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Title A name given to the resource Not dated, Elizabeth Seton High School Baccalaureate Mass Description An account of the resource An undated Baccalaureate Mass for Elizabeth Seton High School graduates inside Resurrection Church in Brookline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Seniors sit in the front row in caps and gowns while underclassmen wear white. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Not dated Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. 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Title A name given to the resource Not dated, Graduates of Elizabeth Seton High School Description An account of the resource Three Elizabeth Seton High School graduates exit the school/ Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Not dated Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ESHSac013 https://scsharchives.com/files/original/998c98d7b6a6543f8795b9b3d0c859af.jpg 3918b0a71ebff756a8fcf80950790ccb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Audio-Visual Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Not dated, Graduates of Elizabeth Seton High School at Resurrection Church Description An account of the resource Graduates of Elizabeth Seton High School sit in the pews and await graduation ceremonies at Resurrection Church. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Not dated Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ESHSac014 https://scsharchives.com/files/original/3145afd5cf38592dc88a6ba637f8e0af.jpg 19909a0056b4b3b53ff5848149c3ea09 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Audio-Visual Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Not dated, Gym class at Elizabeth Seton High School Description An account of the resource Miss B.J. Ellis, gym instructor, conducts class on the auditorium stage at Elizabeth Seton High School. 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Title A name given to the resource Not dated, Sister Mary Cecile Smith (Margaret) teaches Elizabeth Seton High School students Description An account of the resource Sister Mary Cecile Smith counts as two Elizabeth Seton High School students play their piano pieces. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Not dated Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ESHSCL025 https://scsharchives.com/files/original/4c91cdfd2930d9042a4f50c2134c0dbd.jpg 7a253830d3eb946dad8bca387061629e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Not dated, Sister Melania Grace, Elizabeth Seton High School librarian Description An account of the resource Sister Melania Grace, Elizabeth Seton High School librarian, sits at a book display and sale by the Library Club. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Not dated Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ESHSCL022 https://scsharchives.com/files/original/3c20d3289acfcf5e26433971d03429f0.jpg 6fe4192880fab1796897292274eefc08 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio cassette tape Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Oral histories of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights to this recording belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OH Description An account of the resource To listen to an oral history, click on the record or search by the sister's name. Look under "Other Media" and click on the desired mp3 file to open the oral history. Multiple files indicate a continuation of the oral history. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Samantha Stossel Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Sr. Alice (Marie Timothy) Ruane Location The location of the interview Caritas Christi, Greensburg, PA Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History, Sr. Alice (Marie Timothy) Ruane, Excerpts Description An account of the resource Excerpts from an oral history interview with Sr. Alice Ruane, used for the digital exhibit, "I am a Citizen of the World." This interview was with Sr. Alice (Marie Timothy) Ruane. 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Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio cassette tape Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Oral histories of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights to this recording belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OH Description An account of the resource To listen to an oral history, click on the record or search by the sister's name. Look under "Other Media" and click on the desired mp3 file to open the oral history. Multiple files indicate a continuation of the oral history. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Sister Miriam Jane Hollowood Sister Mary Justin Carr Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Mother Richard Ann Watson Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Audio cassette tape Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 31:23 31:23 31:28 31:25 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 96kHz 96kHz Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History: Mother Richard Ann Watson Subject The topic of the resource Mother Richard Ann Watson Description An account of the resource An oral history of Mother Richard Ann Watson, a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill from 1932 until 1999. The interview was conducted by Sister Miriam Jane Hollowood and Sister Mary Justin Carr on November 8 and 10, 1987, January 14, 1988, and March 27, 1982. Mother Richard Ann Watson was born on September 1st, 1916 in Scottdale, Pa. Daughter of Richard Watson and Anna Campbell, Mary Elizabeth Watson entered the community on September 8th, 1938 at the age of 22 as Sister Richard Ann Watson with her Reception of Habit on January 1st, 1933 and her Temporary Profession on January 1st, 1935. She was elected as Mother Superior from 1969 to 1977. As a young sister, Mother Richard Ann taught at Simon and Jude School in Blairsville. Mother Richard Ann was a music teacher in the Dioceses of Pittsburgh, Greensburg, and Altoona. From 1944 to 1959, she taught music at Cathedral School in Altoona. She taught from 1959 to 1967 at St. Anselm High School, Pittsburgh and also during that time she was a Music and Humanities Professor at Seton Hill College. After her election of Mother Superior, Mother Richard Ann went back to teaching at Seton Hill College from 1977 to 1989, where she went to part-time from 1984 to 1989. Then, from 1989 to 1993, Mother Richard Ann was the Music Librarian for Seton Hill College. Mother Richard Ann Watson received her B.A. of Music in Gregorian Chant and Organ from Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart in 1946. She then pursued her M.A. of Music in Organ from Duquesne University in 1961. Mother Richard Ann co-authored "Unison Mass for Congregation" in honor of Elizabeth Ann Seton in 1965. She received the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Award from the Diocese of Greensburg in 1986 and was an Honorary Trustee on the Seton Hill College Board. Mother Richard Ann was baptized on September 17th, 1916 and her Final Procession was on May 2nd, 1949. Mother Richard Ann Watson passed on March 20th, 1999 at the age of 83. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987/11/08 1987/11/10 1988/01/14 1982/03/27 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio cassette tape Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OH-1 OH-76 Blairsville PA Cathedral School Duquesne University Greensburg Gregorian chant Mother Superior Music Education Organ Pennsylvania Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Award Saints Simon and Jude St. Anselm https://scsharchives.com/files/original/39114c3e7b681efa26617fd00cab894a.mp3 943df87052b9000ecce930521c19bfc3 https://scsharchives.com/files/original/177a83edaa9459fcdb8b39c7ddf81b64.mp3 e25e4981282ad97cbbd3240f48abe6eb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio cassette tape Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Oral histories of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights to this recording belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OH Description An account of the resource To listen to an oral history, click on the record or search by the sister's name. Look under "Other Media" and click on the desired mp3 file to open the oral history. Multiple files indicate a continuation of the oral history. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Sister Virginia Pascaretta Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Sister M. Angelica Little Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Audio cassette tape Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 96kHz Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 19:39 31:05 31:04 Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound OH 30-1 1 This is an interview for the Oral History Program of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, PA. The interviewee is Sister Angelica Little. The interviewer is Sister Virginia Pascaretta. The interview is taking place at DePaul Institute. The date is March 5, 1983. Sr. Virginia : Sr. Angelica, to begin with, would you please give me a little bit of your family background? Sr. Angelica: Well, I was born in Evansberg, PA in 1904 and I had five sisters and two brothers. My father was an attorney in the town and my mother was originally from Johnstown, my father, from Loretto. SVP: Would you like to give your father's name? SAL: Peter J. Little and my mother was Bertha O'Connor Little. SVP: I think that at one point in our conversations you mentioned that there was a reason for your going to Seton Hill Academy. SAL: Yes, my father grew up in the town of Loretto; Sr. Cecilia Schwab grew up there also. On one occasion Sister asked him if he would send his six daughters to Seton Hill and enroll them in St. Joseph's Academy; he agreed to do this and he did. When I went to Seton Hill, I had two older sisters there and three to come after me. So I entered th Academy in the Fall of 1918. There was a class of 200 girls and there were three Directresses that I lived under during my four years in the Academy: Sr. Francesca, beloved of all the girls, Sr. Angela Sullivan and Mother Claudia. The buildings