Nicholas Patricca papers, 1960-2012.
- Collection ID WLA1999.19
- Creator Names Patricca, Nicholas A.
- Title Nicholas Patricca papers, 1960-2012.
- Physical description 10.5 linear feet.
- Collection arrangement Series 1: Biographical, 1973-2011, n.d. Series 2: Plays & Poetry, 1960-2010, n.d. Series 3: Irma Corcoran, BVM documents and publications, 1991-2001, n.d. Series 4: Audio-visual & Oversized, 1979-2010, n.d. Addendum 1: 1979-2012, n.d. Series 1: “Peggy Roach: One Woman’s Journey, A Nation’s Progress” Manuscript, 1979-2012, n.d. Series 2: Theater Work, 2012. Series 3: Audiovisual Materials, 2003-2011, n.d.
- Biographical or Historical Note Born June 14, 1941, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Playwright, theologian, professor. Nicholas (Nick) Patricca was born June 14, 1941 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Patricca ultimately earned 5 academic degrees: Associate of Arts in 1961 from St. Charles College in Catonsville, MD; Bachelor of Arts in 1963 from St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA; Master of Arts from St. Vincent College in 1966; Master of Arts from the University of Chicago in 1969; Doctorate Degree in Philosophical Theology also from the University of Chicago, 1972. Patricca began his professional career as an Instructor at Mundelein College in 1966 and returned in 1973 as a member of the Religious Studies Department. Within three years he received Mundelein's Distinguished Faculty Award for scholarly achievement and teaching excellence. After the Loyola-Mundelein affiliation in 1991, Dr. Patricca found an outlet for his interest in Theatre as a member of Loyola University's Theatre Faculty where he specialized in playwriting. Over the course of his prolific playwriting work, Nicholas Patricca published and had produced seven full-length plays, two books of poetry, and over forty of his poems in more than fifteen journals. He also received numerous awards, fellowships and grants. He was also a founding member of the Chicago Alliance for Playwrights and Artistic Director of Chicago New Plays, where he concentrated on assisting other playwrights.
- Collection summary The papers of the Nicolas Patricca collection span the years 1960-2012 with the bulk of materials dating from 1982-1989. The collection also includes a significant amount of undated material. The papers are arranged into three series and consist mainly of Patricca's plays and material related to playwriting and promotion. Other materials include limited biographic material, personal correspondence, and a series of audiotape of Patricca's lectures both in the United States and abroad. Addendum 2 of the papers spans the years 1982-2001 and includes undated material. The papers consist mainly of information pertaining to Patricca's visit to Nicaragua, his interest in the Central American Crises of the 1980s and manuscript drafts and correspondence relating to the publishing of Irma Corcoran, BVM's books The ABC Zoo and Spin-Offs in which Patricca was actively involved. Also included are articles and a poetry book written by Patricca. Other materials include miscellaneous magazines and six 3.5 and 3.75 Floppy Disks containing spin-Offs manuscripts.
- Access and usage restrictions Some restrictions may apply.
- Finding Aids Note Finding aid available in repository; folder level.
- Location of Other Archival Materials Note See Also: Mundelein College Archives at the Women and Leadership Archives; the Nicholas Patricca Collection at the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago; and the Irma Corcoran, BVM, Papers, 1876-2000 at the Women and Leadership Archives.
- Names
- Patricca, Nicholas A. Archives.
- Corcoran, Irma. Spin-offs.
- Corcoran, Irma. ABC zoo.
- Roach, Margaret.
- Loyola University Chicago. Women and Leadership Archives.
- Subjects Dramatists, American 20th century.
- Geographic coverage
- Nicaragua Politics and government 1979-1990.
- Central America Politics and government 1979-
- Finding aid URL Finding aid for the Nicholas Patricca papers http://www.luc.edu/media/lucedu/wla/pdfs/Patricca,%20Nicholas.pdf