This collection contains journals, travel diaries, correspondence, poetry and short stories published and drafts, magazines, music scores, photographs, and personal papers relating to Karren Alenier's literary career. Most of the collection folders do not have dates supplied. The date range for the entire collection is 1962-2016.

This collection contains issues of the Carousel from 1978-2005, workshop brochures from between 1986-2002 and Poet Lore from 1978-2006.