there, I remember, were only two at the time, the Administration Building and Maura Hall. There was no passage way going over to the post office as there is now; it was possible to walk from the old laundry and the bake house straight down to the old gym. There was no building between the kitchen and what is now the dishwasher; that was all open then. The pantries were up, but nothing else. I enjoyed my years in the Academy very much. I was attracted to the community by the things that the Sisters did, just going about their work. In the evenings, many of them, on warm Spring days, would collect on the spiral stairways which extended from the porch on each side of the Administration Building. I loved to watch them. And another gathering was in the "court" where the Sisters with long paddles in their hands stirred apple butter in a big steaming kettle; it was beautiful thing to watch from upstairs. These things attracted me to the community. And another gathering was in the Fall, I was in the community then. Each sister, professed as well as novices, put on a gingham apron, got a pan and filled it with vegetables and fruit; we called it "courting". We would have a nice time down in the kitchen peeling our fruit and cutting up vegetable . Sr. Salome Kline was the one who did a lot of the canning and preserving in the old kitchen. We would smell the good spicy smells in the Fall. What really attracted me after I finished the Academy was. I was going to wait until I entered, for I always wanted to be a Sister, but I didn't talk to anyone about it because I thought they would be surprised on account of a few pranks I had been involved in. Then, Sr. Theodosia and I talked one time outside the chapel and she said that she wouldn't give anything in this world for even one year of her community life. That's when I decided to enter that September instead of coming back fro a second year of college. So I was in school five years. SVP: How did your parents accept that news? SAL: Well, Sr. Victoria, my sponsor, said I should go home and talk to them and when I got home, I just couldn't say a word about it. I came back and I wrote a note; instead of saying I'd like to enter, I wrote that I'd like to come back to stay. Well, they were delighted; they were very happy. When it was time to enter, my sister Claire was always taunting me saying, "Only three more dinners, only two more breakfasts", and I couldn't stand it anymore. So, I had my sister Margaret call the Mistress of Novices and ask if I could come early. I entered on the 6th of September, 1923. Mother Mary Francis didn't have any problem with the young sisters working in close contact with all the others and we had many happy talks with the senior sisters. We didn't know the pioneers but they did. Sr. Ligouri would work with us on our habits and one of her frequent sayings was " _ is the soul of a religious, without it you are not much more than a layman." Sr. Baptista and I used to talk, too; she had a niece in our community years later. She would tell me about Mother Aloysia Lowe. She said that one reason was she always wanted to build a house for the sisters; that was her goal. She said that when she thought of going back to Cincinnati, "It was hard to abandon the cradle that rocked me." Sr. Baptista would say that "She taught us how to live when too high were they the paths of knowledge; she taught us how to die." I used to go to the cemetery and read the tombstones; only two of them had inscriptions, really. Mother Aloysia's said: She has gone and left us; in her of love. Her image carved in So, therefore, is her children's guiding star Whose only death is in her for zeal. I used to go to every place on the campus, down to the dairy, and up to the towers, to read the inscription on the bell: Ave Maria peel out the bells, Over the hills and over the dales. All hail fair queen and mother of many Near whom the seraph's eyes gaze and Ring loud sweet bells, ring long sweet bells and pray In the words that are Gabriel's, - - Ave Maria. Well, what else? Well, the Novitiate life was very structured in those days, of course. We had morning prayers and a ½ hr. of meditation in the Grotto. Then, we had Mass and, our charge list was always hanging up, so we went to our charges. Sometimes to the laundry, sometimes to the kitchen. We always had time for a little walk, without shawls around us, outside. We had Chapter once a week and we really dreaded that because we had to kneel down publicly and tell our faults, such as, "We worked without our gingham aprons, we didn't keep our charges, we didn't keep recollection ." We had quarter prayers at quarter to 12, that's why they called them that, and we had our prayer for benefactors. I'm sure we must have prayed for Mother Seton's Canonization, all told, for over fifty years that God would hasten the time of her canonization. St. Vincent says that we always want an answer to prayers before God wants to give it. St. Theresa says God delays His answer because He loves prayer so much and we waited and prayed for fifty years for Mother Seton's canonization. We had recreation before night prayers during our Novitiate and then we'd have night prayers at quarter of eight. I always thought that was good to have silence right after night prayers, stop in the oratory after prayers for a little visit and then right up to bed. We'd have the lights out at 9:30 and be up at 5:00 the next day. The sisters entering today don't know the joy of getting the habit that we had years ago. It was a great joy in helping to make it, then putting it on and kissing the cap before putting it on. Sisters were always pinning the ends of their caps when walking down the hall. I'll never forget the time we came back for Christmas; some of us entered from the back of the chapel and the sisters were already assembled. We didn't know who some of them were. We thought, well, what's the matter? They hadn't any curtains on their caps! We didn't know Sr. Mary Cletus had red hair; we didn't know Sr. _ had curls behind her cap. We were amazed, but what happened was they had had a curtain on their caps. In the Academy we wore middies and skirts, of course. We had our mail given out in the community room at Cecilian Hall at noon. I always remember Sr. Marie Antoinette when she was our angel, she said that if there were any infractions that we were guilty of she wouldn't give out the mail to them. She used to say that she would "Communicate the intelligence verbally". And we'd think, "what? What did she say?" "Communicate the ." That didn't sound a bit like Sr. Marie Antoinette. When I entered I heard those words when the Community Customs were read and thought, "Oh, that's where Sister got that phrase." Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History: Sister Angelica Little Subject The topic of the resource Sister Angelica Little Description An account of the resource An oral history of Sister Angelica Little, a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill from 1923 until 1993. The interview was conducted by Sister Virginia Pascaretta on March 5, 1983 and March 15, 1983. Sister M. Angelica Little was born on September 23, 1904 in Ebensburg, Pa. Daughter of Peter J. Little and Bertha O’Connor, Mary Elizabeth Little joined the community on September 8, 1923 as Sister M. Angelica Little. Sister M. Angelica taught school education for many years, including at St. John’s High School, Scottsdale; and Sacred Heart High School, Pittsburgh; and later taught English at Seton Hill College. From 1953 to 1970, she taught visually handicapped children at the DePaul Institute, Brookline. After her retirement in 1970, she remained at the DePaul Institute as a tutor. Sister M. Angelica earned her B.A. in English and Education from Seton Hill college in 1926 and earned her M.A. in these subjects from Columbia University in 1933. She also studied Special Education for the Blind at Catholic University in the summers of 1953 and 1954. In 1942 she helped found the House of Mary during her social ministry in Pittsburgh. She was a prolific writer of songs, verses, and plays, and she directed her students at the DePaul Institute in her plays throughout her teaching career. She also introduced the Talking Prayerbook for the Catholic Blind recordings for her students in 1955. Sister M. Angelica Little passed away on March 10, 1993 at the age of 88. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983/03/05 1983/03/05 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio cassette tape Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OH-30 https://scsharchives.com/files/original/963c2c352b7f914220117077146dd4df.mp3 1e4c786457c7baf835e9058c7af00807 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio cassette tape Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Oral histories of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights to this recording belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OH Description An account of the resource To listen to an oral history, click on the record or search by the sister's name. Look under "Other Media" and click on the desired mp3 file to open the oral history. Multiple files indicate a continuation of the oral history. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Sister Brigid Marie Grandey Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Sister Ann Seton Boyle Location The location of the interview St. James Convent, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 96kHz Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 31:55 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History: Sister Ann Seton Boyle Subject The topic of the resource Sister Ann Seton Boyle Description An account of the resource An oral history of Sister Ann Seton Boyle, a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill from 1930 until 1998. The interview was conducted by Sister Brigid Marie Grandey at St. James Convent in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania on June 24, 1988. