This collection consists of Dr. Carsten’s personal and working files. Her personal files include materials on education, church activities, her dissertation, and Greek organizations. Her working files include her work with and outside of UL Lafayette, committees, and programs. There are also books with topics ranging from libraries to music.

This collection contains correspondence, histories, a few photographs, and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings.

One part of this collection has been photocopied and microfiched. Virginia Yongue loaned the originals to UAAMC. The other part of this collection are originals that donated to UAAMC.