Dunnett, Dorothy, novelist and artist, wife of Sir Alastair McTavish, journalist and newspaper editor, née Halliday, 1923-2001
Person
Biography
Lady Dunnett (née Halliday) was born in Dunfermline and educated at James Gilliespie‟s School in Edinburgh. After school she embarked on a career as a civil servant, working for the Scottish Office in Edinburgh and for the Board of Trade in Glasgow. She married Alasdair M. Dunnett in 1956.
While working as a portrait painter and writer, she served on the boards of a number of organizations: the Scottish National War Memorial (1962-1996), Scottish Television plc (1979-1992), the National Library of Scotland (1986-2001), and the Edinburgh International Book Festival (1990-1995). She was awarded the OBE in 1992.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Literary and personal papers of Dorothy Dunnett.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12135/1-1062
Scope and Contents
Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates:
1937-2001, undated.
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