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1988/06/24 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio cassette tape Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OH-104 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio cassette tape Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Oral histories of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights to this recording belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OH Description An account of the resource To listen to an oral history, click on the record or search by the sister's name. Look under "Other Media" and click on the desired mp3 file to open the oral history. Multiple files indicate a continuation of the oral history. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Sister Marie Corona Miller Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Sister Clara Marie McManama Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Audio cassette tape Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 96kHz Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 31:53 31:54 31:52 31:52 31:56 31:55 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History: Sister Clara Marie McManama Subject The topic of the resource Sister Clara Marie McManama Description An account of the resource An oral history of Sister Clara Marie McManama, a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill from 1931 until 1991. The interview was conducted by Sister Marie Corona Miller on April 30, May 1, May 7, and September 19, 1987,. Sister Clara Marie McManama was born on March 27, 1908. Daughter of Robert W. McManama and Clara Rose Martin, Elizabeth Martha McManama entered the community on December 8, 1931 as Sister Clara Marie McManama. Sister Clara Marie worked as a parish bookkeeper for 6 years before entering the community. She spent her ministry as a nurse at Pittsburgh Hospital. She served a variety of roles here, including as Supervisor of the Medical-Surgical Wards, as Clinical Instructor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, as Assistant Director of Nursing Service, and as Supervisor and as Co-ordinator of Out-Patient Services, as well as teaching Medical-Surgical Nursing at the Hospital’s School of Nursing for two years. She also served as an instructor for the Practical Nurse School at Roselia Foundling and Maternity Hospital. Sister Clara Marie earned her R.N. in Basic Nursing at Pittsburgh Hospital in 1941, her B.S. in Nursing Education from Duquesne University in 1945, and her M.S. in Med-surgical Nursing from Catholic University in 1963. Sister Clara Marie McManama passed away on December 24, 1991 at the age of 83. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987/04/30 1987/05/01 1987/05/07 1987/09/19 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio cassette tape Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OH-63 https://scsharchives.com/files/original/c6755470c25b3fa770760750e0c72dd2.mp3 629b0b54a10faf5c99de2291a9966270 https://scsharchives.com/files/original/7d750ecfb41d7de114ca46b822e2098e.mp3 21bfd2a85703b45acf5552c08860749a https://scsharchives.com/files/original/786e4767ffa01794d950b37f2ff38b22.mp3 df3c42394a4b2b85a77534a127cf6d58 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio cassette tape Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Oral histories of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights to this recording belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OH Description An account of the resource To listen to an oral history, click on the record or search by the sister's name. Look under "Other Media" and click on the desired mp3 file to open the oral history. Multiple files indicate a continuation of the oral history. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Sister Marie Corona Miller Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Sister David Mary Leonard Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Audio cassette tape Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 96kHz Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 31:32 31:34 31:34 20:27 Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound OH 71-1 Sr. David Mary Leonard Tape I Side I This interview is being conducted as part of the Oral History Program of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. The interviewee is Sister David Mary Leonard. The interview is being conducted by Sister Marie Corona Miller at De Paul Institute. The date is October twelfth, nineteen eighty-six. SMCM: Good morning, Sr. David Mary. Sister, I'm very happy to be here with you today to talk about your personal history. SDML: Good morning, Sister. I was born Kathleen Leonard, January twenty-third, nineteen fifteen in Cumberland, Maryland. My Father, David Leonard, was the youngest of twelve children, born to Adam and Emma Clarr Leonard in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He had come to Cumberland as a young man and he met my Mother there. Her name was Edna Mason. She was the eighth of nine children born to Joseph Mason and Rose Mattingly Mason. Rose was a descendant of the original Mattingly’s who came to Southern Maryland with Lord Baltimore. There were three brothers. They settled...one in Ohio, one in Maryland, and one in Kentucky. My Grandmother told me that I would never meet a Mattingly who was not descended from one of those three. My Grandmother had a sister who entered the Seton Hill Sisters of Charity..Sister Louis Regina Mattingly. Sister died at a very young age in eighteen ninety after being in the Community for just four years. Her sister, Emma Mattingly, went to Kansas and entered the Ursuline Community there. My Mother's youngest sister, Lucy, followed her to Kansas. She is still living there. She is Sister Rosemary Mason. My Father, the youngest of twelve, never had the opportunity to attend a Catholic School. Both families were farm families. His family produced five Granddaughters to the Religious Life four Sisters of Charity and one to the Ursuline Community in Paoli, Kansas. His sister, Emma became a Visitation Nun in Georgetown, Kentucky. I grew up in St. Patrick's Parish in Cumberland, Maryland. I went to St. Patrick's Grade School where I was taught by the Sisters of Notre Dame. went to the High School there also which was upstairs. It was a very small school. My graduating class consisted of fifteen girls. The boys left after sixth grade and went across the yard to La Salle Institute which was conducted by the Christian Brothers. I can't remember anytime that I was not planning to be a Sister. It was always assumed that I would be a School Sister of Notre Dame because they were the only Sisters that I really knew. I knew about these relatives, but they were all sort of out there somewhere. There were Daughters of Charity in the town, but they were Hospital Sisters. I didn't know that they worked jn schools until much later. My Mother very wisely arranged for me to meet some of these Sister relatives from different places so that I would have a wider choice. Among the trips which she planned was one to Greensburg-. It was after my Sophomore year. I visited Sister Marie Elizabeth Leonard, Sister Jean Marie Leonard, and Sister Rita Mary Leonard, all of whom were first cousins. When I was in my Senior year, I was still going to be a School Sister of Notre Dame, but sometime in the Spring of that year, I made a retreat, during which I learned that I really belonged to Seton Hill. So, I wrote to the Mother Superior not knowing her name. She invited me to come to visit. I visited on June nineteenth. There had been no contact with the cousins. When I went to visit, Sr. Marie Elizabeth met me at the door. Mother Eveline Fisher had turned over my letter to Sister Theodosia Murtha, who was the Mistress of Novices. Sr. Theodosia then invited Sr. Marie Elizabeth. That was my offici I petitioning day. I found out later that it was .the anniversary of Sr. Louis Regina Mattingly's death. SMCM: What year was that, Sister? SDML: It was nineteen thirty-two. It was immediately after my graduation from High School. I was accepted and told to prepare- for September eighth. I spent the Summer trying to get my wardrobe together. Since I wasn't near any of the Sisters, it was like hit and miss, because I was trying to get the items on the clothes list. The School Sisters of Notre Dame were very gracious. They helped, and they ordered some things for me. So, I came to Greensburg on September eighth. My Father and my Brother and I left Cumberland at something like four o'clock in the morning by train and went to Connellsville. My cousin from Greensburg met us there. He took us to his home for breakfast. It was still only about eight o'clock in the morning. It was too early to go up to Seton Hill. Finally, we went up. Sr. Marie Elizabeth couldn't be there to take care of me because she was teaching. She delegated Sister Margaret Ann Hanley to put my lace cap on. She took me up to the Blessed Mother's altar. I left my Father and my Brother. I went up to the Novitiate and was ushered into the Senior Novitiate to help tie knots in haps. We would call them quilts or comforts, but they called them haps. SMCM: What time did you enter? Were you the first one? SDML: I think it was about ten o'clock in the morning. I think I may have been, but there were a couple of others there by lunch time. Sister Marie Celeste Cuzzolina and Sister Inez Mary Beckel came from Altoona. Sister Teresina Bridges, Sister Rosina Highland, Sister Miriam Ann Eck and Sister (couldn't get the name) came from Johnstown. The rest came in the afternoon. My biggest surprise was that Sister Theodosia was young and beautiful. I expected her to be old and cranky. By the evening meal everyone was there. Mother Richard Ann Watson, Sister Olivia Hamilton, Sister Maura Walsh, Sister Mary Arthur Giseburt, Sister Teresa Marie Jenkins, Sister Naomi Walsh, Sister Mary Timothy Adams, Sister John Joseph Weber, Sister Marie de Sales Clougherty, and Sister Mary Frederick Blatt. There were seventeen, and we became known as the" Notorius Seventeen." We had a good time, we learned a great deal, we worked hard, and we tried hard to pray. Some of the College teachers came over to the Novitiate from the very beginning and gave us classes. We had courses like...The History of Education, The Fundamentals of Education, and valuable things like that. Sister Francesca Brownlee, and Sister Teresa Clare Kernan were the main teachers. Sister