Manor Junior College

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Manor Junior College (Jenkintown, Penn.) is the only Ukrainian Rite college for women in the world, operated by the Sisters of St. Basil, the world's oldest religious order. The sisters came to the United States in 1911, first operating an orphanage in Philadelphia, then a convent outside the city. The school was first a secondary school, begin in 1932; the college was founded in 1947. Many of the girls attending were war orphans or children of political prisoners. The school affiliated with the Catholic University of America (Washington, D.C.).

From the description of Records, 1972. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62422791

From the guide to the Manor Junior College Records, 1972, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc])

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Manor Junior College Records, 1972 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc]
creatorOf Ukrainian Festival (Manor Junior College). Collection, 1978- Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library
creatorOf Manor Junior College. Records, 1972. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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associatedWith Catholic Church corporateBody
associatedWith Sisters of St. Basil the Great. corporateBody
associatedWith Ukrainian Festival (Manor Junior College) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Pennsylvania--Jenkintown
Subject
Junior colleges
Junior colleges
Ukrainian Americans
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Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1978

English,

Ukrainian

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