Interview with Sister Mary Jude Litzinger, C.S.J., September 21, 1982, Tape 1, Side 1
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pitt:20230202-ssjb-0026-t1s1
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Title
Interview with Sister Mary Jude Litzinger, C.S.J., September 21, 1982
Subject
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company. Aliquippa Works, St. Titus School (Aliquippa, Pa.), St. Titus Church (Aliquippa, Pa.), Zauner, Edward, Father, 1891-1970, Litzinger, Mary Jude, Catholics, Nuns--Religious life, Family life, Ethnic relations, Depressions--1929, Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden
Description
[t1s1]Sister Mary Jude Litzinger talks about her childhood in Johnstown in the
1910s and 1920s: father shoe salesman; background of parents in Cambria County; St. John School;
father’s move to Homewood. She talks about becoming a Sister of St. Joseph. She talks about St.
Titus and Aliquippa from 1932 to 1936: effects of the Depression; ethnic groups; teaching in the
school; visiting the poor; daily schedule and convent life; shopping. She talks about the
control of Jones & Laughlin Steel Company on the town. She speaks on the issues of
registering as a Democrat, voting, and resulting impact on Father Edward Zauner. [t1s2]Sister
Mary Jude Litzinger talks about St. Titus and Aliquippa from 1932 to 1936: Republican-only town;
celebration days; teaching in the school; the activities in the church. She reflects on the
differences of the past and present.
Contributor
Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden (depositor), Litzinger, Mary Jude (interviewee), Witt, Sally (interviewer)
Date
1982-09-21
Type
oral histories (literary genre)
Format
cassette tape, 92 minutes
Identifier
pitt:20230202-ssjb-0026
Language
eng
Relation
Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden Oral History Collection
Coverage
Aliquippa (Pa.)
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