Special Collections and University Archives of Rutgers University–New Brunswick Libraries is delighted to announce the acquisition of the Louise A. DeSalvo Papers. Louise DeSalvo (1942–2018) was an acclaimed literary scholar, memoirist, and Rutgers alumna. Her collection was generously donated by the Louise A. DeSalvo Literary Estate, LLC.

DeSalvo was born Louise Anita Sciacchetano in Jersey City and grew up in Ridgefield, New Jersey. She graduated from Rutgers University’s Douglass College in 1963 and earned her master’s degree in 1972 and Ph.D. in 1977 from New York University. DeSalvo taught writing and literature for many years at New York City’s Hunter College while living in Teaneck and Montclair, New Jersey.