The Andover Room Collection consists of print and electronic books on Andover history and genealogy. Scrapbooks, pamphlets and ephemera on subjects such as Andover organizations, local government, churches, schools, companies and people are also in the collection. In addition, the room houses town government documents, yearbooks, street lists and maps. The Andover Townsman newspaper is available on microfilm and online.
Access to the collection is limited. A patron may request up to 5 items at one time to use within the library. A library card or license is held at the Reference Desk until all material is returned and inspected. Photocopying and photographing materials is allowed with some exceptions.
Andover Room material can be found by searching the Library Catalog and by searching or browsing the following list.
Contact Stephanie Aude, Local History Reference Librarian, at saude@mhl.org or 978-623-8430 for assistance.
The Andover Center for History & Culture has extensive historical and genealogical document and image collections and is located half a mile from the library.
| Call Number | Title | Author | Year | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDOVER ROOM R 373.7445 HAR (BOX F) | Andover Junior High School new teachers orientation day : Thursday, September 2, 1965. | Hart, William E. | 1965 | 31330008983425 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 373.19 AND (BOX F) | Andover Junior High School curriculum program. | 1963 | 31330008948295 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 373.7445 HAR (BOX F) | Andover Junior High School : special bulletin October 19, 1965 [United Nations Week] / | Hart, William E. | 1965 | 31330008983391 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929 ESS (PAMPHLET BOX 4) | Andover inscriptions before 1800 : extracted from The Essex antiquarian: an illustrated quarterly magazine devoted to the biography, genealogy, history and antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts. | 1898 | 31330005562545 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PAT | Andover in the Civil War : the spirit & sacrifice of a New England town / | Patrakis, Joan Silva. | 2008 | 31330006491124 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PAT | Andover in the Civil War : the spirit & sacrifice of a New England town / | Patrakis, Joan Silva. | 2008 | 31330006491140 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PAT | Andover in the Civil War : the spirit & sacrifice of a New England town / | Patrakis, Joan Silva. | 2008 | 31330006491173 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 HAR | Andover in the American Revolution : a New England town in a period of crisis, 1763-1790 / | Harris, Edward Moseley. | 1976 | 31330001342405 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 HAR | Andover in the American Revolution : a New England town in a period of crisis, 1763-1790 / | Harris, Edward Moseley. | 1976 | 31330001342413 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 HAR | Andover in the American Revolution : a New England town in a period of crisis, 1763-1790 / | Harris, Edward Moseley. | 1976 | 31330001342421 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 016.974 AND | Andover in print : an annotated bibliography / | 1996 | 31330003618315 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 016.974 AND (PAMPHLET BOX | Andover in print : an annotated bibliography / | 1996 | 31330003618307 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 016.974 AND (PAMPHLET BOX | Andover in print : an annotated bibliography / | 1996 | 31330003618356 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 AND SPR 1976-FALL | Andover Historical Society newsletter. | 1986 | 31330007545373 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 AND SPR 1991- | Andover Historical Society newsletter. | 1986 | 31330007545381 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 917.445 AND | Andover historic building survey. | Andover Historical Commission | 1978 | 31330004588897 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 AND 1958 | Andover High School Yearbook. | Andover High School (Andover, Mass.) | 1959 | 31330004920702 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 AND 1959 | Andover High School Yearbook. | Andover High School (Andover, Mass.) | 1959 | 31330009241633 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 AND 1959 | Andover High School Yearbook. | Andover High School (Andover, Mass.) | 1959 | 31330009241641 |