Dr. Wortman was a faculty member in the Music Department from 1966 through 1995 where he was also the director of several musical group on campus. The Dr. Al Wortman collection is a collection of scrapbooks from the Ellis Street Singers between 1969 and 1995. This collection also contains a scrapbook from the Mankato State University Concert Choir between 1981 and 1991. In addition, there is a collection of audio recordings of the Ellis Street Singers and other miscellaneous groups.