Craig House Medical Records on Zelda Fitzgerald

Craig House.

Craig House was an American private psychiatric clinic located in Beacon, N.Y.

Zelda Fitzgerald, wife of the American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, was a patient at Craig House, under the care of Dr. C. Jonathan Slocum.

Fitzgerald, Zelda (1900-1948)

Zelda Fitzgerald (1900-1948) was an American socialite, novelist, painter, and wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The collection consists of psychiatric evaluations, correspondence, and reports concerning Zelda Fitzgerald when she was a patient at Craig House, Beacon, N.Y., under the care of Dr. C. Jonathan Slocum. Included are letters, telegrams, and notes to and from Zelda Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mrs. A. D. Sayre (Zelda's mother), and various doctors. There are also copies of reports and evaluations from Johns Hopkins Hospital and Prangin, Switzerland, as well as a stenographic transcript of a conversation between Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald and Dr. Thomas Rennie in 1933. It should be noted that some of the medical histories and correspondence use harmful language when describing mental and behavioral health symptoms and diagnoses.

Gift of Jonathan Slocum (Princeton Class of 1936), Dr. Slocum's son (AM 1993-118).

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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Craig House Medical Records on Zelda Fitzgerald, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Publisher

Manuscripts Division

Date

2002

Creator

Craig House.

Subject

Women -- Mental health -- 20th century

Psychiatric hospital patients

Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence

Women authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence

Authors' spouses

People

Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott) (1896-1940)

Fitzgerald, Zelda (1900-1948)

Language

English

Form

Correspondence

Psychiatric records

Reports