This selection features images from Cardiff, Ilston, and Rhossili. These photos were taken during O'Brien's travels and thus are mostly made up of features of the cities that she found noteworthy. The images include pictures of Park Le Bruce Burial Chamber, Cardiff Castle, St. Mary's Church (in Rhossili), and landscape images from near the shoreline.

Box 18E includes slides of Etruscan, Mycenaean, and early Greek art, as well as slides of art and architecture of Ancient Crete. Box 18E also includes slides related to the Travel & Archaeology series (New Mexico and Texas slides). Box 18F includes slides from various locations in Mexico.

This selection includes photos of the Midwest region, especially Colorado. There are images of geological features (including maps of these features) that reach as far east as Montana, as far east as Iowa, as far north as North Dakota, as far south as Arkansas. There are maps of the Penoke figure called Stone Man, Old Man Mountain in Colorado, the Missouri river system, and a topographical map of Colorado.

Also included in this series are slides related to research on hot springs, birds and animals, and Native American sacred sites (animal lodges, etc). Specific locations of these sites include South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Wyoming, and Montana.

These photos were taken during O'Brien's travels and thus are mostly made up of features of the cities that she found noteworthy. There is also a photo presentation dated to 1999 which seems to be comprised of the images in this folder. The majority of the photos appear to be taken in Malmö, Lund, and Trelleborg. This selection features the Trelleborg Old Water Tower, Malmö Rådhus, as well as churches and other buildings, fountains, statues, and city streets.

This selection features a few images from Toledo. The subjects of these images are Puerta de Bisagra Nueva, Church of Santiago del Arrabal, and a photo of a Toledo street.

This subseries is composed of photos from Pat O'Brien's travels in Peru and Bolivia. The majority of the photos feature buildings (especially churches), streets, and landscapes (especially the Andes mountain range).

Photographs & Slides includes the majority of photographic material within the collection. Some items have corresponding information or research notes within other series pertaining to the research topic.

Research & Correspondence series includes unpublished materials related to various time periods and research interests. Also included are oversized illustrations, maps, and floor plans related to Cahokia, Steed-Kisker, and Mesoamerica used in publications. Research areas include Mississippian Culture, Prehistoric Native Americans of the Great Plains, Pawnee & Wichita tribes, Mesoamerica, Local History (Manhattan and surrounding communities, and other hobby topics that are non-archaeological.

Administrative series includes all materials related to the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Department of Social Work (SASW) and information about Fulbright in Germany, as well as student research kept by Pat.

Biographical series contains various biographical information, including photographs of Pat O'Brien and Donna Roper and copies of Pat's CV and obituary. Contents also include miscellaneous newspaper articles and correspondence that are not associated with a dedicated project or research area, award nominations, and society/commission materials. Other materials include a collection of conference booklets and abstracts from the American Indian Workshop, Flint Hills Conference, and Plains Anthropological Conference (1969-2002).

These photos were taken during O'Brien's travels and thus are mostly made up of features of the cities that she found noteworthy. This selection primarily features buildings (especially churches), streets, statues, and landscapes (especially the Andes mountain range). There are some photos that either feature Bolivia or Peru and were unable to be positively identified as one country or the other.

Materials held in this collection pertain to professor emerita of archeology and anthropology Patricia "Pat" J. O’Brien and her nearly 31-year career at Kansas State University. The collection includes proposals for expanded curricula within the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, reviews of this department from the Kansas Board of Regents, and documentation of events relative to the 500th anniversary of Columbus reaching the New World. Other contents include photographs from 2005 razing of the Kansas Artificial Breeding Service buildings that were on the original site of Bluemont Central College (K-State predecessor and the first site of K-State), documentation related to the Bluemont Central College monument, recorded and scripted correspondence between Pat and her friends, her latest curriculum vitae (2004), and limited correspondence with other renowned archeologists and anthropologists. Also included are oral histories with Abby Lindsey Marlatt in September 2005.

Oversized floor plan of Mayan site Kabah in present-day Yucatan (Mexico).

This selection features images from Olso. These photos were taken during O'Brien's travels and thus are mostly made up of features of the cities that she found noteworthy. There are photos of streets, buildings (including churches), statues, and waterfronts. Specifically, there are images Gol Stave Church, the Viking Ship Museum, and a statue of Christian IV.

This subseries is composed of photographs from Mexico and the United States of America. Important locations in this subseries are Copper Canyon (from 2008), Mexico City, and Oaxaca in Mexico and the Midwest region of the U.S. The photos feature buildings (especially churches), landscapes, streets, pottery, and notable anthropological, archeological, and geological sites.

This selection features images from Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Utrecht. These photos were taken during O'Brien's travels and thus are mostly made up of features of the cities that she found noteworthy. There are photos of streets, buildings (including churches), statues, and waterfronts. In particular, there are images of the Royal Palace Amsterdam, Amsterdam Centraal, Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Montelbaanstoren, Rijksmuseum, Posthornkerk, Grote Kerk, Dom Tower, St. Martin's Cathedral, a statue of John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Pandhof van de Dom, and Cologne Cathedral.

