Title: Lives of their own : Blacks, Italians, and Poles in Pittsburgh, 1900-1960 /
Authors: Bodnar, John E., 1944-; Simon, Roger D.; Weber, Michael P.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press,
Year: 1982
Subjects: Minorities Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.; African Americans Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.; Polish Americans Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.; Italian Americans Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.; Pittsburgh (Pa.) Social conditions.; Pittsburgh (Pa.) Economic conditions.
Contents: Introduction -- Pittsburgh in 1900 -- Backgrounds and expectations -- Work and residence -- Family dynamics -- Persistence and occupational mobility: The First Generation -- Homeownership -- New generations: demographic change and neighborhood development -- Seven neighborhoods: stability and change, 1930-60 -- Occupation and ownership -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Sources and methods -- Appendix B. Population distribution: Poles, Blacks, and Italians in Pittsburgh, 1930 -- Appendix C. Basic Oral History Questionnaire of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.