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 940.53 RAT / POSTER | Rationing means a fair share for all of us | 1943 | POSTER12 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 FARNHAM | Ralph Farnham of Andover, Mass. and his descendants. | Johnston, Harry Ferris, | 1950 | 31330003291345 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 331.48 CAM | Radicals of the worst sort : laboring women in Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1860-1912 / | Cameron, Ardis. | 1993 | 31330003525940 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 331.48 CAM | Radicals of the worst sort : laboring women in Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1860-1912 / | Cameron, Ardis. | 1993 | 31330003590290 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 371.192 AND (BOX E) | Questions [from the PTA-sponsored panel on reading, March 16, 1949] | 1949 | 31330008983441 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 371.89 PUN (BOX C) | Punchard School : the thirty-second annual competition for the J. W. Barnard Prizes | 1930 | 31330008973327 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PUN 1916 | Punchard High School Yearbook. | Punchard High School (Andover, Mass.) | 1916 | 31330007089950 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PUN 1923 | Punchard High School Yearbook. | Punchard High School (Andover, Mass.) | 1916 | 31330006583284 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PUN 1923 | Punchard High School Yearbook. | Punchard High School (Andover, Mass.) | 1916 | 31330008877114 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PUN 1924 | Punchard High School Yearbook. | Punchard High School (Andover, Mass.) | 1916 | 31330006121747 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PUN 1927 | Punchard High School Yearbook. | Punchard High School (Andover, Mass.) | 1916 | 31330004924712 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PUN 1929 | Punchard High School Yearbook. | Punchard High School (Andover, Mass.) | 1916 | 31330008353140 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PUN 1930 | Punchard High School Yearbook. | Punchard High School (Andover, Mass.) | 1916 | 31330006121754 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PUN 1934 | Punchard High School Yearbook. | Punchard High School (Andover, Mass.) | 1916 | 31330004924720 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PUN 1935 | Punchard High School Yearbook. | Punchard High School (Andover, Mass.) | 1916 | 31330005823988 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PUN 1938 | Punchard High School Yearbook. | Punchard High School (Andover, Mass.) | 1916 | 31330009241674 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PUN 1942 | Punchard High School Yearbook. | Punchard High School (Andover, Mass.) | 1916 | 31330006121762 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PUN 1943 | Punchard High School Yearbook. | Punchard High School (Andover, Mass.) | 1916 | 31330006121770 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PUN 1944 | Punchard High School Yearbook. | Punchard High School (Andover, Mass.) | 1916 | 31330006121788 |