Interview with Sister Mary Thomas Yankovich, C.S.J., October 28, 1982, Tape 1, Side 1
Identifier
pitt:20230202-ssjb-0048-t1s1
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Title
Interview with Sister Mary Thomas Yankovich, C.S.J., October 28, 1982
Subject
Pittsburgh Mercantile Company, Zauner, Edward, Father, 1891-1970, St. Joseph Preparatory School (Baden, Pa.), St. Titus School (Aliquippa, Pa.), St. Titus Church (Aliquippa, Pa.), Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden, Yankovich, Mary Thomas, Family life, Depressions--1929, Nuns--Religious life, Immigrants
Description
[t1s1] Sister Mary Thomas Yankovich talks about her father: immigration from Austria; work at Jones & Laughlin Steel Company in Aliquippa; bringing the family from Austria. She speaks about her father’s life in Austria: apprentice bricklayer; diploma from the Viennese School of Music in Vienna; playing clarinet; belonging to a band. She talks about her brother: St. Vincent Preparatory School (Latrobe); St. Bonaventure (Olean, NY); Jones & Laughlin in Aliquippa; U.S. Steel in Chicago. She talks about attending Jones School, Harding High, and St. Joseph Preparatory School. She describes Aliquippa in the 1920s: Plans; Pittsburgh Mercantile Company; Black residents; the Depression; working conditions at Jones & Laughlin; recreation. She talks about St. Titus: Father John Greaney; Father Edward Zauner; CCD; the Sisters of St. Joseph. She talks about her family life and the impact of the Depression on the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Contributor
Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden (depositor), Yankovich, Mary Thomas (interviewee), Witt, Sally (interviewer)
Date
1982-10-28
Type
oral histories (literary genre)
Format
cassette tape, 45 minutes
Identifier
pitt:20230202-ssjb-0048
Language
eng
Relation
Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden Oral History Collection
Coverage
Aliquippa (Pa.)
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