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 230.07 AME PAMPHLET BOX 3 | Pilgrimage to Andover, Wednesday, October 12 : itinerary and dedication service. | American Board Centennial, 1910 | 1910 | 31330001337744 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 PHO | Photographic history of Greater Lawrence. | 1980 | 31330006497709 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 PHILLIPS | Phillips genealogies : including the family of George Phillips, first minister of Watertown, Mass. ... also the families of Ebenezer Phillips, of Southboro, Mass., Thomas Phillips, of Duxbury, Mass., Thomas Phillips, of Marshfield, Mass., John... | Phillips, Albert Merritt, | 1885 | 31330001337017 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R BIOGRAPHY BROOKS, PH. | Phillips Brooks : a study. --. | Lawrence, William, | 1903 | 31330001446230 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 373 JAM | Phillips Academy, Andover, in World War II. | James, Leonard Frank. | 1948 | 31330001333891 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 373 FUE | Phillips Academy, Andover, in the great war / | Fuess, Claude Moore, | 1919 | 31330001333883 |
| ANOVER ROOM R 373 FUE | Phillips Academy, Andover, in the great war / | Fuess, Claude Moore, | 1919 | 31330002730541 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 727.2 MON | Phillips Academy, Andover : an architectural tour / | Montgomery, Susan J., | 2000 | 31330004944744 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 373 DOM | Phillips Academy Andover, Massachusetts : an illustrated history of the property (including Abbot Academy) / | Domingue, Robert A. | 1990 | 31330002768293 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 373 DOM | Phillips Academy Andover, Massachusetts : an illustrated history of the property (including Abbot Academy) / | Domingue, Robert A. | 1990 | 31330005290345 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R J 811.4 SCA | Pets & playmates / | Scannell, Edith. | 1880 | 31330006459634 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 PETERS | Peters of New England : a genealogy, and family history / | Peters, Edmond Frank | 1903 | 31330001337009 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 344.012 PER (VF) | Personnel by-law : including a wage and salary classification and compensation plan and personnel policies / | Personnel Board of Andover (Mass.) | 1958 | 31330009107917 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 344.012 PER (VF) | Personnel by-law : including a wage and salary classification and compensation plan and personnel policies / | Personnel Board of Andover (Mass.) | 1958 | 31330009107925 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 BEL | Persistence of memories of slavery and emancipation in historical Andover : the Massachusetts woman enumerated as a "slave" in the 1830 U.S. Census and the family of Rosanna Coburn from enslavement to contingent freedom / | Bell, Edward L. | 2021 | 31330009035332 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 070.4 PEG SEP 1971 BOX B | Pegasus : Andover Education Improvement Association. | 1971 | 31330008969671 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 PARKER FAMILY | Peaks and Parkers. | Parker, Wilmond W. | 1930 | 31330003552266 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 PARKER FAMILY | Peaks and Parkers. | Parker, Wilmond W. | 1930 | 31330003552241 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 PARKER FAMILY | Peaks and Parkers. | Parker, Wilmond W. | 1930 | 31330003552258 |