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 974.45 RAY | The record of Andover during the rebellion / | Raymond, Samuel, | 1875 | 31330001341761 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 RAY | The record of Andover during the rebellion / | Raymond, Samuel, | 1875 | 31330001341779 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 RAY | The record of Andover during the rebellion / | Raymond, Samuel, | 1875 | 31330001341795 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 372.21 AND | The readiness years : a curriculum for children developmentally four to six years old. | Andover, Mass. Department of Public Schools. | 1980 | 31330007608544 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 385 KAR | The rail lines of southern New England : a handbook of railroad history / | Karr, Ronald Dale. | 1995 | 31330003741844 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 PUT | The Putnams of Salem Village : including an index of Putnam deeds and wills from 1626 to 1699 / | Putnam, Harold, | 1997 | 31330007477056 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 373 JAY | The Punchard Free School. | Jay, James, Jr. | 1965 | 31330001339088 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929 POP 1965 | The pioneers of Massachusetts : a descriptive list, drawn from records of the colonies, towns and churches and other contemporaneous documents / | Pope, Charles Henry, | 1900 | 31330001334261 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929 POP | The pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 1623 to 1660 : a descriptive list, drawn from records of the colonies, towns, churches, courts and other contemporary sources / by Charles Henry Pope ; with foreword by James Phinney Baxter. | Pope, Charles Henry, | 1965 | 31330001334253 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 372 PIK | The Pike School : 1926-2001 : a 75-year history / | 2002 | 31330004983064 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 610.922 JAC | The physicians of Essex County. --. | Jackson, Russell Leigh. | 1948 | 31330001342116 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 551 SEA | The physical geography, geology, mineralogy and paleontology of Essex County, Massachusetts. | Sears, John Henry. | 1905 | 31330007387966 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 551 SEA | The physical geography, geology, mineralogy and paleontology of Essex County, Massachusetts. | Sears, John Henry. | 1905 | 31330001317803 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 050 PEN (BOX F) | The Pen'n'Inklings. | Johanson, Linda, | 1957 | 31330008948196 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 598.2 SNY | The passenger pigeon in New England : (Reprinted from Old-Time New England, vol. XLV no. 3 (1955)) | Snyder, Dorothy E. | 1955 | 31330006229615 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 728.80974 CUM (PAMPHLET B | The Parson Barnard House : formerly known as the Bradstreet House, North Andover, Massachusetts, owned by the North Andover Historical Society. | Cummings, Abbott Lowell, | 1957 | 31330001339286 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 285.8 PAT | The parish of Christ Church, Andover. | Patterson, Frances W. | 1975 | 31330001349608 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.4 ORD | The Order of the Founders and Patriots of America register, lineages of associates. | Order of the Founders and Patriots of America. | 1981 | 31330002105603 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 051 OPP | The opportunist / | 1936 | 31330001426992 |