Tony and Leni Mans Oral History
Title
Tony and Leni Mans Oral History
Subject
Immigration
Description
Antonius (Toni) and Helena (Leni) Mans were born in Maastricht in the Netherlands in the 1920s and were young teenagers at the time of the German army’s occupation during World War II. After Toni had difficulty finding work after the war, the couple married and immigrated to the United States in 1953, where his sister already lived. They settled in Pennsylvania and worked in various factory and office jobs, while they raised their growing family.
Creator
Caitlin Mans, Public History Program 2011
Publisher
Public History Program, Flagler College
Date
March 17, 2011
Contributor
Stefanie DeFazio Digital Humanities Intern 2022
Rights
Signed release form on file.
Format
CD
Identifier
OH- 127, OH-128
Coverage
1940-1970, Immigration, Netherlands, Holland, World War II, Germans, Factory Life, Pennsylvania
Original Format
CD
Duration
60:00
Transcription
Printed copy on file.
Interviewer
Caitlin Mans
Interviewee
Tony and Leni Mans
Location
St. Augustine, FL
Collection
Citation
Caitlin Mans, Public History Program 2011, “Tony and Leni Mans Oral History,” accessed April 28, 2024, https://publichumanities.omeka.net/items/show/79.