Katharine Stewart-Murray, Duchess of Atholl
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Stewart-Murray was a keen composer, setting music to accompany the poetry of [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]. She was closely involved in her husband's regiment [[Scottish Horse|The Scottish Horse]] and composed the melody "The Scottish Horse" to be played on [[bagpipe]]s. In 1958, she published a description of her life with her husband entitled ''Working Partnership''. |
Stewart-Murray was a keen composer, setting music to accompany the poetry of [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]. She was closely involved in her husband's regiment [[Scottish Horse|The Scottish Horse]] and composed the melody "The Scottish Horse" to be played on [[bagpipe]]s. In 1958, she published a description of her life with her husband entitled ''Working Partnership''. |
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She was a vice-president of the [[Girls' Day School Trust|Girls' Public Day School Trust]] from 1924 to 1960. In 1927 she opened the new wing at [[Clifton High School, Bristol]] with the head,[[ Eleanor Addison Phillips]] and the architect [[Sir George Oatley]]. |
She was a vice-president of the [[Girls' Day School Trust|Girls' Public Day School Trust]] from 1924 to 1960. In 1927 she opened the new wing at [[Clifton High School, Bristol]] with the head,[[ Eleanor Addison Phillips]] and the architect [[Sir George Oatley]].WDP (1927). Clifton High School New Wing Opened. Duchess of Atholl on Women's Education. 25 July 1927. Western Daily Press. Page 4. |
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