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Double tier of mail boxes – the first post office in
Rancho Mirage (1937). Photo by Gail B. Thompson.
Rancho Mirage
A look at Rancho Mirage’s past
Our city is a special place. Investigate and
enjoy the books below to learn about the
city’s character and development during
the early years.
- Dengler, Helen D.
White Sun: memoirs of a desert guest ranch
CALIF
979.497 DENGLER
- A Look Back in Time, City of Rancho Mirage
CALIF
979.497 LOOK
- Tamarisk Country Club:
the first fifty years 1952-2002
CALIF
798.353 TAMARISK
- Tevis Jr., Lloyd, Compiler
Newspaper Articles relating to the Incorporation of the City of Rancho Mirage, California, 1972-1973
CALIF LOCKED
979.497 NEWSPAPE
- Windeler, Robert
From Desert to Oasis: Thunderbird Country Club
50th anniversary history
CALIF
798.353 WINDELER
Coachella Valley
Nine cities historically unique and distinctive
Providing interesting insights, the books below capture the life and times of Rancho Mirage and the Coachella Valley cities, or browse the California/Local History Collection for more.
- Ainsworth, Katherine
The McCallum Saga: the story of the founding of Palm Springs
CALIF
917.949 AINSWORT
- Bogert, Frank M.
Palm Springs: first hundred years (revised)
CALIF
979.497 BOGERT
- Carr, Jim
Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley
CALIF
979.497 CARR
- Coachella Valley’s Golden Years
CALIF
979.49 COACHELL
- Erickson, Marcia
Wit and Wisdom of the Coachella Valley: fact and fantasy – legends and lore
CALIF
979.49 ERICKSON
- Heritage Tales of Coachella Valley
CALIF LOCKED
979.49 AMERICAN
- Laflin, Patricia B.
Coachella Valley: a pictorial history
CALIF
979.497 LAFLIN
- Mungo, Raymond
Palm Springs Babylon: sizzling stories from the
desert playground of the stars
CALIF
979.497 MUNGO
- Shumway, Nina Paul
Your Desert and Mine
CALIF LOCKED
979.497 SHUMWAY
More Resources: MAGAZINES, NEWSLETTERS AND NEWSPAPERS
- Desert Magazine
From the 1960s to current (incomplete)
CALIF
FILE BOXES
- The Desert Sun
Hard copy available for 6 months (stacks),
backfiles on microfilm from 1995 (microfilm
case), and electronic subscription in NewsBank
from 2002 (online)
- Miragescape “Official City Newsletter”
From 1973 to current
CALIF
FILE BOXES
- Palm Springs Life Magazine
From 1971 to current (incomplete)
CALIF
FILE BOXES
- Rancho Mirage Magazine, RM Chamber of Commerce
From 1996 to current
CALIF
FILE BOXES
- Wheeler’s Desert Newsletter
From 1996 to current
CALIF
FILE BOXES
Aerial of Thunderbird Heights (Early 1960s).
The Library produces the Oral History of Rancho Mirage Through Its Residents. This is a series of videotape interviews with residents as they share their special stories about earlier times in Rancho Mirage and their recollections and experiences in the Coachella Valley. In the first series, Virginia Waring, Howard Richmond, Bill Marx, Marilyn Glassman, and Marjorie Anderson share some of their remembrances about the early days of life in Rancho Mirage and the valley communities. It is anticipated that additional oral histories will be recorded and added to the collection. You may search the oral history videotapes in the online catalog by the words or phrase “Oral History,” or browse the video collection 979 ORAL.
Cahuilla Indians
Best known of the Southern California tribes The Coachella Valley region has its beginnings over 2,000 years ago with the inhabitants of a band of the Cahuilla Indians. The following are some of the books in the collection about these early residents, or you can find more by searching the online catalog for the words or phrase “Cahuilla Indians.”
- Bean, Lowell John
Mukat’s People: the Cahuilla Indians of southern California
CALIF
970.3 BEAN
- Dozier, Deborah
The Heart is Fire: the world of the Cahuilla Indians of southern California
CALIF
305.897 DOZIER
- James, Harry C.
The Cahuilla Indians
CALIF
306.089 JAMES
- Modesto, Ruby
Not For Innocent Ears: spiritual traditions of a desert Cahuilla medicine women
CALIF LOCKED
979.4 MODESTO
Desert Architecture
Defining characteristics that achieved worldwide recognition
The following books are a good place to start when looking for examples of desert architectural design. You can find more books in the online catalog by searching for the words or phrase “California architecture.”
- Cygelman, Adele
Palm Springs Modern: houses in the California desert
CALIF
728.37 CYGELMAN
- Golub, Jennifer
Albert Frey Houses 1 + 2
CALIF
728.37 GOLUB
- Hess, Alan
Palm Springs Weekend: the architecture and design of a mid-century oasis
CALIF
720.979 HESS
- Rosa, Joseph
Albert Frey, Architect
CALIF
720.92 ROSA
Biographies
A who’s who from all walks of life
The distinguished individuals who came to Rancho Mirage and the Coachella Valley came for reasons as varied as their backgrounds. Listed below are the biographies and memoirs of some of the individuals who came to the desert.
- Bright, Marjorie Belle
Nellie’s Boardinghouse: a dual biography of Nellie Coffman and Palm Springs
CALIF LOCKED
979.497 BRIGHT
- Elder, Jane Lenz
Alice Faye: a life beyond the silver screen
LOCAL AUTHOR
BIO FAYE
- Ford, Betty
Betty: a glad awakening
LOCAL AUTHOR
BIO FORD
- Montgomery, George
The Years of George Montgomery
LOCAL AUTHOR
BIO MONTGOMERY
- Presley-Rippingale, Sally
The Secret Word is Groucho
LOCAL AUTHOR
BIO GROUCHO
- Rogers, Ginger
Ginger: my story
LOCAL AUTHOR
BIO ROGERS
- Waring, Virginia
Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians
LOCAL AUTHOR
BIO WARING
- Whitaker, Jack
Preferred Lies and Other Tales: skimming the cream of a life in sports
LOCAL AUTHOR
BIO WHITAKER
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