Agnes Francina Kearney was in charge of the sewing room. Sister Ann Regina Sweeney had us for Choir. She had tryouts to determine eligibility. Sister Cecilia Clare Ott helped us to make our first habit. That was difficult, because most of us couldn't sew at all. We had a very interesting and busy postulancy which lasted only until January first. We received the habit and the white cap on January first, nineteen thirty-three. Then we had our canonical year which was mostly spiritual development. If we had any courses from the College, they would have been Religion classes. SMCM: Was Mother Evelyn at the head of the Community at this time? SDML: Yes, it was the beginning of her second term in Office. Sister Marie Antonio Mclinden, who was at De Paul Institute some time-later was the Assistant Mother on the Council. Sister Victorine Ellsworth was the Treasurer, and Sister Hildegarde Eichenlaub was the Procurator. That was the Council in those days. At the end of that year, January first, nineteen thirty-four, we received the black cap. Most of us were assigned to Missions. Sister Mary Frederick and I were not missioned. We were told that we were going to school. In the meantime, Sister Carolyn Lager had broken her leg at St. Philip's in Crafton. Instead of going to school, I was sent to Crafton to replace her. Sister Mary Frederick was also sent somewhere, but I don't remember where. Anyhow, we didn't get to go to school until some time later. I was sent to teach Sr. Carolyn's fourth grade temporarily for five weeks. Sister Angela Sullivan was the Principal and Sister Servant. She was very stern, but kind. She was in my classroom every day. - She just sat quietly in the back, keeping discipline I imagine. When Sister Carolyn returned, I was then needed at St. Anselm's in Swissvale. I substituted there for one week for Sister M. Gabriel McGivern, who had gone to visit her sister, who was. at Mt. Hope. When Sister Gabriel returned, I substituted for Sister Mary Patrick Donovan for the following week in the fifth grade, which was also at St. Anselm's. By that time it was Lent. I remember going to St. Luke's in Carnegie. Someone from St. Anselm's escorted me to Carnegie via train or streetcar. I was first put into the High School at St. Luke's to replace Sister Mary Henry Hanse who was off duty. After a few weeks there., Sister Agnes Marie Reuber, who was the Sister Servant and Principal of the High School and Grade School said to me: "Do you think you're a High School teacher?" I said: "I don't know, Sister." She said: "Well, you're not! Sister Mary Henry is back, and she will take her classes. So, you will go across the street to the seventh grade where someone else is off duty." I went over there and did my best in that seventh grade for the rest of the school year. I loved those children and everything about it. I returned to St. Luke's in August, which would have been August of nineteen thirty-four for another full year in that seventh grade. It was during that year that I taught Sister Camillus Erb- .·- At the end of that year, I would have been happy to come back to Carnegie forever, but it wasn't to be that way. In the meantime, there were three of us there who were preparing for Vows. As of January First, nineteen thirty-four, we were to pronounce our Vows for the first time. During that first semester, Sr. Agnes Marie Reuber, who was Sister Servant and Principal of both the grade and high school, nevertheless took us every Wednesday evening for a study of the Vow manual. SMCM: Sister, who were the three Sisters preparing for Vows? SDML: They were: Sister Teresa Marie Jenkins, Sister M. Naomi Walsh and myself. We were right next to each other in the Community. We slept up on the top floor, what we called the Attic, four of us in a room. I don't remember who the fourth Sister was. I remember once having a very bad cold, and Sr. Agnes Marie trudged up those steps to rub my chest. I got better fast! She was a very strong woman and forceful. She was a good, holy, woman. When she said something, it was said, and you did it. Sr. Agnes Marie also taught German in the High School. That Christmas, we went back to Seton Hill, to prepare for Vows, by making what was called the "Christmas Retreat." Then on January First, we pronounced our Vows. At that time, they were annual Vows. That was a big event. We knelt up in the front of the Chapel, and we said our Vows together between the two elevations of the Mass. Mother Eveline Fisher and Sister Marie Antonio Mclinden knelt up there with us to receive our Vows. Then we went back to Carnegie for the remainder of that year. When I left Carnegie, I had no thought about being transferred. Of course, we knew that we were always subject to being changed. When the mission list came out, it just happened to be the day that I was leaving for my first-visit home. My parents came to get me. We rode over night. I learned that I was going to De Paul Institute, which meant very little to me. I knew that Sister Inez Mary Beckel, who is in my group was at De Paul for a year, but I still knew very little about it. She was very excited about my coming to De Paul. I had never known any deaf people, except an Aunt and Uncle of a classmate of mine. I'm sure they were old time, deaf, who never learned any speech, and I was afraid of it. I went willingly and found myself happy to be there. Immediately, Sr. Marie Antonio, who was still on the Council, came to visit. She wanted to know how I liked it. I already was sold on it completely. SMCM: Who was the Sister Servant? SDML: Sister M. Bernadette Hayes was the Sister Servant in the absence of Sr. Marie Antonio. She really had never worked here, but she was sent here during the six years that Sr. Marie Antonio was on the Council. Sister Teresa Vincent Mahoney was the Principal. The Sisters here were: Sister Marie Michael Carroll, Sister Rose Gertrude Ritzert, Sister Emmanuel Manning, Sister Benedicta Sharp, (Sr. Benedicta had charge of the boys), Sister Mary Lois Highland, (Sr. Mary Lois had charge of the girls}, Sister Ethelreda Merz, Sister Teresa Mary Lacey, Sister M. Bridgetta Fitzpatrick, Sister Rose Xavier Garrity, Sister Mary Linus Hoag, Sister M. Fiorita McGrory, and Sister Inez Mary Beckel. SMCM: How many Sisters were there? SDML: I think there were about fifteen. I'm not remembering all of them because people were coming and going all the time. They were all very kind to me. I was assigned to observe Sister Rose Gertrude in the Primary Department. The youngest children we had were about seven years old. spent some time each day with Sr. Rose Gertrude, and then some time with Sr. Mary Linus at the next level. I also spent some time with Sr. Teresa Vincent, who, in addition to being Principal, was still trying to teach some classes. Time was spent too with Sr. Emmanuel and with Sr. Rose Xavier. Eventually, I had my first class, which was middle school children. They were about twelve years old. When Sister Emmanuel died in nineteen forty, I moved into the upper level, where I spent most of my time until I was made School Psychologist. We were still Novices even though we had made Vows once until we had completed five years. I don't know why, but five years and three months was the exact time. On December eighth, nineteen thirty-seven, we were officially professed Sisters. There was no ceremony connected with it. We just no longer reported to the Novitiate. During those five years, every time we went back to Greensburg, we were Senior Novices. We were still under Sister Theodosia Murtha. SMCM: Did you have to go back to Seton Hill every Summer? SDML: I went back the first two Summers, but I don't think we went back every Summer. SMCM: Did you go to school? SDML: We went to school. We took classes in the College. I remember one Summer when Mother M. Eveline Fisher was the Mother Superior and she said: "You went to school last Winter. So, you can spend the Summer in the laundry." I had gone to Duquesne from De Paul on Saturdays and took a class or two. I did then work in the lower part of the laundry mangling sheets, and taking charge of the Novices who came to the laundry to help. SMCM: Sister, who was in charge of the laundry at that time? SDML: I think that Sister M. Aloise White was still there, but maybe Sister Ruth Cecilia Giseburt was there by that time, but I don't think so. In any case, that was my part. I enjoyed it. I got a lot of reading done that Summer, didn't have to study, and that was very nice. Then after that, I didn't go back to Seton Hill in the Summers. I went to school at Duquesne and at St. John's Liberty Avenue where the Community had classes for the Sisters on Saturdays. I never matriculated at Duquesne, I just took courses there. After Sr. Emmanuel died suddenly the Easter of nineteen forty, I was sent to Pitt. I went there with about sixty-seven credits, most of which were from Seton Hill, and some from Duquesne. Tape I Side II SMCM: Sister, you were talking about your education. SDML: Yes. I started at the University of Pittsburgh the Summer of nineteen forty. I went there part time until January of nineteen forty-five when I graduated. I got my degree in Education with concentration on Psychology, and also in Geography. The Summer of nineteen forty-five, I was sent to Catholic University to work on a graduate level. Again, I majored in Education with a Minor in Religious Education. I spent six happy, very hard working Summers there. I graduated from Catholic University in nineteen fifty with a Master's Degree. SMCM: Sister, is that when our Sister Maurice McManama was there? SDML: Yes, I was there with Sister Maurice most of those years. She was very kind. She knew the ropes...the campus, etc. In fact, I took one course from her there. Every Summer there were several of our Sisters there, but I can't remember exactly in what order they came, or who were there which Summers. I know that Sister Mary Agnes Schildkamp and Sister Rebecca Kelsey were there for at least one Summer. Sister Deborah Kelly was there while I was there. Several Sisters from De Paul were there different Summers. I took the following year off from Study. In the Summer of nineteen fifty­ two, I was sent to Northwestern University for nine or ten weeks. I