Microfilm of parts of the collection are available, such as of the manuscripts and the scrapbook.

Frances Scott ("Scottie") Fitzgerald Lanahan (later Smith), the daughter of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, donated the papers to the Princeton University Library in 1950. Some accession numbers associated with this collection are AM 14450 and AM 20502, with additions made to the collection over time until that practice was discontinued.

Some of these additions were from Lane Montgomery, Henry Dan Piper, John Evans, Eleanor Lanahan, James R. Duke (some accession numbers associated with these various gifts include AM 1997-97, AM 1997-106, AM 1999-16, AM 1999-27, AM 2002-149, AM 2006-51, AM 2007-38, and AM 2013-58).

Zelda Fitzgerald's scrapbook was purchased 1982 December 17 (AM 83-73). Easter card purchased 1978 October 31 (AM 79-61).

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

In 2023, rehousing and metadata enhancement was completed to prepare materials for digitization. The finding aid was revised by Amy C. Vo in June 2023.

People

• Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott) (1896-1940)
• Smith, Scottie Fitzgerald

Subject

• American fiction. -- 20th century
• Artists -- United States. -- 20th century -- Catalogs
• Mothers and daughters -- United States. -- 20th century
• Short stories, American. -- 20th century
• Women artists -- United States. -- 20th century
• Novelists, American. -- 20th century

Occupation

• Women novelists, American. -- 20th century

Publisher

Manuscripts Division

Finding Aid Date

1998

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The collection is open for research.

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