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 371.6 PRO (BOX D) | A proposal for the South Elementary School : Annual Town Meeting--Saturday, March 10, 1956 / | 1956 | 31330008969432 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 371.6 PRO (BOX D) | A proposal for the South Elementary School : Annual Town Meeting--Saturday, March 10, 1956 / | 1956 | 31330008969440 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 371.6 PRO (BOX D) | A proposal for the South Elementary School : Annual Town Meeting--Saturday, March 10, 1956 / | 1956 | 31330008969457 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 372.01 PRO (BOX E) | A proposal for alternative classrooms / | 1973 | 31330008948584 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 973.78 HAZ | A narrative of military service / | Hazen, William Babcock, | 1885 | 31330006826550 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.2 NOY V. 1 | A memorial of the town of Hampstead, New Hampshire, | Noyes, Harriette Eliza, | 1899 | 31330002107146 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.2 NOY V. 2 | A memorial of the town of Hampstead, New Hampshire, | Noyes, Harriette Eliza, | 1899 | 31330002107153 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 230.07 AND | A memorial of the semi-centennial celebration of the founding of the theological seminary at Andover / | Andover Theological Seminary. | 1859 | 31330001633043 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R B DRAPER, WA. (PAMPHLET B | A memorial address on the life and services of Deacon Warren Fales Draper / | Taylor, John Phelps. | 1905 | 31330002683005 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 POORE | A memoir and genealogy of John Poore. | Poor, Alfred, | 1881 | 31330001337025 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 373.7445 AND (BOX B) | A manual of the courses of instruction in the public schools of Andover, Massachusetts. | Andover (Mass.). School Committee. | 1904 | 31330008766606 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 373.7445 AND (BOX B) | A manual of the courses of instruction in the public schools of Andover, Massachusetts. | Andover (Mass.). School Committee. | 1904 | 31330008946091 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 HAM (PAMPHLET BOX | A list of town officers and others rendering patriotic services for the town of Andover, Massachusetts, for the years 1775-1783. | Hammond, Dorothy | 1932 | 31330001338163 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929 KAM | A list of emigrants from England to America, 1718-1759 / | Kaminkow, Jack. | 1964 | 31330001328784 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.44 HAZ | A letter to the inhabitants of Andover and North Andover / | Hazen, Nathan W., | 1856 | 31330005664044 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.44 HAZ | A letter to the inhabitants of Andover and North Andover / | Hazen, Nathan W., | 1856 | 31330006727881 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 326 STO | A key to Uncle Tom's cabin : presenting the original facts and documents upon which the story is founded, together with corroborative statements verifying the truth of the work. | Stowe, Harriet Beecher, | 1853 | 31330001205578 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.42 NOR | A history of the town of Northfield, Massachusetts : for 150 years, with an account of the prior occupation of the territory by the Squakheags: and with family genealogies / | Temple, J. H. (Josiah Howard), | 1875 | 31330002107245 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 635.9672 GAG | A history of the Paul B. Follansbee Rockery (a/k/a "Turtle Mound"), Andover, Massachusetts / | Gage, James | 2019 | 31330008853362 |