returned to Northwestern the Summers of nineteen fifty-three and fifty-four. At Northwestern University, I worked toward requirements needed for State certification in the Education of the Deaf. I didn't receive a degree from Northwestern. That was all Post Master's work. Then I went back to Duquesne University part time. I took special courses which were needed for certification. During those years of schooling, I acquired Certification in Elementary Education, Education of the Deaf, Speech Therapy, and finally in School Psychology. In the meantime, I had been teaching here at De Paul continuously. I remained in full time teaching until nineteen seventy, at . which time I was given part time as to work on School Psychology. In January, nineteen fifty-seven, when Sr. Teresa Vincent left here and Sister Helen Louise Connelly was made Principal; I was asked to take charge of the testing program. I was doing that while teaching full time for several years. Finally, in nineteen seventy-four, I was relieved from the classroom completely and given full time in the clinic. During those years, I worked closely with the Alumni. I had taught older children most of the time, so it was natural that I would keep in touch with them. We had an organized program going, and a Newsletter. It is still a very active on-going thing. They don't have organized meetings, but we still have the Newsletter, and they come to class re-unions. Sr. Marie Antonio returned here in the Fall of nineteen thirty-six, having completed her six years on the Council. She became the local Sister Servant at that time I believe. Sr. Teresa Vincent remained Principal. There were times when Sr. Teresa Vincent also seemed to be Sister Servant. They relieved each other on occasion, but Sr. Marie Antonio was always in the background. She was always at the top because she had been one of the original Founding Sisters back in nineteen hundred eight. SMCM: Who else was with Sr. Marie Antonio back in nineteen eight? SDML: There was a Sister Martha. I can't remember who the third one was. Two of them didn't stay in the work, but Sr. Marie Antonio did. In the early years at De Paul, we got back to Seton Hill just for retreat. As cars became more common, we were able to get there more often. When more of the Sisters became drivers, it became even more possible. The Sisters making renovation spent several Summers here at De Paul. We always had Sisters who were studying at Duquesne living here in the Summer. SMCM: What was your experience like living with the children when you first came to De Paul? SDML: That was very interesting. We lived in a dormitory, those of us who lived on the girls' side. You had a curtained corner with a very small stand and a cupboard somewhere out in the hall where you could hang your habit. You waited until the girls were in bed so that you could use the bathroom. If anyone got sick or anything like that during the night, you were responsible. Eventually, I graduated to a semi-private room. There were two of us in a room which was so small that if one person was saying their prayers, the other couldn't pass until she got up. I remember it being that way with Sister McClory. The Sisters who lived on the boys' side had little rooms between the dormitories. They had a window opening to the dormitory so that if they heard anything unusual, they could look through the window before going out. Those were interesting years. I don't remember having too much disturb us during the night. I think that I was so tired that I wouldn't have heard it. We taught all day. Every teacher had evening study hour with her class. The Angels ( Sisters who had charge of the children outside of school) had to be relieved for an hour in the evening so that they could pray. Some of us had to help the children to get ready for bed. The children were here even on the week-ends in those days. SMCM: Were there a lot of children in residence in those days? SDML: Everyone was in residence. The only ones who were not in residence, to my recollection, were two boys who lived in Brookline. They were permitted to go home. It was customary in Schools For the Deaf to keep all the children in residence. I think the reasoning was so that the teachers could have more access to them, but we learned gradually later on that the children needed their families as much as or more than they needed the school. So, we worked toward getting to be day pupils, but that was a long process. SMCM: Did you have dining room duty, Sister? SDML: Yes, the children were all seated and served. There were two Sisters on duty in that Dining Room...one on each end. We all took turns doing this. SMCM: You also took part in the program at Edgewood, didn't you? SDML: Oh, yes. I don't remember which years, but at least two or three years, I went out there every Monday after school here and we met those children. At bed time they were not allowed to be taught. We were not allowed to teach them Religion in their own school. A couple of Catholic teachers walked the children down to St. James school in Wilkinsburg where we met them. We used all of the classrooms in St. James School for an hour after school. SMCM: How long did that Monday night program go on? SDML: It went on for a long time. It started out being a Sunday morning program. I remember Sisters as far back as Sister Mary Linus, Sister Teresa Vincent meeting the children after Mass to teach them Religion. SMCM: Why did they change it? SDML: I don't know. I don't remember the reasoning, but the second phase was the Monday after school thing. The third phase was: A couple of Sisters by that time, we were down to one or two, went to the school itself to meet the children. The program still goes on, but I believe all of the teachers are lay teachers. SMCM: What group of children did you have when you helped? SDML: I had the oldest children. When one of the priests was there, I believe it was Father Daugherty, he took the oldest group, and I had the second oldest. When Father wasn't there, I had the oldest. It was difficult work, because the children were used to people signing to them. We didn't do that. I met some very nice people there. One of the boys, whom I taught, later married one of our girls. That couple has kept in close touch with me. . Another thing that we did was go to Canonsburg to a place called Morganza. I think it has a different name now. It was a school for delinquents. There were some deaf children there. A couple of us went out there for a while to teach them lip reading. It was for a short time, but it was another interesting experience. SMCM: Was that after school? SDML: I have a feeling that it was on Sundays. SDML: On May fifteenth, in nineteen forty-nine, Mother Rose Genevieve Rodgers went from mission to mission to receive the Sisters' Perpetual Vows. Up until that time, of course, we had been under Annual Vows. When Mother Rose Genevieve came to De Paul, we were all assembled in the Chapel, which is presently the Library. It was a very solemn moment. A lay person was taking care of the phone here. During that time, there was a phone call for me. When the ceremony was over, I was given the message to call Mary Halloran. I had the vague notion that Mary Halloran was the daughter of my mother's first cousin, who I knew lived in Pittsburgh. I called Mary, and she told me that she was interested in becoming a Sister of Charity. She was my second cousin. My Grandmother and her Grandfather had been brother and sister. Her mother had married a Pittsburgh man and had come here to live, so I probably only met her once that I could remember. Mary Halloran had been in our Sisters school in Brushton, in Father Black's parish until it closed. Eight years later, she wanted to enter. She looked me up because her Mother remembered that I was in Pittsburgh. SMCM: What was the name of that parish? SDML: Most Blessed Sacrament. It had been called Marian at one time, but got to be called just Father Black's. Mary wanted to be a Sister like one she had remembered from her early years in grade school. Mary's family went to an Italian parish after that, I believe it was Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Then she went to a Public High School and worked for four years before realizing that she wanted to become a Sister of Charity. Her Mother, her Aunt and I got into the act to put her in touch with me. She entered in September of nineteen forty-nine. Five years later, Rosemary Corwin, who lived in Jackson, Michigan, and was the daughter of my Aunt, my first cousin really by adoption, wanted to enter our Community. When she talked to me about it, I said: "Well, you know it's a long distance between Michigan and Greensburg. You won't get home very often." She was determined that this was what she wanted. SMCM: Sister, could you tell us a little bit about Sister Rose Virginia (Rosemary Corwin)? SDML: Her Mother had died when she was only two years old. Her Father, who had several other children, was not able to provide for her. The Pastor at the parish asked my Aunt to take this little girl. My Aunt and her second husband (her first husband had died) were more than willing to take this little girl. They enjoyed rearing her. She went to the Catholic schools in Michigan, first to the Dominican Sisters for grade school, then to the Cincinnati Sisters of Charity for high school. She had met me once or twice when she was small, so she decided that she would like to become a Greensburg Sister of Charity. Meantime, she had gone through college and had spent some time at Catholic University. SMCM: What was her field? SDML: It was Education. She was a teacher for several years before she entered. She finally came to see me in Greensburg. It was nineteen fifty­ four, the Marian Year. She was accepted for September eighth. I didn't see much of her in between times. She entered on September eighth, nineteen fifty-four. Both of Sister Rose Virginia's parents became invalids. There was no-one to take care of them. The Community gave Sister permission to go to Michigan to care for them. The Father died. After that, they sold their home and moved the Mother into an apartment. Sister had to stay with her. SMCM: Didn't Sister also teach at this time? SDML: She also