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 973.782 AND | The war-time journal of a Georgia girl, 1864-1865 / | Andrews, Eliza Frances, | 1908 | 31330006819290 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 BLA | The view from Shanty Pond : an Irish immigrant's look at life in a New England mill town 1875-1938 / | Blanchette, Joseph P. | 1999 | 31330004662064 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.4 HUD | The valley & its peoples : an illustrated history of the lower Merrimack / | Hudon, Paul, | 1982 | 31330000866024 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.4 HUD | The valley & its peoples : an illustrated history of the lower Merrimack / | Hudon, Paul, | 1982 | 31330001334105 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 973.74 R62TW | The Twenty-fourth regiment, Massachusuetts volunteers, 1861-1866 : "New England guard regiment" / | Roe, Alfred S. (Alfred Seelye), | 1907 | 31330001733991 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 973.74 BRU | The twentieth regiment of Massachusetts volunteer infantry, 1861-1865 / | Bruce, George A. (George Anson) | 1906 | 31330001733728 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 388.1 WOO | The turnpikes of New England and evolution of the same through England, Virginia, and Maryland / | Wood, Frederic James. | 1919 | 31330002553620 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 582.160974 ROO (PAMPHLET | The trees of the Andover region. | Root, O. M. | 1949 | 31330002461840 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 GOL | The Townswoman's Andover / | Goldsmith, Bessie P. (Bessie Punchard) | 1964 | 31330005885144 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 GOL | The Townswoman's Andover / | Goldsmith, Bessie P. (Bessie Punchard) | 1964 | 31330006066918 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 GOL | The Townswoman's Andover / | Goldsmith, Bessie P. (Bessie Punchard) | 1964 | 31330006066926 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 GOL | The Townswoman's Andover / | Goldsmith, Bessie P. (Bessie Punchard) | 1964 | 31330007523727 |
| STORAGE ANDOVERROOM R 917.445 AND / 1913 | The Townsnman directory of Andover, Mass. for 1913 : together with a business and street directory, map and other valuable information. | Andover (Mass.) | 1913 | 31330006071306 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 917.445 AND / 1913 | The Townsnman directory of Andover, Mass. for 1913 : together with a business and street directory, map and other valuable information. | Andover (Mass.) | 1913 | 31330001342249 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 917.445 AND / 1908 | The Townsman directory of Andover, Mass. for 1908 : together with a business and street directory, map and other valuable information. | Andover (Mass.) | 1908 | 31330001341670 |
| STORAGE ANDOVERROOM R 917.445 AND / 1908 | The Townsman directory of Andover, Mass. for 1908 : together with a business and street directory, map and other valuable information. | Andover (Mass.) | 1908 | 31330006071298 |
| STORAGE ANDOVERROOM R 917.445 AND / 1904 | The Townsman directory of Andover, Mass. for 1904 : together with a business and street directory, map and other valuable information. | Andover (Mass.) | 1904 | 31330006071280 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 917.445 AND / 1904 | The Townsman directory of Andover, Mass. for 1904 : together with a business and street directory, map and other valuable information. | Andover (Mass.) | 1904 | 31330001341662 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 917.445 AND / 1899 | The Townsman directory of Andover, Mass for 1899 : together with a business and street directory, map and other valuable information. | Andover (Mass.) | 1899 | 31330001341654 |