Cunningham, Florence R., 1880-1965

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Florence R. Cunningham was born in 1880 and settled in Saratoga, California in 1881 with her parents Ebenezer and Amanda. Cunningham was educated as a teacher with an interest in historical research on the Santa Clara Valley. She served as chair of the history and landmarks committee of the Saratoga Foothill Club and was instrumental in forming the Saratoga Historical Foundation in 1960. Cunningham died in 1965. She is the author of "Saratoga's First Hundred Years," a history of the Western Santa Clara Valley and Saratoga.

From the guide to the Florence Cunningham Collection, 1852-1961, (History San Jose Research Library)

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referencedIn Jain, Mary Case, 1852-. Historical data record : Case family, 1932. Boulder Public Library
creatorOf Florence Cunningham Collection, 1852-1961 History San José Research Library.
referencedIn Monterey Public Library. California History Room. Artists clippings : "GROUP" folder 1896-2004 Monterey Public Library
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associatedWith Monterey Public Library. California History Room. corporateBody
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Saratoga (Calif.)
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Moreland School District (San Jose, Calif.)
Natural history
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) Description and travel
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Birth 1880

Death 1965

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