Interviewer
Barbara K. Dent
Project
El Paso Medical Community
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Former nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital, El Paso, Texas; born in Lindon, North Dakota; joined Order of Sisters of St. Joseph, 1933; trained as nurse in Concordia, Kansas; worked at Diocesan in Abilene, Kansas; moved to El Paso after arthritis surgery, 1948.
Summary of Interview
Recalls experiences as nurse at St. Joseph's Sanitorium, tuberculosis health care facility in El Paso, Texas; demolition of St. Joseph's Hospital; sketches history of Order of Sisters of St. Joseph; arrival of Order to El Paso in 1927; discusses changes in Order; comments on segregation of patients in hospitals.
Date of Interview
4-26-1989
Length of Interview
40 minutes
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 832
Transcript Number
No. 832
Length of Transcript
25 pages
Interview Number
No. 832
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Sister Tharsilla Schwietzer by Barbara K. Dent, 1989, "Interview no. 832," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.