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 376.9 NEW | The journal of an Abbot Academy girl, 1874-1876 / | Newcomb, Harriet Chapell. | 1927 | 31330001333925 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 JENNINGS | The Jennings family of the Merrimack Valley. | Reich, Robert J. | 1979 | 31330001336845 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.3 IRI | The Irish ancestor. | 1969 | 31330001337454 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R BIOGRAPHY PARTRIDGE FAMIL | The humanitarian gene, 1891-1922 : letters and diaries by Ernest C. Partridge, Winona G. Partridge, Mary L. Graffam, Edward G. Partridge / | Partridge, Priscilla L., | 2014 | 31330007807682 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 LAFAYETTE | The Household of the Lafayettes / | Sichel, Edith Helen, | 1897 | 31330003112475 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R J FICTION HOUSE | The house that Jack built. | 31330006449635 | ||
| ANDOVER ROOM R 913.744 BUL | The Hofmann site / | Bullen, Ripley P. | 1944 | 31330001339385 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 WRI | The hitherto undiscovered first settlements of North Andover and Andover of 1629 and 1634. | Wrigley, Clifford | 1991 | 31330006577484 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 973.74 B44 | The history of the Tenth Massachusetts Battery of Light Artillery in the War of the Rebellion : formerly of the Third Corps and afterwards of Hancock's Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, 1862-1865 / | Billings, John Davis, | 1909 | 31330001733710 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.4 HUT | The history of the colony of Massachusets-Bay : from the first settlement thereof in 1628, until its incorporation with the colony of Plimouth, province of Main, &c. by the charter of King William and Queen Mary, in 1691 / | Hutchinson, Thomas, | 1760 | 31330001342231 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 285.8 PIK | The history of South Church in Andover, Massachusetts founded on October 17, 1711 / | Pike, Julie. | 2011 | 31330007216843 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 MOF | The history of North Parish Church of North Andover, 1645-1974 : and firm thine ancient vow / | Mofford, Juliet Haines. | 1975 | 31330001337470 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.2 BEL / V. 1 | The history of New-Hampshire. | Belknap, Jeremy, | 1813 | 31330001338254 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.49 BAN V. 1 | The history of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts ... | Banks, Charles Edward, | 1911 | 31330001104821 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.49 BAN V. 2 | The history of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts ... | Banks, Charles Edward, | 1911 | 31330001052079 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.49 BAN V. 3 | The history of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts ... | Banks, Charles Edward, | 1911 | 31330001163538 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.44 COR | The history of Malden, Massachusetts, 1633-1785, / | Corey, Deloraine Pendre, | 1899 | 31330001333073 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 CHA | The history of Haverhill, Massachusetts : from its first settlement, in 1640, to the year 1860 / | Chase, George Wingate, | 1861 | 31330000881122 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 285.7445 HIS | The history of Free Christian Church : Andover, Massachusetts. | 1996 | 31330003861592 |