R.A. Scotti papers

Collection

Identifier: 018-02

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the publication and marketing of R.A. Scotti’s Sudden Sea, published in 2004. The collection includes photographs of the aftermath of the storm provided to Scotti by survivors as well as promotional material, the text of speeches and other material related to the promotion of the book.

Dates

1938 - 2009

Creator

Scotti, R.A. (Rita A. ) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to research.

Conditions Governing Use

PPL does not claim copyright to this collection. Users of this item are responsible for determining copyright restrictions.

Biographical / Historical

Rita A. Scotti was born in Providence, Rhode Island on December 25, 1943 to Dr. Ciro Ottorino Scotti and Ursula Dwyer. She completed her undergraduate degree at Loyola University. As a journalist she worked for the Providence Journal and the Newark Star-Ledger. Her career as an author includes several works of fiction and non-fiction. Sudden Sea is a non-fiction account of the 1938 hurricane that devastated New England. Scotti died in 2010.

Extent

.8 Linear Feet (2 boxes )

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in two series: 1. Material relating to Sudden Sea. 2. Photocopies of material relating to Scotti’s other publications, the originals of which are housed at Loyola University’s Archives and Special Collections.