taught at St. Mary's School with the Cincinnati Sisters of Charity. At one point, she taught at Queen's School, which is a Dominican School. She came back for one year and worked in Johnstown, but then she had to go back to Michigan again. When she went back, she took a part time job as a Librarian at St. Mary's. She had a person who stayed with her Mother during the hours when she was at the Library. SMCM: How long did she do this? SDML: I would say it was five or six years. Her Mother became weaker and weaker. Sister knew that she wasn't going to have her Mother much longer, but she didn't go to the Hospital as there really wasn't anything they could do. Three days before my Jubilee Celebration at Seton Hill, in nineteen eighty-two, Sister Rose Virginia called me to tell me that her Mother had died, and that she was taking her to Cumberland, Maryland to bury her. Her Father was also previously buried in Cumberland, Maryland. Of course, I had to go, but didn't go to Michigan. She had a Funeral Mass in Cumberland. I left immediately after the Mass for my Golden Jubilee with my Sisters to go to Cumberland. We arrived there that evening. Sister Rose Virginia had arrived shortly before us. We stayed with the Sisters of St. Ursula, who were very good to us. I think we stayed on in Cumberland for a day, and then returned here. SMCM: What happened with Sister Rose Virginia after that? SDML: She stayed here for a while for some much needed rest, but then had to return to Michigan to finalize her Mother's business. There was much to be done. She was there for at least a couple of months. Again, it wasn't possible for me to go to be with her, but she had many dear friends among her Mother's acquaintances. They moved right in and helped her. They had a family lawyer who took care of the financial end of things. Sister Rose Virginia got sick in Michigan. She came back to Greensburg, but she thought that if she could get back to the West where she had been happy, that she would get stronger. She got permission to go West, and was sent to Chandler, but she wasn't able to do much. She had been diagnosed by a specialist here.in Pennsylvania with leukemia. She knew before the Mother died that she wasn't well, but just didn't take time to look into it. The specialist at Mercy Hospital gave her permission to go to the West. He transferred her to a Doctor in Arizona, and sent her record. Sister Patricia Marie Stack, who was the Sister Servant at St. Mary's in Chandler, called me in late November or early December to tell me that Sr. Rose Virginia was quite ill, and that she would have to go back to Greensburg. She was flown home to Greensburg shortly before Christmas. The reason I know it was Christmas is that when I went out to see her, she had been caroling the night before with the Sisters. She wasn't really able to do that, but she wanted so much to be a part of it. She was so happy to be back with the Sisters at Assumption Hall. She was in the Hospital during New Year's that year. I remember talking to her on New Year's Day and telling her that everything was a sheet of ice. Tape II Side I SMCM: This is a continuation of the interview being conducted for the Oral History program for the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. The interviewee is Sister David Mary Leonard. Sister Marie Corona Miller is the interviewer. It is being conducted at De Paul Institute. The date is October twelfth, nineteen eighty-six. SDML: Sister Rose Virginia spent a long time in Jeannette Hospital. During that period, !·talked with her on the phone every day. I think Sister Sebastian Jellison must have visited her every day from Assumption Hall. Sister Rose Virginia learned to know Sr. Sebastian and to trust her completely. She confided to her all of her wishes concerning her few little belongings and every detail of her funeral. I remember Sr. Rose Virginia telling me that she wanted the "In Paradisum" in Latin because it flows better than the English translation. . During that time, her Dominican half­ sister came to visit her from Florida. There was also a cousin who came from Michigan two different times. They stayed at Assumption Hall for several days. Sr. Sebastian took them back and forth to see Sister at the Hospital. Those were highlights of that period while she was in the Hospital. There came a time when I called her and she couldn't talk. Finally, on March twenty-first, nineteen eighty-four, she died quietly at Assumption Hall. She wanted to die there. Sr. Sebastian called me immediately to inform me of Sister's death. Someone took me out to Assumption Hall and I stayed there until after the funeral. My sisters and their families came to the funeral. SMCM: How old was Sister when she died? SDML: I believe that she was fifty-four or fifty-six. SMCM: Where was she on mission? SDML: She was missione, d to many places. I remember that she was sent out as a postulant, along with Sister Laverne Cassidy; and Sister Barbara Mary Koval to St. Anselm's in Swissvale. She was also at: St. Stephen's in Hazelwood, St. James in Wilkinsburg, and a couple of western missions. I remember specifically that she was at St. Catherine's in Tucson. Her last mission out there was in Chandler. SMCM: I really appreciate you telling us about Sr. Rose Virginia. SMCM: Sister, is there anything else that you would like to tell us about your Religious life? SDML: As far as mission life is concerned, I was always happy that I had experience for about a year and a half on a smaller mission before I came to an institution. I think that it made me understand that the life of the other Sisters is different from ours. Since things have changed, the difference is not as big. There was one funny thing that happened here shortly after I came. I was in the classroom at the head of the stairway. I was very new and very green. This priest came to my door and wanted to know if I had a yardstick. I didn't have a yardstick, didn't know where to get one, nor did I know who he was. I found out later that he was the Reverend T. F. Coakley, who was the famous pastor of Sacred Heart Church, and also the first director at De Paul Institute: He had come to measure the niche, where St. Catherine now stands outside the kitchen door. She wasn't there yet. She was being made, and he wanted to measure the niche. did direct him down the hall to the Principal's office, but I was never allowed to forget that, because Father Coakley was like the name of the saint here. Soon after that, right before Christmas, he came out here to announce that he was resigning his position as Director of De Paul. He didn't feel that he could do justice to De Paul and to Sacred Heart Parish. The Sisters were so distressed about this. It seemed like the end of the world. The Capuchin Priests took care of our spiritual needs. They came for Mass, heard the childrens' confessions, did whatever needed to be done. Father Coakley still took care of the business end of things. He came often to do this. He brought back academic ideas from the different places he visited. He brought back materials from the original Montessori School. He was determined to make De Paul Institute the largest oral school for the deaf in the world. I think he came pretty close to doing this. He knew that the school was growing, so he felt that the school should be turned over to someone who could devote full time to it. That's when Father Raymond Daugherty was appointed as Director of De Paul. Another thing that I remember about Father Coakley was that when I came here, the old Annex was just being finished. We called it then "The Primary School." There were four new little classrooms available for whoever was going to use them. Father Coakley came out on the twenty­ fourth of October to dedicate that building. It was pouring rain. I remember escorting one of our big boys over to that building for the dedication under a large umbrella. We had many happy times at De Paul. Sisters came and stayed for a long time. I particularly recall what a delight Sister Marie Michael Carroll was, with her Irish brogue, quotations, lady-like manners, etc. She was the essence of refinement. Sister Rose Gertrude Ritzert was a chubby little German from Butler. She played the organ and taught the youngest children. SMCM: Can you tell us anything about Schwester(German Sister)? SDML: Oh, yes, Sister Rose Gonzaga Wieland. She had charge of the laundry, and sometimes she was in the kitchen. The biggest thing about her was her German trunk. Anything that you ever wanted, you could get from the German trunk....set of candles for the table, or a lovely brass candle holder, or some ribbon, whatever, it didn't matter, she had it, and she was more than willing to share it. She kept her trunk down near the laundry. She was very good about holidays. She liked to celebrate. She would do anything for anyone. SMCM: How long was Sr. Rose Gonzaga at De Paul? SDML: Oh, a long time. I wouldn't estimate how long. She left De Paul for a while and went to one of the missions. I think it was to St. Luke's. She must have returned here, because I can remember her being carried out of here to her death bed on St. Patrick's Day, nineteen sixty-six. She died on March twenty-fourth, so she was close to death when they removed her from De Paul. Her big concern was that she was spoiling Sister Bridgetta Fitzpatrick's birthday party. That's the kind of person that she was. SMCM: Sister Bridgetta was the Sister Servant then. SDML; Was she? Maybe she went to the hospital with Sister. SMCM: She did. SDML: Were you here then? SMCM: Yes. SDML: Well, that explains that then. Sr. Rose Gonzaga had one very close friend here in the city. She called her Cunni.....CunegLinda was probably her name....Cunegunda Koett. Once in a great while, Cunni would have Sr. Rose Gonzaga to her home. One time, Sister took me as companion. They served a heavy, rich soup first. I ate the soup, and thought that was the meal. That was just the introduction. Then they came with more and more of whatever. It ended with cheese cake. It was the first time I had ever eaten cheese cake. It was home made. That was the nearest thing that Sister had to family, besides the German Sisters in the Community, whom she didn't get to see very