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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Sophie Kosciolowski Oral History Interview |
| Author | Kosciowlowski, Sophie |
| Date | Mar 1971 |
| Document Type | Personal Account |
| Reference | IHRC1255, Polish Misc. Mss Box 1, Folder 8 |
| Library / Archive | Immigration History Research Center Archives, University of Minnesota |
| Collection Name | Kosciowlowski, Sophie |
| Description | Interview with Sophie Kosciowlowski, who formerly worked in a stockyard, about her experience as a Polish immigrant in the US, covering working conditions and wages, unionisation, and family life. She emigrated with her family in 1914 for economic reasons. |
| Biographical Note / History | Sophie Kosciolowski (c.1903) was born in Poland and came to the United States with her parents in 1912. After returning to Poland for a year, she came back to the United States, and the family settled in Chicago, Illinois. She worked at Armour's Dried Beef Packing Dept. from ages 13 to 15, then again beginning in 1931. In 1938, she was elected steward and eventually became vice president of Local 347 of United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers, a member of the Grievance Committee, and of the National Armour Chain Bargaining Committee. |
| Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations; Religion, Ethnic Identity and Community Relations; Politics, Legislation and Governance |
| Country (from) | Poland; Puerto Rico; Ireland |
| Country (to) | United States of America |
| Places | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Nationality | Polish; Irish; European |
| People | Roosevelt, President Franklin Delano |
| Keywords | emigration, child migration, female emigration, labour union, charity, diet, food, employment, unemployment, pension, strike, death, languages, marriage, divorce, women, Second World War |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Immigration History Research Center Archives catalogue. |
| Catalogue Link | Immigration History Research Center Archives Catalogue |
| Language | English |
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