This selection features Copper Canyon, Mexico City, Oaxaca, and a few images that likely were taken in one of these locations but were unable to be positively identified. These photos were taken during O'Brien's travels and thus are mostly made up of features of the cities that she found noteworthy, as well as sites of particular anthropological interest. There are many photos of buildings (especially churches), landscapes, streets, and pottery. The Copper Canyon photos were taken in 2008, and some of them are clearly labeled based on their subjects.

Slide set twelve contains photos of sites related to research on Mayan measurement systems, as well as archaeological photos of the Art of Ancient Maya and Mexican gold objects. Related materials also include Mayan site plans within the respective series.

As a small island off the coast of Sicily, it is difficult to distinguish the Malta images by city, with an exception of the most notable buildings in Malta. These photos were taken during O'Brien's travels and thus are mostly made up of features of the cities that she found noteworthy. There are photos of streets, buildings (including churches like St. John's Co-Cathedral), crests, and wide shots of the city, and waterfronts.

Box ten contains archaeological research materials related to the Manhattan locality or directly tied to Kansas State University (or its predecessor: Bluemont Central College). Topics include the Seger Mastadon, fossil finds and archaeological sites in Manhattan, and broader Kansas archaeology materials. Box ten also includes materials related to Oral History.

This selection features Alba, Brescia, Florence, Herculaneum (in Naples), Lecce, Milan, Ravenna, Rome (including Vatican City), Sicily (especially Palermo, Syracuse, Taormina, and Vallei de Templi), Taranto, Uffizi, Venice (from 1976 in particular), and a few photos from an unidentified origin. These photos were taken during O'Brien's travels and thus are mostly made up of features of the cities that she found noteworthy, as well as sites of particular anthropological interest. There are images of buildings (especially churches, museums, and government buildings), Greek and Roman ruins, statues, artifacts, and landscapes.

This selection has the largest amount of images of all of the locations in the digital photos of this collection. The cities present in this order are Bad Staffelstein, Bamburg, Berlin, Colmar, Creglingen, Dachau, Eichstadt, Erfurt, Greifswald, Iphofen, Kelheim, Köln, Lubbeck, Meissen, Miltonberg, Nürnberg/Nuremberg, Prien, Rothenburg, Schleswig, Strasbourg, Traunstein, Volkach, Weimar, Würzburg, and a few photos from an unidentified origin. There are also 8 photo presentations. The first features Creglingen, Köln, Meissen, and Traunstein, the second features Erfurt and Weimar, the third features Prien and Versailles, the fourth features Würzburg, the fifth features Iphofen and St. Mary of the Vineyard, the sixth features Iphofen and is dated to 1995, the seventh features Rothenburg and is dated to 1995, and the last features Lubbeck, Griefswald, and Schleswig and is dated to 1995. These presentations seem to be composed of the other images in this collection.

These photos were taken during O'Brien's travels and thus are mostly made up of features of the cities that she found noteworthy, as well as sites of particular anthropological interest. Some of the photos are specifically dated to 1987, 1988, 1994, and 1995, though there were plenty of images taken at an unidentified time. These photo feature buildings (especially churches and historical structures), streets, statues, fountains, artifacts, art, Oktoberfest, and wide shots of landscapes and cities.

This selection features images from Bordeaux, Chartres, Paris, and Yvelines (including Versailles). It also features 2 photo presentations, one which features Bordeaux and Paris, and another which features Versailles and Prien, Germany. These photos were taken during O'Brien's travels and thus are mostly made up of features of the cities that she found noteworthy. There are photos of buildings (especially churches), statues, fountains, and streets. The Paris photos feature Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (Notre Dame), the Eiffel Tower, the Basilica of Sacré Coeur de Montmartre, and some wide shots of the city's rooftops. Some of the Parisian photos are from 1976, some are from 2001, some are from 2007, and there are some without an identifiable year of origin. The Bordeaux images feature the Bordeaux Ampitheatre, Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux, Église Saint-Pierre, Église Saint-Antoine de Compiègne, Bordeaux Hôtel de Ville/Palais Rohan, Ponte Cailhau, Monument aux Girondins, Grosse Cloche, Musée d'Orsay, Saint-Émilion vineyards, the riverfront, a Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) statue, and a carousel. The Yvelines photos feature the Château de Breteuil, Château de Versailles, and Vaux de Cernay Abbey. The Chartres photos feature Notre-Dame de Chartres Cathedral.

Slide set thirteen contains photos of sites in Europe. Countries include France, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Germany. Set fourteen is a continuation of European slides. All boxes in set fourteen contain Germany photos. Set fifteen includes photos from Italy, Malta, England, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Croatia, and Ireland. Set sixteen (boxes C - F) and set seventeen (boxes A & B) pertain specifically to European archaeology.

