▁of ▁P iano ▁Department , ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁App lied ▁Music , ▁New ▁York , ▁NY , ▁organized ▁as ▁a ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁College ▁of ▁Music ▁▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁— ▁invited ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Organ ists ▁and ▁a ▁char ter ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Mac D ow ell ▁Club ▁▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁— ▁Professor ▁Emer it us , ▁V ass ar ▁College ▁▁ 1 9 3 0 - 1 9 3 6 ▁— ▁Honor ary ▁Director , ▁Hart ley ▁House ▁School ▁of ▁Music , ▁lect urer ▁and ▁private ▁teacher ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁Although ▁Kate ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Hamilton , ▁Ontario , ▁her ▁parents ▁were ▁United ▁States ▁citizens . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Curt is ▁Str ong ▁Ch itt enden , ▁a ▁dent ist ▁born ▁in ▁Sh el bur ne , ▁Verm ont . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁Kate ▁Ch itt enden ' s ▁ancest ors , ▁William ▁Ch itt enden ▁( 1 5 9 3 – 1 6 6 0 ), ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁found ers ▁of ▁Gu il ford , ▁Connecticut , ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 9 . ▁Another ▁ancest or , ▁Thomas ▁Ch itt enden ▁( 1 7 3 0 – 1 7 9 7 ), ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Governor ▁of ▁Verm ont . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Who ▁Was ▁Who ▁in ▁America , ▁A ▁companion ▁bi ographical ▁reference ▁work ▁to ▁Who ' s ▁Who ▁in ▁America , ▁Volume ▁ 2 , ▁