Celebrating a Century: New Location for F. Scott Fitzgerald Collection at the Minnesota History Center

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Dated: April 7, 2025

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Allison Ortiz, 651-259-3051,Â allison.ortiz@mnhs.org or Jack Bernstein, 651-259-3058,Â jack.bernstein@mnhs.orgÂ

ST. PAUL, Minn (April 7, 2025) â The celebration is expanding! The Minnesota Historical Societyâs display celebrating the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby and its author, F. Scott Fitzgerald,Â has a new home with greater access at theÂ Minnesota History Center.Â

The display, titled Thatâs My Middle West: F. Scott Fitzgeraldâs St. Paul,Â will run through May 31 in the Irvine Room on the first floor of the History Center, which is free and open to the public. More than 50 items from the Minnesota Historical Societyâs Collections, including books, letters, photographs, newspapers, and government documents, will provide insight into Fitzgeraldâs time in St. Paul.Â

Items on display include:

An inscribed copy ofÂ The Farewell Address of George Washington, a textbook used by a teenage F. Scott Fitzgerald.
A copy of Fitzgeraldâs debut novel,Â This Side of Paradise signed by the author and inscribed to the Minnesota Historical Society.
The St. Paul Daily Dirge, a parody newspaper created by F. Scott Fitzgerald to hand out at a party held in St. Paul in 1922.
F. Scott Fitzgeraldâs World War I Military Service RecordÂ

The move to the first floor means expanded hours. Visitors are welcome to see the display anytime the History Center is open: Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10 amâ4 pm and until 8 pm on Thursdays. The History Center will also host a free live reading ofÂ The Great Gatsby on April 10, 100 years to the day after the novel was published.Â

The display and reading are part of theÂ Friends of the St. Paul Libraryâs âGatsby at 100,â a series of events in 2025 revisiting the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby.

Photos provided are courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society. Permission to use the images is granted in connection to this display; any other uses require additional permissions from MNHS.

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