 1966, 1969, and while she was travelling in France and Norway 1956-1957; also included is a letter from McCullough to Molly and Bruno Bobak about her experiences in Europe 1957 (some of the letters are accompanied by transcripts).
The correspondence includes letters relating to Norah McCullough's various jobs, including a fair number of letters relating to her work for the National Gallery of Canada and extensive correspondence with Canadian art curators. There is extensive personal correspondence, including letters from various branches of the McCullough family and letters from friends in South Africa and England.
Among McCullough's correspondents are the following: Kay Pepper n.d.; George Walton 1968 (referring to Frederick Varley and Barker Fairley); Bobby Dyde 1968; Ferdinand Eckhardt 1968; Doris Shadbolt 1968; Yvonne Williams 1973, 1986, 1990 (and a letter from McCullough to Williams c.1959); Gerald Budner 1973; Molly Bobak 1974; Florence James 1974, 1978, 1988; Marion Gilroy 1974; Helen Frye 1976; Reiner Strub 1979, 1988; Amy Dalgleish 1981, 1983-1986, 1989-1990; Mary McKay 1981; Deidre Willer 1982, 1984; R.M. Mclean 1984, 1988, 1990-1992; Irene Spry 1984; Carl Schaefer 1984; Nancy Adams 1981, 1985-1986; Sheelah Ogilvie 1985; Mary Larrat-Smith 1981; Erma Sutcliffe 1985; Mimi Cabri: 1986; Jim Willer 1986-1987; Ted Goodden 1989; Marjorie Bridges 1989 (see also Arthur Lismer Catalogue series); Helga Palko 1989-1990; Janet Langmuir 1990; Claire Kramer 1990; Doris McCarthy 1990; Wim Blom 1990; and Lawren and Lonnie Harris 1990.
Included among the correspondence are a report on the Conference of Canadian Craftsmen, Winnipeg 1965; documentation on the "Museum of Promotional Arts", Toronto 1985-1986 and on New Dance Horizons, Regina 1988, 1990; a letter 1990 from McCullough reminiscing about Gordon Webber; and a copy of a typescript about Yvonne Williams by Reginald Seward, n.d.
