Thanks to Sue Harper ’76 and her family, Gettysburg College ranks as a significant national repository of F. Scott Fitzgerald memorabilia. In 2015, she donated the collection of her husband, the late Robert T. Harper, which includes first editions of every Fitzgerald book and several signed by the author. The collection comprises over 750 books; nearly 350 magazines and journals; as well as pamphlets, programs, catalogs and other ephemera. Among the more unusual items are the original iconic sketches of Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, by artist Gordon Bryant; Trimalchio, a reproduction of the uncorrected, two-foot-long galleys for the novel that would become The Great Gatsby; and a 1931 contract with MGM Studios.
All books in the Harper collection have the bookplate "The Robert Harper Collection of [notable works or author] - Gift of the Harper Family," which can be found under a book's "Description" or "Provenance" in MUSCAT Plus.