Oral History: Sister Marie Baptista Vandergrift
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Title
Oral History: Sister Marie Baptista Vandergrift
Subject
Sister Marie Baptista Vandergrift
Description
An oral history of Sister Marie Baptista Vandergrift, a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill from 1917 until 1986. The interview was conducted by Sister Marie Corona Miller on October 1, 1986.
Sister M. Baptista was born on November 26th, 1895 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Daughter of Eugene B. Vandergrift and Catherine Brophy, Mary Olive Vandergrift entered the community on March 24th, 1917 at the age of 21 as Sister Marie Baptista Vandergrift.
Sister Marie Baptista was an elementary school teacher in both the Greensburg and Pittsburgh dioceses. While in Greensburg, she taught at Immaculate Conception School in Irwin. She taught from 1919 to 1972. She also taught at St. John the Evangelist, St. James in Wilkinsburg, and St. Phillip in Crafton.
Sister Marie Baptista Vandergrift took her Final Profession on May 20th, 1949. She passed on October 20th, 1986 at the age of 90.
Sister M. Baptista was born on November 26th, 1895 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Daughter of Eugene B. Vandergrift and Catherine Brophy, Mary Olive Vandergrift entered the community on March 24th, 1917 at the age of 21 as Sister Marie Baptista Vandergrift.
Sister Marie Baptista was an elementary school teacher in both the Greensburg and Pittsburgh dioceses. While in Greensburg, she taught at Immaculate Conception School in Irwin. She taught from 1919 to 1972. She also taught at St. John the Evangelist, St. James in Wilkinsburg, and St. Phillip in Crafton.
Sister Marie Baptista Vandergrift took her Final Profession on May 20th, 1949. She passed on October 20th, 1986 at the age of 90.
Creator
Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
Publisher
Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
Date
1986/10/01
Rights
All rights belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
Format
Audio cassette tape
Type
Oral history
Identifier
OH-12
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Sister Marie Corona Miller
Interviewee
Sister Marie Baptista Vandergrift
Original Format
Audio cassette tape
Duration
31:03
29:14
29:14
Bit Rate/Frequency
96kHz
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Citation
Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, “Oral History: Sister Marie Baptista Vandergrift,” Collections of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Archives, accessed March 1, 2021, http://scsharchives.com/items/show/725.
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