This subseries, which is easily the largest of the digital photo subseries, is composed of photos from Pat O'Brien's travels in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Wales. There are also some photos whose locations have not been positively identified, but they appear to have been taken in one of the aforementioned countries. The years listed on some of the photos are 1976, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1999, and 2007. There are photos of streets, buildings (especially churches, museums, and government buildings), statues, graves, art and artifacts, ruins, waterfronts, wide shots of cities, landscapes, and sites of anthropological, archeological, and geological interest.

This selection features images from Bath, Oxford, Salisbury, London, and from miscellaneous unidentified locations in 1976. These photos were taken during O'Brien's travels and thus are mostly made up of features of the cities that she found noteworthy. In particular, there are images of the Roman Baths, churches (including Westminster Abbey), buildings in the Oxford College campus, graveyards, streets, landscapes, and tourist locations like Big Ben and the Tower Bridge.

These photos were taken during Pat O'Brien's travels to Europe, North America, and South America and thus are mostly made up of features of the cities that she found noteworthy, as well as sites of particular anthropological or archeological interest. The majority of the images were taken in Europe, especially Germany and Italy. There are also a significant number of photos of England and France. Some of these images were compiled into photo presentations, which are also represented in this series, along with the photographs.

The photos feature buildings (especially churches, historical structures, and museums), streets, statues, fountains, graves, pottery, art, artifacts, ruins, waterfronts, tourist locations, festivals, wide shots of cities, landscapes, and sites of anthropological, archeological, and geological interest.

This selection features images from Gentofte and Helsingør. These photos were taken during O'Brien's travels and thus are mostly made up of features of the cities that she found noteworthy. There are a small amount of photos of the grave location of Prince Axel, Princess Margaretha, Prince Georg, and Princess Anne (outside Bernstorff Palace), a bust of Carit Etlar, and Kronborg Slot.

This selection features images from Zagreb. These photos were taken during O'Brien's travels and thus are mostly made up of features of the cities that she found noteworthy. There are images of streets, buildings (including St. Mark's Church and Zagreb Cathedral), and statues.

Box nine contains materials more of a hobby-related caliber and are not archaeological, but they include Pat's miscellaneous thoughts and theories separate from her archaeological research interests. Included is research conducted on Chicago's fur industry, including a paper written on the topic and transcriptions of an interview conducted by Pat with Edward Labes. Also included in box nine is research on sweet potatoes, King Richard III, the nature and effects of work, and notes on the "Emergence of Man" meetings.

Box eight includes a continuation of research materials related to Native American sacred sites. Specifically included here is research on hot springs sites in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming. Materials in box eight also correspond to slides (both North American and European) and provide further context for said slides.

Box seven contains materials related to research done on Native American sacred sites. Specifically, topics include Pawnee cosmology, animal lodges (and animals in general tribal contexts), and other symbolism and mythology within native tribes. Animal lodge research was conducted in a number of states including Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Oklahoma. Much of the materials related to this topic include corresponding slides and give further context to said slides.

Box six contains the remaining materials related to Pat's research on a Mayan measurement system. Materials in box six include site floor plans. Box six also contains related to the Mississippian, Prehistoric Native Americans of the Great Plains, and the Pawnee & Wichita series.

Box six contains materials related to the Cahokia site that include notes related to Cahokia architecture and excavations. Box six also contains materials related to the Prehistoric Native Americans of the Great Plains, Mesoamerica, and the Pawnee & Wichita series.

Box five contains a continuation of research and materials related to Pat's Mayan measurement system research, including general research and other site floor plans.

Box four contains research related to the Plains Village era site, Steed-Kisker. Since ties to Cahokia were theorized, some tie-in for Cahokia materials is possible within the materials. Given that this site is located near Kansas City, other research materials that pertain to that locality are also housed in box four, including a manuscript of a paper on Mississippian Developments in the Kansas City Locality, infrared aerial photographs of the area, and other broader topics such as Mississippian pottery and Missourian archaeology sites. Box four also includes materials related to the Mesoamerica series.

Box four contains research materials related to Mesoamerica and, more specifically, Pat's Mayan measurement system research. Items include correspondence about the project with Hanne Christiansen and others, NEH and NSF grant applications, project-related manuscripts, comments from other scholars, measurement reports, and site floor plans. Box four also includes materials related to the Prehistoric Native Americans of the Great Plains series.

Box 3 includes research materials and manuscripts about the Mississippian culture settlement, Cahokia.

Box two contains administrative materials related to the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work (SASW) including course proposals (M.A. in Anthropology and Ph.D. in Sociology), archaeological field school proposals, department faculty information, department budgets, Board of Regents program reviews, NCA Accreditation, Provost's Excellence Committee, Latin American and Ethnic Studies information, a Museum Studies program proposal, and curriculum revision. Also included in this box is student research (kept separate from Pat's research) conducted by Frederick Scott and William Reeder (Ph.D. dissertation). Box 2 also contains information about Pat's Fulbright Teaching Fellowship in Germany and other German archaeology information.