Anthony Sorrentino papers, 1975-1976.

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Anthony Sorrentino papers, 1975-1976.

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This collection consists of Sorrentino's resume and the typed manuscript for his book, Organizing Against Crime: Redeveloping the Neighborhood published by Human Sciences Press in 1977. Three unpublished sections are included containing information on E.L. Hicks, Principal of Jackson School during the 1920s, and several life histories of delinquents.

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University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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Sorrentino, Anthony

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Anthony Sorrentino (1913-2005) was a Chicago sociologist, scholar, and civic leader of Italian descent. Sorrentino worked with the Chicago Area Project (1934-1938) and later as a sociologist at the Institute for Juvenile Research (IJR; 1938-1957). In 1957, Sorrentino's work at the IJR was transferred to the Illinois Youth Commission, and in the 1970s to the Department of Corrections. In 1975, Governor Daniel Walker appointed Sorrentino Executive Director of the newly formed Commission on Delinqu...