Cunningham, Albert Benjamin, 1888-1962

Born in 1888 in West Virginia, Albert B. Cunningham was a veteran of World War I and a Methodist circuit rider. He received his Ph.D. from New York University in 1929 and came to Texas Tech University where he taught English for 20 years. Cunningham completed 42 novels and numerous short stories prior to his death in 1962. Many of these were mysteries written under the pseudonyms Garth Hale or Estil Dale.

From the guide to the Albert B. Cunningham Photograph Collection, SWCPC 302 E2., 1938-1953, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)

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