This collection contains architectural surveys for St. Mary, Iberia, St. Landry, St. Martin parishes. Also included are various histories for different parishes, genealogy material, photographs, publicity material, and miscellaneous materials as well.

This collection has been arranged by parish and then by subject. These are mostly her working files.

Typescript of autobiography of Acadia Parish educator and farmer, Elijah Cabot Hayes; handwritten original in Acadia Parish Library; transcription by Mary Alice Fontenot.

This collection consists of mainly photographs of Acadia Parish from the late 1890s through the 1900s. These are scenes of Crowley, Rayne, Esterwood and other areas in the parish. There are also photographs of families and individuals. Also included are negatives to the photos, newspaper clippings, postcards, etc.