Kate Stewart Fraser papers

Reference:GB 254 UR-STU 3
Dates of Creation:1903-2015
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Scope and Content
Reference for Kate Fraser as having served apprenticeship as pupil teacher at Hill Street School, 1908; Dundee School Board Leaving certificate for central classes as pupil teacher, 1903; photographs of Kate Scott nee Fraser and family c1910s-c 1940s; St. Andrews Provinical Committtee for the Training of Teachers St. Andrews and Dundee Training Centre certificate for Kate Stewart Fraser 1909; Business Card for K. S. Scott c 1920s; University College, Dundee class certificate for Kate S. Fraser signed by H Durlac, 1907; Death notice for Kate Stewart Scott, 1974; graduation photograph 1909; letter from Silvie Taylor to Kenneth Baxter concerning these items.
Administrative / Biographical History
Kate Stewart Fraser was born in Annfield Street, Dundee, the daughter of John Fraser. She was educated at Morgan Academy and Harris Academy and then University College, Dundee (which she attended 1905-1910) and was awarded an honours MA by the University of St Andrews in 1909. She had served as a pupil teacher at Hill Street School and later taught at Harris Academy, Dundee.
During the Great War Kate emigrated to Canada where she married her fiancé Thomas Willock (Tom) Scott, an accountant from Wormit. They had two children Kathryn, known as Kay, a French teacher, and Thomas Stewart, known as Stewart. Stewart Scott also became a teacher and died on 29th March 2006 in Toronto. He was survived by his second wife Maia and his three children.
Kate died in Toronto.
Arrangement
Usually chronological within series.
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Note
Kate Stewart Fraser was born in Annfield Street, Dundee, the daughter of John Fraser. She was educated at Morgan Academy and Harris Academy and then University College, Dundee (which she attended 1905-1910) and was awarded an honours MA by the University of St Andrews in 1909. She had served as a pupil teacher at Hill Street School and later taught at Harris Academy, Dundee.
During the Great War Kate emigrated to Canada where she married her fiancé Thomas Willock (Tom) Scott, an accountant from Wormit. They had two children Kathryn, known as Kay, a French teacher, and Thomas Stewart, known as Stewart. Stewart Scott also became a teacher and died on 29th March 2006 in Toronto. He was survived by his second wife Maia and his three children.
Kate died in Toronto.
Archivist's Note
Description amended by Kenneth Baxter, January 2020
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Custodial History
The items passed to Kate Scott's daughter-in-law Maia Scott who sent them with other records to Silvie Taylor (nee Fraser) daughter of Kate Fraser''s younger brother
Accruals
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Additional Information
Published
Catalogued
UR-STU 3
Subjects
Education
Employment (female)