Anthony Sorrentino papers
Abstract
Literary manuscript (1950-1975) of Anthony Sorrentino consists of two photocopied drafts of "It's An Inside Job," the story of a project to prevent juvenile delinquency and crime in Chicago's neighborhoods. One manuscript dates from 1950, the other from 1975 when it was being readied for publication.
Dates
- Creation: 1950 - 1975
Creator
- Sorrentino, Anthony (Person)
Language of Materials
English
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS
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HISTORICAL SKETCH
Anthony Sorrentino (b. 1913) was born in Marsala, Sicily. He emigrated to the United States in 1919 with his parents who came to Illinois and settled in the "Little Italy" of Chicago's Near West Side. Sorrentino worked as an administrator of community services for the Illinois Department of Corrections and was involved in the Chicago Area Project, a neighborhood-based self-help program begun in 1934 to prevent juvenile delinquency and crime.
Extent
5 linear inches
PROVENANCE
Collection acquired from Anthony Sorrentino of Chicago, Illinois in 1975.
- Title
- Inventory of the Anthony Sorrentino papers.
- Author
- IHRC Archives
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding Aid in English
Collecting Area Details
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