Background
Dorothy Cranston Hess Stott (1899-1962) was born in Michigan. Before moving to San Diego at age 20, Dorothy attended Long
Beach Polytechnic High School. As a violin student she studied under several teachers such as Harold A. Cole, K.E. Horst,
Helen T. Fiske, Lois K. Sickels, and M. Dickinson Ross. She performed extensively with the Bach Society of San Diego County,
the Morning Choral Club of San Diego, La Jolla Woman’s Club, the Bishop School, the Amphion Club, La Quartette de Sainte Cecelia,
the Chamber Music Club, the Music Makers and St. Joseph’s Choir etc. She also assisted or participated in recitals of individual
musicians and religious services. She was active serving the American Red Cross during the Second World War. She was a life
member of the San Diego Zoological Society and donated an African elephant to the San Diego Zoo. A permanent scholarship was
established in her name in the English department at San Diego State University.