Dwyer, Sister Helen Cecelia
An oral history of Sister Helen Cecelia Dwyer, a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill from 1919 until 1990. The interview was conducted by Sister Jean Ann Wilburn on May 8, 1982 and July 10, 1984.
Sister Helen Cecelia Dwyer - born Helen Louise Dwyer on February 15, 1902 - entered the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill in December of 1919. She received a bachelor's degree in music from Seton Hill College in 1925 and a master's degree in supervision and education from New York University in 1938. She also studied music and music education at the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University), the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and Juilliard. She taught many subjects, including music and choir, world history, religion, and Pennsylvania history. She taught piano at Seton Hill College from 1926-1950. She also taught at Holy Innocents School in Pittsburgh, Immaculate Conception School in Irwin, and Sacred Heart High School in Pittsburgh, among others. Sister Helen Cecelia died on February 24, 1990.
Sister Spotlights
- Interviews A-C
- Adams, Sister Mary Timothy
- Beam, Sister M. Alexine
- Beasley, Sister Robert Mary
- Beckel, Sister Inez Mary
- Beckel, Sister Stella Marie
- Blatt, Sister Mary Frederick
- Boggs, Sister Rose Irene
- Boyer, Sister M. Sylvester
- Brandt, Sister Mary Giles
- Burns, Sister Marie Cecelia
- Carey, Sister Mary Agnes
- Coleman, Sister Francis Mary
- Collins, Sister Margaret Clare
- Connelly, Sister Helen Louise
- Cunningham, Sister Rose Angela
- Curren, Sister Boniface
- Curren, Sister John Baptist
- Interviews D-G
- Interviews H-J
- Hanley, Sister Margaret Anne
- Helwig, Sister Germaine
- Henry, Sister Teresa Martin
- Hensler, Sister Mary Estelle
- Hensler, Sister Mary Estelle and Sister Mary Francis Irvin
- Hickey, Sister Miriam Leah
- Honeychuck, Sister Francis Louise
- Irvin, Sr. Mary Francis
- Jablonski, Sister M. Pancratius
- Jablonski, Sister Marie Stephen
- Interviews K-M
- Interviews Mc
- Interviews O-R
- Interview S-W