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Special Collections

Books on the History of Mesa
Current City Documents
Family Histories
Maps
Mesa City Directories
Mesa Telephone Books
Mesa Public Schools High School Yearbooks
Vertical File

 
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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