Summary
Overview
Fitzgerald, Zelda,
1900-1948.
1917-1997 (mostly 1920-1950)
8 linear feet, 5 archival boxes, 4 half-size archival boxes, 2 flat
cases, 1 oversize flat case
This collection is stored at Firestone Library and Firestone Library.
This collection is stored onsite at Firestone Library. Original
materials in boxes 2A and 7 are stored in special vault facilities.
Requests will be delivered to Manuscripts Division, RBSC Reading Room
.
Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare
Books and Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
One Washington Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08544 USA
Abstract
The Zelda Fitzgerald Papers consists of manuscripts, correspondence,
miscellaneous notes and related material, documents, pictures, clippings, and
photographs of American author Zelda Fitzgerald.
Description
Description
The collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, miscellaneous notes and
related material, documents, pictures, clippings, and photographs of Zelda
Fitzgerald. Included are the typescript, set for printer, of Save Me the Waltz (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons,
1932), manuscripts (mostly typescripts) of short stories, articles, and her play
Scandalabra , and tear sheets of some of her
published articles and stories: "Big Top," "Caesar's Things," "Choreography of
an Idea," "Janno and Jacob," "Other Names for Roses," "Show Mr. and Mrs. F. to
Number...," and "Unembellished." Also present is a portrait drawing by Zelda of
her husband, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and several other drawings. There are letters
to her daughter, Frances Scott Fitzgerald (married name, Scottie Fitzgerald
Smith), correspondence with other people, such as Ludlow Fowler, Charles Kalman,
Margaret Turnbull, George Nathan, and others, and correspondence between various
family members. Correspondence between Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald is gathered
in his Papers (C0187).
Additions to her papers consist of a family scrapbook of photographs, clippings
and memorabilia, dating from Zelda's childhood to 1927, and an album, compiled
by Eleanor Lanahan in 1997, entitled Zelda by Herself,
The Art of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald , which contains a 45-page catalog
and 235 color slides of all of the known art works of Zelda Fitzgerald and their
various locations. A later addition includes a jacket worn by Zelda, a
photograph of Zelda, Lane Montgomery's notes about Zelda from her writings, and
her correspondence with Scottie Fitzgerald Smith (daughter of Zelda and F. Scott
Fitzgerald) and others about Zelda and William Luce's play Zelda (1984) in which Ms. Montgomery collaborated and performed.
Collection Creator
Biography
Zelda Fitzgerald (1900-1948) was an American author and wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Collection History
Acquisition
Gift of Lane Montgomery, Henry Dan Piper, John Evans, Eleanor Lanahan, James R.
Duke. Scrapbook of Zelda Fitzgerald purchased on December 17 1982. Easter card
purchased on October 31 1978.
Access and Use
Access Restrictions
Original manuscript of "Caesar's Things" is restricted due to fragility;
researchers must use Xerox copy.
Original scrapbook is restricted; researchers must use digitized version.
Use Restrictions
The Fitzgerald Literary Trustees maintain an active role in the administration
of copyright through Harold Ober Associates, 40 East 49th St., NYC, 10017, who
also gives permission for photographs.
Preferred Citation
Zelda Fitzgerald Papers; 1917-1997 (mostly 1920-1950), Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
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