J. W. (Jerome William) Hendron

J. W. Hendron, identified in library records as Jerome William Hendron (1912– ), is a little-documented American author whose known books focus on New Mexico and the American Southwest. Catalogs and public-domain listings connect him with works including Frijoles: A Hidden Valley in the New World, Prehistory of El Rito de los Frijoles, and The Story of Billy the Kid, New Mexico's Number One Desperado.

That body of work points to a writer interested in making regional history accessible, especially the archaeology, landscape, and folklore of New Mexico. Frijoles, his best-known title in modern library listings, explores the cultural and historical importance of Frijoles Canyon in what is now Bandelier National Monument.

Very little biographical information about Hendron was readily available in the sources I could confirm, so details about his personal life and career remain unclear. A grave record widely associated with him lists a J. W. Hendron born on January 17, 1912, and died on September 17, 1953, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but because fuller biographical documentation was scarce, that identification should be treated with some caution.