This list represents selected books on the topic of Andover History. The call number given is for the Special Collections copy. Many of these titles have circulating copies as well. Ask at the Reference Desk for the circulating copy.
Four generations : population, land, and family in colonial Andover, Massachusetts
Studies four successive generations of life in a New England town during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, focusing on the nature of family life and relationships in an agrarian societyAndover, As I Remember It. Doherty, James D. Doherty, 1992. (Andover Room R 974.45 Doh)
An Andoverite’s personal reminiscences of Main Street, Ballardvale and West Andover as well as diverse aspects of Andover life from churches to memorable people.
Andover Historic Building Survey. Andover Historical Commission. Prepared for the town by the Andover Historical Commission, 1978. (Andover Room R 917.45 And)
16 binders of historic building information: photographs, descriptions, and architectural significance of Andover’s historic buildings and homes.
Andover, Massachusetts: Historical Selections From Four Centuries. Mofford, Juliet Haines. Merrimack Valley Preservation Press, 2004. (Andover Room R 974.45 Mof)
This work contains an introduction by James Batchelder.
Andover, Massachusetts, in the World War. Fuess, Claude M. The Andover Press, 1921. (Andover Room R 974.45 Fue)
Vivid and detailed description of the home effort during World War I, as well as veteran’s biographies .
Andover, Symbol of New England. Andover Townsman and the Andover Historical Society. (Andover Room R 974.45 Fue)
Andover, What It Was, What It Is: 300th Anniversary, May 30-June 2, 1946 /300th Anniversary Edition. Townsman Press, 1947. (Andover Room R 974.45 And)
A chronicle of 300 years of change, heavily illustrated with old and new photographs.
AVIS, a History in Conservation. Mofford, Juliet Haines. Andover Village Improvement Society, 1980. (Andover Room R 333.7 Mof)
Definitive history of the conservation movement in Andover.
Cry Witch: the Andovers Remember 1692/Andover Historical Society. Andover Historical Society, 2000. (Andover Room R 133.40974 Cry)
Collection of articles on the unique factors in Andover which led to 50 witchcraft accusations in 1692, more than in any other New England town.
Elm Square: The Photographs of Richard Graber/Text by Richard Graber and recollections of the people of Andover, 1996. (Andover Room R 133.40974 Gra)
Collection of photographs of Elm Square through the years
History of Ballardvale. Memorial Hall Library, 1995. (Andover Room R 974.45 His)
Compilation of brief articles whose subjects, among others, include the railroad, the old Ballardvale Methodist Church , and the Ballard Vale and other mills.
History of the Andover Theological Seminary. Woods, Leonard. J.R. Osgood, 1885. (Andover Room R 207 Woo)
Written by one of its founders, this is the first comprehensive history of the influential seminary at Andover.
The Record of Andover During the Rebellion. Raymond, Samuel. W.F. Draper, 1875. (Andover Room R 974.45 Ray)
Detailed contemporary record of Andover’s actions to support the Union, including army personnel records.
The Townswoman’s Andover. Goldsmith, Bessie P. Andover Historical Society, 1964. (Andover Room R 974.45 Gol)
From Decoration Day Coconuts to the derivation of street names, aspects of daily life in 19th century Andover.