Interview with Sister Melania Polensky, C.S.J., November 4, 1980, Tape 1, Side 1
Identifier
pitt:20230202-ssjb-0035-t1s1
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Title
Interview with Sister Melania Polensky, C.S.J., November 4, 1980
Subject
Hillman Coal and Coke Company, Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden, Polensky, Melania, Family life, Miners, Labor unions, Ethnic relations
Description
[t1s1]Sister Melania Polensky talks about her Ukrainian and Polish heritage and holiday traditions; growing up in a mining patch owned by the Hillman Coal and Coke Company near Eighty Four in the 1930s through 1950s; her grandfather’s and father’s involvement in miners’ union; accidents in the mines; ethnic groups. She spoke about her decision to become a Sister of St. Joseph.
Contributor
Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden (depositor), Polensky, Melania (interviewee), Witt, Sally (interviewer)
Date
1980-11-04
Type
oral histories (literary genre)
Format
cassette tape, 37 minutes
Identifier
pitt:20230202-ssjb-0035
Language
eng
Relation
Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden Oral History Collection
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