This collection consists of the following items:

One postcard (postmarked 2 March 1895) written by Fitzpatrick from Iowa City, Iowa requesting a copy of Bulletin No. 16 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Division of Botany.

Notebook, 1921: “Field notes and sketches of region near Colorado Springs–Austin Bluffs–Gravel Slides at or near Minnehaha Alpine Lab”.

Labeled photographs (11) of plant life in the area and related U.S. Geological Survey topographical map.

One handwritten letter (26 September 1923, 2 pages) Fitzpatrick wrote from Lincoln, Nebraska, to President Harmon, Transylvania College, Lexington, Kentucky, regarding the vacant position of professor of biology. Fitzpatrick discusses his qualifications, including his education, experience, research, and publications.