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 371.206 AND | Superintendent's preliminary budget. | Andover, Mass. Department of Public Schools. | 1969 | MAN-PRELSCH2007 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 371.206 AND | Superintendent's preliminary budget. | Andover, Mass. Department of Public Schools. | 1969 | MAN-PRELSCH2008 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 371.206 AND | Superintendent's preliminary budget. | Andover, Mass. Department of Public Schools. | 1969 | MAN-PRELSCH2010 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 371.206 AND | Superintendent's preliminary budget. | Andover, Mass. Department of Public Schools. | 1969 | MAN-PRELSCH2013 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 371.206 AND | Superintendent's preliminary budget. | Andover, Mass. Department of Public Schools. | 1969 | MAN-PROJSCH1996 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 371.206 AND | Superintendent's preliminary budget. | Andover, Mass. Department of Public Schools. | 1969 | MAN-REQSCH1993 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 371.206 AND | Superintendent's preliminary budget. | Andover, Mass. Department of Public Schools. | 1969 | MAN-REQSCH1999 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.1 WIL | Sunday River sketches : a New England chronicle / | Wilkins, Martha Fifield, | 1977 | 31330001332059 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.4 BOW | Suffolk surnames / | Bowditch, N. I. (Nathaniel Ingersoll), | 1858 | 31330001337165 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 371.01 SUB (BOX G) | SUBJECT : School Committee policy book / | Wragg, John G. | 1974 | 31330008979944 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 371.42 AND (BOX A) | Student-parent career handbook. | Andover High School Guidance Department | 1971 | 31330008946083 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 371.51 STU (BOX F) | Student handbook / | 1961 | 31330008979910 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 371.51 STU (BOX F) | Student handbook / | 1961 | 31330008946042 | |
| ANDOVER ROOMSC 331.88 JAC | Strike! : the Lawrence, Massachusetts textile strike / | Jackson, Myles. | 1977 | 31330002099939 |
| ANDOVER ROOMSC 331.88 JAC | Strike! : the Lawrence, Massachusetts textile strike / | Jackson, Myles. | 1977 | 31330002099947 |
| ANDOVER ROOMSC 331.88 JAC | Strike! : the Lawrence, Massachusetts textile strike / | Jackson, Myles. | 1977 | 31330002490161 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 STR (PAMPHLET BOX | Strengthening the fabric of families : 140 years of service to a city and its people. | 1995 | 31330004261412 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 STR (PAMPHLET BOX | Strengthening the fabric of families : 140 years of service to a city and its people. | 1995 | 31330004261420 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 917.445 GOL | Streets of Andover / | Goldsmith, Bessie P. | 1954 | 31330008353215 |