Books on the History of Mesa
75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee
History of Lehi, 1877-1952. Mesa, Arizona: Mesa Tribune Printers,
1952. [979.173 SE82S]
Christmas Stories from Mesa's Past.
Mesa, Ariz.: Mesa Historical Museum, 1995. [394.2663 C464M]
City of Mesa Original Townsite
Historic Building Survey, 3 volumes. Tempe, AZ: Woodward
Architectural Group, 1993. [720.979173 C498c]
City of Mesa Temple, Evergreen and
Escobedo Neighborhood Historic Building Survey, 4 volumes. Tucson,
AZ: Architecture Co., 1997. [720.979173 C498m]
Cox, Maxwell B. Mesa's Historic Real
Estate Directory. Mesa, Ariz.: Mesa Southwest Museum, 1981.
[917.9173 M56MC]
Crismon, Charles H. Who is Mesa.
Mesa, AZ: Crismon, 1988. [920.0979173 C868
Diamond Jubilee Pageant. Mesa, AZ:
Diamond Jubilee Steering Committee, 1953. [979.173 D541d]
Donaldson, Marion. Desert Village.
Mesa, AZ: Sun Valley shopper, 1952. [979.173 D714]
Front Page. Mesa, AZ: Mesa
Tribune, 1978. [979.173 F928]
Horton, Arthur Gotzian. An Economic,
Political and Social Survey of Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun.
Tempe, AZ: Southside Progress, 1941. [979.173 H789
Laird, Linda. Mesa Historical Survey.
Mesa, AZ: Mesa Parks and Recreation Dept, 1984. [979.173 L144]
Mead, Tray C. Mesa: Beneath the
Shadows of the Superstitions. Northridge, CA: Windsor Publications,
1988. [979.173 M4 61]
Melvin, Holland. A History of Mesa.
Tucson, AZ: Melvin, 1933. [979.173 M498H]
Merrill, W. Earl. One Hundred Echoes
from Mesa's Past. Mesa, AZ: Merrill, 1975. [979. 173 M552p]
Merrill, W. Earl. One Hundred
Footprints on Forgotten Trails. Mesa, AZ: Merrill, 1978. [979.173
M552t]
Merrill, W. Earl. One Hundred Steps
Down Mesa's Past. Mesa, AZ: Merrill, 1970. [979.173M552o]
Merrill, W. Earl. One Hundred
Yesterdays. Mesa, AZ: Lofgreen, 1972. [979.173 M552]
Mesa (Ariz.) Fire Dept. Yesterday and
Today, 2 volumes. Mesa, AZ: Mesa Fire Dept, 1981-1989. [629.92]
Mesa at War, 1941-1945. Mesa, AZ:
Mesa Historical Society, 1997. [979.173 M56w 1997]
Mesa Centennial, 1878-1978. Mesa,
Az: Hogue Printing, 1978. [979.173 M56]
Otis, Reta Reed. Mesa, Desert to Oasis.
Mesa, Ariz: Mesa Historical Society, 1996. [979.173 OT4M]
Our Town. Mesa, AZ: Mesa Unified
School District. 1947-. [979.173 OU7] 2-6th ed.
West Second Street Historical District.
Mesa, AZ: s.n. 1994- [917.9173 W52w 1997]
Current
City Documents
The most current five years are located on the
shelves; earlier years are in the Archive Collection. Representative
documents are: Annexation Updates, Annual Budget Plan, City Annual
Reports, City Code, Data Reports, Personnel Classification
Specifications, Planning Division Statistical Reports, Police Department
Calls for Service, Management Policies, and Zoning Ordinance.
Family
Histories
The following family names are included in our
collections: Adams, Allen, Anderson, Bagwell, Bateman, Barkley, Biggs,
Bradshaw, Brinton, Brown, Butler, Call, Cooper, Crandall, Collins,
Crismon, Cutler, Dana, Devey, Driggs, Dunn, Flake, Freestone, Fuller,
Hakes, Haymore, Heywood, Hogle, Horne, Isaacson , Jacobson, Johnson,
Kempe, Killian, Lee, Leseuer, Lewis, Lillywhite, Lunt, Martin,
McClellan, Macdonald, Merrill, Milano, Millett, Munns, Nelson, Nilsson,
O’Barr, Oliver, Packer, Palmer, Peterson, Pew, Phelps, Richardson,
Richins, Roberts, Robson, Rogers, Rowe, Shepherd, Shumway, Shurtliff,
Sirrine, Spilsbury, Standage, Stapley, Tyler, Udall, Vance, Voss, Weekes,
Whiting, Woodbury, Wright
Maps
Aerial maps: 1961, 1973, 1979, 1983,1989, 1993
City of Mesa Land Quarter Section Maps: 2001-2
Sanborn Fire Insurance maps: 1898,1901, 1911,1915, 1923, 1948
Mesa City
Directories
Cover the following years: 1881, 1892, 1899-1900,
1905-06, 1908-10, 1913-14, 1916-20, 1925-32, 1940-42, 1945-49, 1952,
1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964-1968, 1970, 1972, 1976-79, 1981, 1983
Mesa
Telephone Books
Cover the following years: 1921, 1968, 1970-78,
1980-2005
Mesa
Public Schools High School Yearbooks
Dobson High School. Equus. 1982, 1988,
1990-93, 1995-2005 [371.8976 D565E]
Mesa High School. Superstition. 1917, 1920,
1923, 1924, 1926, 1930-32, 1934-54, 1957-63, 1965-2005 [371.8976 M56S
1917]
Mountain View High School. La Vista.
1978-84, 1986-2005 [371.8976 M864V]
Red Mountain High School. Pinnacle. 1989-90,
1992-2005 [371.8976 R245P]
Skyline High School. Skybound. 2000-2005
[371.8976 SK93S]
Westwood High School. The Chieftain.
1963-1977, 1979-1980, 1983-2005 [371.8976 W529C]
Vertical
File
This file includes pamphlets and clippings from local
newspapers, most dating from the early 1980’s. Over 1,200 subjects on
Mesa are addressed in ten file cabinets. Items of interest include,
Businesses, Historic Homes, Parks, Schools, and Williams Gateway
Airport. Biographical information on over 475 Mesans can be found in
separate biography files.
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help you.
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Room services and programs to:mesa.room.info@mesaaz.gov
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Or
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64 E. 1st Street
Mesa AZ 85201
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