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Oral History: Sr. Helen Louise Connelly

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Title

Oral History: Sr. Helen Louise Connelly

Subject

Sister Helen Louise Connelly

Description

An oral history of Sister Helen Louise Connelly, a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill from 1929 until 2005. The interview was conducted by Sister Marie Corona Miller on September 4, 1987, March 1, 1988, and June 3, 1988.
Sister Helen Louise Connelly - born Mary Ellen Connelly on January 29, 1913 - entered the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill in September of 1929. She received a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Pittsburgh in 1946 and a master's degree in education for the deaf from the University of Buffalo in 1954. She was missioned in Arizona before teaching at DePaul Institute from 1938-1967 and again from 1970-1976, also serving at Roselia Foundling and Maternity Home for a brief period of time. Sister Helen Louise died on March 4, 2005.

Creator

Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill

Publisher

Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill

Date

1987-09-04
1988-03-01
1988-06-03

Rights

All rights to this recording belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
All rights belong to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

Format

Audio cassette tape

Language

English

Type

Oral history

Identifier

OH-55

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Sr. Marie Corona Miller

Interviewee

Sr. Helen Louise Connelly

Location

Assumption Hall

Original Format

Audio cassette tape

Duration

31:52
31:53
31:54
12:26

Bit Rate/Frequency

96kHz

Collection

Oral Histories

Tags

Arizona, Deaf Education, DePaul Institute, Roselia Foundling and Maternity Hospital, Teacher, University of Buffalo, University of Pittsburgh

Other Media

OH55-1_01_Access.mp3 - audio/mpeg
OH55-1_02_Access.mp3 - audio/mpeg
OH55-2_01_Access.mp3 - audio/mpeg

Citation

Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill and Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, “Oral History: Sr. Helen Louise Connelly,” Collections of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Archives, accessed November 11, 2026, https://www.scsharchives.com/items/show/512.

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