Santa Clara County Pioneer Papers, 1973: A Collection of Three Award Winning Scholarship Papers and Other Articles

San Jose, California: California Pioneers of Santa Clara County, 1973. First Edition. Octavo with green boards in black and white pictorial jacket; ix, 102 pages: illustrations; index; 23 cm Near fine, ink inscription on front flyleaf; else clean, bright and tight; in near fine jacket; now in archival mylar. Hardcover.

"A collection of three award winning scholarship papers and other articles" --Title page. Local history, includes information about society members and recent civic events and anecdotes. Charming and well researched. See what Silicon Valley was like before all the silicon arrived! Contents: Curran, Patricia B: The earthquake of April 18, 1906 in the Santa Clara Valley; Connick, George P.: John Joseph Montgomery, his life in brief; Zebroski, Margaret K: Alviso's first boom; Hambly, W.D.J.: Short historical sketch of the Santa Clara County pioneers. The trailblazer, v. 1, no. 1, Summer 1961.