often. SMCM: Did she ever go back to Germany? SDML: She went back at least once to Studtgard. When she came back, she said: "Ve had to stay over night in Paris." We all said: "Oh, you poor thing!" That was a great event...getting ready for that. SMCM: What about some of the other Sisters, like Sister Maureen Coggers? SDML: Sister Maureen Coggers was a very efficient bookkeeper during her stay here at De Paul: She wasn't here very long. Sister Benedicta Sharp was what we called 'The Boys' Angel." She would have defended those boys with her life. She and Sister Mary Lois Highland worked well together. During another period of time here, there were other people in that position. Sister M. Liguori Steinmiller was here for a while as the boys' angel. SMCM: When did Sister Marie Andrea Dedig come? SDML: I don't remember dates clearly, but she probably followed Sister Liguori. Didn't Sr. Marie Andrea come directly here after she made her vows or after she got the black cap? I think she did. I don't believe that she was ever anywhere else. She dedicated· herself completely to the boys, and their welfare, and the baseball team. SMCM: What nurses were here during your time at De Paul? SDML: Sister M. Aquinata Moore was in charge of the infirmary when I came. I think she was a Practical Nurse. The infirmary was one small cupboard outside the Sacristy. She was also the Sacristan, so she had charge of the Sacristy. There was no Infirmary room. If she had to take care of one of the girls, she did it right there in the hallway. There was a small Infirmary room upstairs with three little cots. If someone was really sick, they were put in there. She also had a cupboard over on the other side for the boys, and she went over each day to tend to any needs. SMCM: How long was Sr. Aquinata there? SDML: I'm not sure, possibly three to five years. SMCM: Who followed Sr. Aquinata? SDML: It was probably Sister Alice Elizabeth Nolan. I can't remember anyone in between. SMCM: What about Sister Agnes Teresa Mclane? Wasn't she at De Paul twice? SDML: She had two turns here, and I don't know if one of them was before Sister Alice Elizabeth. You know who else was here briefly was Sister Agnes Joseph Hines. SMCM: I think that Sr. Agnes Teresa was here before Sr. Alice Elizabeth. SDML: That's probably correct....then after Sr. Alice Elizabeth the second time she was here. SMCM: Can you tell us about the kitchen? Didn't someone in your group work in the kitchen? SDML: Yes, Sister Teresa Marie Jenkins came here after she lost some of her fingers in an accident at Seton Hill. She was more or less recuperating when she first came. She gradually got well and she worked hard in the kitchen for several years. She was eventually in charge of the kitchen. There was another Sister here at one time in the kitchen....Sister M. Dominic Wivell. She was here for a while. Another Sister who was here briefly after she retired was Sister Mary Florence Hickey. She had been a teacher, but she came here to take charge of the children's dining room. She died here in the boys' house. SMCM: Did she serve in the dining room? 18 SDML: I don't think she served. She didn't know the children. She just took care of the dining room generally. SMCM: Several of the Sisters died here, didn't they? SDML: Sister Emmanuel Drake died here. That was the greatest shock! · She was getting ready to go to the Easter Retreat the next day. On Holy Saturday morning, she had polished the main hall, with the help of one of the boys. By Noon that day she was dying. She died in the early part of the afternoon on Holy Saturday. She was just forty-six years old. She was a very active person. She took part in everything that we had here. We had just celebrated her Silver Jubilee back in February of the same year. SMCM: How long was Sr. Emmanuel at De Paul? SDML: I think she spent most of, if not all of her Community life here. I think she was older when she entered, maybe twenty-one. I think she · taught before she entered, but don't believe she was ever on any other mission. She played the piano by ear. She loved to put on plays. I remember on St. Patrick's Day when we were still having silence for breakfast, that she got permission to play the piano in the school hall while we were coming down to breakfast. She was always wanting to celebrate something. Sister M. Adelaide Ford had charge of the "Baking House" at Seton Hill, and she was Sister Emmanuel's dear frjend. They had entered together. Sr. Emmanual made Sister Adelaide a complete, new habit for her Jubilee, even down to a new handkerchief for her pocket. She had great joy in doing that. The people here put on a play for her Jubilee. ·It was really elaborate. It was the story of Prince Galitzen, and she loved that. She was very history minded. I should tell you that Prince Galitzen, known as Father Smith, said Mass in the home of one of my Great, Great Grandfathers. My Grandmother told me that. Western Maryland was part of his territory. SDML: This Summer, Sr. Mary Antonio's niece came to visit. She had never been back to Pittsburgh since she was a young girl. She now lives in Florida. She was the daughter of Sr. Marie Antonio's sister. Those of us who remembered her went down to talk to her. I said to her: "Do you have one of the statues which was a souvenir of Sr. Marie Antonio's Jubilee?" She said: "No, I don't." I said: "I have one, and I'm going to give it to you." She was just delighted to have that, and after she went back to Florida, she wrote to me and thanked me again. She went through the Academy when we had it, and was present when the College was Incorporated in nineteen seventeen, I think it was. There were many Sisters who have come and stayed for a while and have gone. Sister Sophie Gloss was here for a while, Sister Jeannette Weisman was here for quite a while. Tape Two Side Two SDML: Other Sisters were: Sister Mary Francis Irvin, Sister Mary Kevin Kerrigan, Sr. Marie Michael Carroll, Sister Mary Ann McAfee spent most of her life here, except for one brief period when she was out on one of the other missions, Sister M. Dionysius Henry was here for two different terms...one before I came, and later when she was really not well. SMCM: What did Sister Dionysius do, Sister? SDML: She was in charge of the boys. I can't remember if she was well enough to be with the boys the second time she returned. Sister Mary James Brownlee had been here for some time before I came. believe she was here specifically to be the Sister Servant. SMCM: That's what I was going to ask you. I understand that the period of time when Sr. Marie Antonio and Sr. Teresa Vincent were both here, that there was another Sister here who was acting as Sister Servant. Sr. Marie Arthur: This issue is being repeated. It has already been recorded that Sr. M. Bernadette Hayes was the Sister Servant at De Paul while Sr. Marie Antonio was on the Council. SDML: In January of Nineteen Fifty-Seven Sr. Marie Antonio and Sr. Teresa Vincent left, at which time, Sister Helen Louise Connelly was made Sister Servant and Principal. After Sr. Helen Louise, Sister M. Bridgetta Fitzpatrick was Principal and Sister Servant, followed by Sister M. Justina Dreistadt as Sister Servant and Sister Philomena Mannion as Principal. SMCM: Did you also have Sister Leocadia in the kitchen for a while? SDML: Oh, yes, Sister Leocadia Mulholland. She was a great baker of pecan rolls. SMCM: Where did she come from? SDML: She came from Carnegie. I taught her niece at St. Luke's. She has a sister living in Brookline. She had several brothers and at least one sister. She was a wonderful cook and a great manager. Dorothy Jackson, who was Sister John Joseph Weber's sister, and who came here under Sr. Leocadia, and later had to take over, said that Sr. Leocadia taught her everything that she ever knew about cooking. SMCM: Whose place did Sr. Leocadia take? SDML: I suspect that Sr. Leocadia followed Sr. Teresa Marie Jenkins. Sr. Leocadia was here for quite a while. SMCM: Is there anyone else that you can recall? SDML: Sister Miriam Ruth Clark used to always tell us that her aunt, Sister Marie Aloysia Schreiber had been here some time back. I knew that the older deaf people talked about her. She spent a number of years at De · Paul. Also, Sister Agnes Dougherty was here and was well thought of, but she left here and went to St. Luke's, and she was equally well liked there. She taught the older children. Some of them who have gone out to Greensburg for funerals for other Sisters, like Sister Fiorita McGrory, have visited Sister Agnes in the Infirmary. SMCM: Did Sister Fiorita McGrory and Sister Rose Xavier Garrity come together? SDML: They came together in the same year. Sr. Rose Xavier was older in age, but Sr. Fiorita was already in the Community. Sr. Fiorita entered in Nineteen Fifteen, and Sr. Rose Xavier worked for a number of years in a bank. They lived together here for many years. Sr. Rose Xavier had charge of the Boy Scouts, and Sr. Fiorita had charge of the Girl Scouts. Anything concerning the boys, Sr. Rose Xavier took care of, e.g. The Holy Name Society, and anything pertaining to the girls Sr. Fiorita handled e.g. The Sodality. Sister Mary Linus Hoag was the third one of that team. They were a great team! Now we have Sr. Mary Linus's nephew on our faculty...Tom Hoag. At one point, Sr. Mary Linus left here for a year or so, because she had a very serious sinus condition. Someone thought that going to the West might help her. It did help her physically, but she missed De Paul. So she came back after a year or two and brought Sister Helen Louise Connelly with her. Sr . Helen Louise had been out there for a number of years and I never knew how it happened, but we always teased Sr. Mary Linus about getting Sr. Helen Louise for De Paul. SMCM: Sister David Mary; weren't you instrumental in teaching the deaf to communicate via wire? SDML: Well, I suppose so, but the instruments were given to me by the alumni. The one they gave me was an old PTY (sounds like they're saying, can't tell). It was a monster of a thing! It sounded like judgement day! However, it was a great benefit to the deaf people. What you did was attach the receiver of your phone to a cuppler, which in turn was attached to the PTY instrument. Then