Jerome Public Library
The public library located at 111 Jerome Avenue in Jerome contains information-manuscripts and other information-that sometimes, but not always, is duplicated at the Jerome Historical Society. The phone number is: 520-639-0574.
Books
The following books in the Southwest collection are frequently not available at other libraries in the District.
Bonker, Frances Dean John James Thornber. Sage of the Desert. Boston: The Stratford Company.
Kegley, Max. Loot of a Desert Rat. Phoenix: Phoenix Arizona Engraving and Lithographing Co., 1938.
Lutrell, Estelle. The Mission of San Xavier DelBlanc. Tucson: F.E.L. Kimball, Stationer and Printer, 1922.
The Mineralogy of Arizona. The Chemical Publishing Company, Easton, Pennsylvania, no date.
Storm, Barry. Trail of the Lost Dutchman. Phoenix: Goldwaters, 1939.
Manuscripts on shelves in the library
Boyle Engineering Corp. Wastewater facilities plan, April 1976, USEPA.
Boyle Engineering Corp. Town of Jerome Arizona Water Master Plan, Funded by Four Corners Regional Commission, March 1976.
Gee, Lieske, Robson, Ulrikson. "Jerome, Arizona: a study of coherence, relationships, energy & form" Fall, 1988, ASU College of Architecture and Environmental Design for Graduate Design Studies class.
Brown, C.A. "1896-1900: History of Jerome, Arizona." A random document containing pictures, drawings, poems, narrative, self-published.
Jerome Historical Society publication: "Three Epochs of Jerome's History: Proceedings: 5th Annual Historical Symposium" August 28, 1982.
- Byrkit, Dr. James. Palatkwapi: A trail of three cultures
- Wahmann, Russell, "The Centennial Commemoration: The United Verde Copper Company, 1882-1982"
- Mason, Margaret. Jerome in Transition: the 1950s
Jerome Historical Society publication: "Bring it all back to Jerome. 6th Annual Historical Symposium, August 23, 1983. Tribute to John McMillan.
- Lubic, Dr. George (NAU), "Historic Preservation: Keeping a Community Together"
- Johnson, Diane (postmaster), "Jerome's Post Office"
- Martin, Richard (former mayor), "One Hundred Years of Government in Jerome"
Jerome Zoning Ordinance, no date.
McDonald, Lewis J. "The Development of Jerome, Arizona, a Typical Arizona Mining Town," Master's Thesis, Arizona State College at Flagstaff (copy). There is a full copy of the thesis and an overview, done later. The overview is approximately 20 pages; the thesis is 111 pp.
Murdock, John R. "Shadow Pictures of Arizona Men and Women", typed manuscript, 1948.
Murdock, John R. Arizona and Southwestern History, ASU, manuscript. 1931 re-done 1947, for teachers of geography. It contains a chronology, information on Indians, and a general narrative.
Piner, Judie. "Jerome Occupational analysis," Dept. of Anthropology, NAU, no date.
Spicer, E. H. and Louis R. Caywood. Tuzigoot Ruins: Home of Early Arizonans, no date, 22 pages, Archeological Committee of Yavapai County Chamber of Commerce.
Spicer and Caywood, "Tuzigoot: The excavations and repair of a ruin on the Verde River near Clarkdale, Arizona. Binding made possible by National Park Service, Berkeley, photos.
Wessale, John. "Cowboy Sings: Songs of the Ranch and Range," no date, pub. NY, $.35, 100 pages.
Williamson, Kathleen. "Jerome 'The Most Unique City in America,' Sell it or love it," NAU Senior Seminar in Humanities, fall, 1985.
Wilson & Company, Engineers. Town of Jerome Arizona Amendment to the 1976 Wastewater facilities Plan, Sept, 1987.
Newspaper file:
We have not listed newspapers when there are only one or two issues.
Jerome Traveler, $.25/ 12 pp/ historical and local news, various copies, Dec. 1989-July, 1991 (8 issues).
The Jerome Times, pub. Gary Fife, usually 20 pp., local news, historical notes, pictures, 8.5x11; various dates from March to Dec. 1983.
Jerome Ghost Post, about 20 pp, news, ads, some historical notes, Nov. 1983-Aug 1984, (missing June).
Jerome Traveler, Dec. 1989-July 1991.
Files in cabinet behind check-out desk
These items relate to local library history.
Jerome Public Library History--A few fairly recent (70-90s) newspaper clippings about library; carbon copy of Jerome Public Library history; older chronology, typed two page manuscript on the history of the library.
Collection of open house photos, dated Sept 21, no year, personal snap shots Story Hour Hallowe'en Party, Oct 30, 1982
Maps
Blueprint of Town of Jerome, no date
Photos
The photo behind the counter is mounted photo (possibly original) of a slide scene, no date.
There are several "town" photos from recent years as well; they are large reproductions, 1991, 1995, and one with no date.