you dialed your number on the regular phone, which had to be connected with this instrument. Then the phone would ring in the deaf person's home and he or she had it rigged up to a light, so that when the light flashed, they knew the phone was ringing. Then he picked up his receiver and attached it to his instrument and we typed messages back and forth to each other. The first one that we had literally was a PTY. It was an old adapted tele typewriter which a deaf physicist, who was not from Pittsburgh, figured out a way to attach this typewriter to a telephone so that deaf people could communicate by telephone wires, but without hearing. Messages on the older models appeared on rolls of paper. The messages appear on screens on the newer models. (I couldn't make out the acronym letters for the newer models....sounds like TVD...which stands for Television V (can't determine) for the Deaf. The Alumni gave me two of the newer models for my Fiftieth Jubilee. SMCM: Is there anything else that you would like to say about your work at De Paul? SDML: It has been very gratifying. I've always been happy that I was sent here. Had I been consulted, I might not have known what to say. SMCM: At the present time, what are you doing? SDML: At the present time, I'm the school psychologist, but working for just a half day. I'm training a young man who has been on our staff for a number of years, to do my work. He's also taking courses at Duquesne University toward certification in Psychology. That's working out very well. SMCM: Are there any comments that you would like to make regarding changes in the Community and in the Church? SDML: I'm very hopeful on both counts. I feel that there is a considerable amount of unrest in the Church, there is some rebellion being shown, but I think in the end, that the Rock of Peter is still there, and it's going to come out right. In the Community, I believe that we are learning to live with diversity. I think that's good. I have my reservations about some angles of it, but that's alright too. SMCM: What do you think about the Faculty staffing of the school in light of having fewer Sisters? SDML: We have very fine lay people, and they are very dedicated to the work here. I feel that they are going to have more and more control of the school unless we get some Sisters. Our youngest Sisters are not really young. I can accept having more lay people, but would like it to stay in the hands of the Sisters. SMCM: Well Sister Mary David, I appreciate you taking the time to provide the Community with this important information, and the Community is also grateful. Sr. Marie Arthur: I completed the transcription of this oral history on Sister David Mary Leonard on June Fourth, Two Thousand Thirteen. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History: Sister David Mary Leonard Subject The topic of the resource Sister David Mary Leonard Description An account of the resource An oral history of Sister David Mary Leonard, a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill from 1932 until 2002. The interview was conducted by Sister Marie Corona Miller on October 12, 1986. Sister David Mary Leonard was born on January 23, 1915 in Cumberland, Md. Daughter of David A. Leonard and Edna R. Mason, Kathleen C. Leonard entered the community on September 8, 1932 as Sister David Mary Leonard. Sister David Mary spent much of her ministry in education and care for the deaf and hard of hearing at the DePaul Institute in Brookline. She initially taught junior high education for the hard of hearing for 37 years, and later served as a full-time psychologist for the Institute. She also worked as coordinator of the “Share A Home” project and as liaison of the Alumni Office. She also coordinated to send older DePaul students to the Connelly Vocational School and the Vocational Center at South Hills High School to learn useful trades. Sister David Mary earned her B.S. in Education at the University of Pittsburgh in 1945 and earned her M.A. in Education at Catholic University in 1950. She was certified by the state as a teacher for Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Speech Correction and Public School Psychology and was certified by the Conference of Executives of American Schools for the Deaf. Sister David Mary Leonard passed away on May 7, 2002, at the age of 87. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1986/10/12 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. 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Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio cassette tape Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Oral histories of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights to this recording belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OH Description An account of the resource To listen to an oral history, click on the record or search by the sister's name. Look under "Other Media" and click on the desired mp3 file to open the oral history. Multiple files indicate a continuation of the oral history. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Sister Sara Louise Reilly Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Sister Dorothy Marie Quigley Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Audio cassette tape Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 96kHz Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 31:32 31:33 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History: Sister Dorothy Marie Quigley Subject The topic of the resource Sister Dorothy Marie Quigley Description An account of the resource An oral history of Sister Dorothy Marie Quigley, a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill from 1941 until 1993. The interview was conducted by Sister Sara Louise Reilly on June 3 and 10, 1984. Sister Dorothy Marie Quigley was born on July 15th, 1912 in Erie, Pa. Daughter of William James Quigley and Florence Elizabeth Flanagan, Dorothy May Quigley entered the community on March 25th to May 18th, 1938. Then, she re-entered on September 8th, 1941 at the age of 29. Sister Dorothy Marie was an elementary teacher from 1944 to 1952 at Cathedral, Altoona. She went on to teach in the Home Economics Department at Seton Hill College in 1955. During the summer sessions of 1960-1964 and 1974, Sister Dorothy Marie taught Child Care in the Home Economics Department at Seton Hill College. She directed the Seton Hill Day Care, and by 1978 there were four federally centers and four state-funded centers. This was the first head start program in Westmoreland County; Seton Hill Day Care Incorporated. They received federal funding in 1966 to start the Seton Hill Day Care Inc., which was the country's first Head Start early-education program for children. Sister Dorothy Marie served as the Director of the program for 17 years and she supervised its expansion to include 12 day and home care centers throughout the city. Sister Dorothy Marie received her B.S. in Home Economics from Seton Hill College in 1954. Then, she went on to Cornell University to receive her M.S. in Home Management and Foods in 1960. In 1983, she coordinated the PACT - Pregnant Adolescent Child Care Training. Sister Dorothy Marie Quigley passed on September 7th, 1993 at the age of 81. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1984/06/03 1984/06/03 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio cassette tape Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OH-92 Cornell University Erie PACT Professor of Home Economics Seton Hill College Seton Hill Day Care Teacher https://scsharchives.com/files/original/2b2d8c49266cd299924e89ffe07ddddd.mp3 bf68c86019f3deee34882db39e4bfb0e https://scsharchives.com/files/original/2f1c12b24cd85bd254b54be20c141caf.mp3 e7ddcab0e19dbef645ec91ed48c75b3b https://scsharchives.com/files/original/9e028904da9113c6fe856bb79ef4d8fe.mp3 42bba0b8541c975f8cb8f159e14d8b91 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio cassette tape Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Oral histories of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights to this recording belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OH Description An account of the resource To listen to an oral history, click on the record or search by the sister's name. Look under "Other Media" and click on the desired mp3 file to open the oral history. Multiple files indicate a continuation of the oral history. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Sister Marie Corona Miller Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Sister Edith Marie Fullen Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Audio cassette tape Location The location of the interview St. Anselm's Convent Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 96kHz Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 31:24 31:22 31:24 18:05 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History: Sister Edith Marie Fullen Subject The topic of the resource Sister Edith Marie Fullen Description An account of the resource An oral history of Sister Edith Marie Fullen, a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill from 1925 until 1993. The interview was conducted by Sister Brigid Marie Grandey on October 15, 1987. Sister Edith Marie Fullen - born Mary Alice Fullen on November 4, 1907 - entered the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill in September of 1925. She received a bachelor's degree in business education from the University of Pittsburgh in 1941 and a master's degree in supervision and administration from the University of Notre Dame in 1959. In the 1930's, Sister Edith Marie taught transcription, bookkeeping, shorthand, and accounting in a business course that she ran from Resurrection Parish in Brookline. She also taught at Elizabeth Seton High School, Seton Hill College, St. Luke's, and Sacred Heart. Sister Edith Marie died on July 14, 1993. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987/10/15 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio cassette tape Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OH-40 Business education Elizabeth Seton High School Sacred Heart High School Seton Hill College St. Luke's High School Teacher University of Notre Dame University of Pittsburgh