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Memorial Hall Library’s digital collection is an online gateway to Andover’s history.  Many of the materials have been digitized by the Digital Commonwealth and are accessible through the library catalog or directly through the  Internet Archive. The collection is a work in progress.  Check back frequently to see what’s new.

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Abbot Academy

Andover Theological Seminary

Annual Reports

Title Author
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1853  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1854  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1855  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1856  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1857  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1858  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1859  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1860  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1861  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1862  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1863  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1864  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1865  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1866  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1867  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1868  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1869  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1870  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1871  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1872  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1873  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1874  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1875  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1876  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1877  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1878  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1879  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1880  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1881  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1882  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1883  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1884  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1885  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1886  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1887  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1888  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1889  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1890  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1891  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1892  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1893  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1894  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1895  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1896  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1897  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1898  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1899  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1900  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1901  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1902  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1903  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1904  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1905  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1905-1909  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1906  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1907  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1910-1914  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1915-1920  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1921-1924  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1925-1929  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1930-1934  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1935-1939  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1940-1945  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1945-1949  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1950-1954  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1955-1959  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1960-1962  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1963-1969  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1970-1975  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1975-1978  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1979-1984  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1985-1987  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1986  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1987  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1988  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1989  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1990  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1991  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1992  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1993  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1994  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1995  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1996  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1997  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1998  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 1999  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 2000  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 2001  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 2002  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 2003  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 2004  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 2005  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 2006  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 2007  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 2008  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 2009  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 2010  
Annual Report of the Town of Andover, 2011  

Authors

Title Author
A singular life Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
Andover in print: an annotated bibliography  
Archer and the “Prophet” Brown, Edna Adelaide
At the Butterfly House Brown, Edna Adelaide
Austin Phelps : a memoir Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
Beyond the gates Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
Chapters from a life: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
Chinese kitten Brown, Edna Adelaide
Donald Marcy Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
Hedged in Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
Journey’s end Brown, Edna Adelaide
Polly’s shop Brown, Edna Adelaide
Robin Hollow Brown, Edna Adelaide
Sealed orders Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
Spanish Chest Brown, Edna Adelaide
The gates ajar Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
The Madonna of the tubs Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
The silent partner Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
The story of Avis Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
Three Gates Brown, Edna Adelaide
When Max came Brown, Edna Adelaide

Biographies and Family Histories

Title Author
A sermon on the death of Walter L. Raymond : a Union soldier, delivered on Sunday, April 3, 1865 Babbitt, Benjamin B.
Abbott genealogies Abbott, Charlotte Helen
Austin Phelps : a memoir Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
Ballard genealogy : William Ballard (1603-1639) …. Farlow, Charles F.
Biographical catalogue of the trustees, teachers, and…  
Caleb Cushing, a memoir Fuess, Claude Moore
Chapters from a life: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
Diary of Sarah Connell Ayer : Andover and Newburyport… Ayer, Sarah Newman
Genealogical record of John Lovejoy (1622-1917) of Andover… Jackson, Annie M. G.
Historical Memoranda with lists of members and their… Sons of the Amer. Rev.
History of Essex County, Massachusetts v. 1 : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men Hurd, D. Hamilton
History of Essex County, Massachusetts v. 2 : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men Hurd, D. Hamilton
Life of Amos A. Lawrence Life of Amos A. Lawrence
List of town officers and others rendering patriotic services.. Hammond, Dorothy M.
Meetings, officers and members arranged in state societies, ancestors and their descendants  
Memoir of Benjamin Hanover Punchard Memoir of Benjamin Hanover Punchard
Memorial Address on the life and services of Deacon Warren Taylor, John Phelps
Memorial to Peter Smith Byers, A.M., : first principal of the Punchard Free School… Fuller, Samuel
Memorial: Philena McKeen, June 13, 1822 May 13, 1898 Downs, Annie Sawyer
Memory of John Dove, esq: a sermon preached… Wright, George F.
Necrology, 1890-1900 Andover Theological Society
Old Andover days : memories of a Puritan childhood Robbins, Sarah
Phillips Brooks : a study Lawrence, William
The Mayflower descendant: a quarterly magazine… v. 1 Mass Society of Mayflower…
The Mayflower descendant: a quarterly magazine… v. 2 Mass Society of Mayflower…
Tributes to the memory of Moses Tyler Stevens  

Business

Cemeteries and Churches

Education

Title Author
Annual report of the School Committee for the year 1967  
Annual report of the School Committee for the year 1968  
Annual report of the School Committee for the year 1969  
Annual report of the School Committee for the year 1970  
Annual report of the School Committee for the year 1971  
Annual report of the School Committee for the year 1972  
Annual report of the School Committee for the year 1973-1974  
Annual report of the School Committee for the year 1974-1975  
Annual report of the School Committee for the year 1975-1976  
Annual report of the School Committee for the year 1976-1977  
Annual report of the School Committee for the year 1979-1980  
Annual report of the School Committee for the year 1982  
Annual report of the School Committee for the year 1983-1984  
Annual report of the School Committee for the year 1985-1986  
Annual report of the School Committee for the year 1988-1989  
Annual report of the School Committee for the year 1989-1990  
Annual report of the School Committee for the years 1839-1865  
Annual report of the School Committee for the years 1866-1885  
Annual report of the School Committee for the years 1886-1900  
Annual report of the School Committee for the years 1901-1910  
Annual report of the School Committee for the years 1911-1920  
Annual report of the School Committee for the years 1921-1929  
Annual report of the School Committee for the years 1930-1939  
Annual report of the School Committee for the years 1940-1949  
Annual report of the School Committee for the years 1950-1959  
Annual report of the School Committee for the years 1960-1966  
Education in the two Andovers : Address at the dedication of the Punchard free school, Tuesday, September 2nd, 1856 Fuller, Samuel
The Andover and North Andover Massachusetts directory of the inhabitants, business, town government, churches, societies, streets, etc.1945  

Histories

History of Andover

Title Author
A letter to the inhabitants of Andover and North Andover Hazen, N.W.
An architectural monograph on early wooden architecture in Andover, Mass Le Boutillier, Addison B.
Andover Magazine Carter, Sarah Nelson
Andover, Massachusetts : Proceedings at the celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the town, May 20, 1896 (1897)  
Andover, Massachusetts: fifty views of this historic town… Allen, William A.
Certain peculiar earthworks near Andover, Massachusetts Moorehead, Warren K.
Electric lighting: facts for consideration at the town meet…  
Family structure in seventeenth-century Andover, MA Greven, Philip J., Jr.
Glimpses of Andover, Massachusetts Glimpses of Andover, Massachusetts
Glimpses of Andover, Massachusetts Glimpses of Andover, Massachusetts
Halliday’s collection of photographs of colonial… v. 1 Halliday, William
Halliday’s collection of photographs of colonial… v. 2 Halliday, William
Halliday’s collection of photographs of colonial… v. 3 Halliday, William
Historic fields and mansions of Middlesex Drake, Samuel Adams
Historical sketches of Andover Bailey, Sarah Loring
History of Andover, MA Bay State Historical League
History of Essex County, Massachusetts v. 1 : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men Hurd, D. Hamilton
History of Essex County, Massachusetts v. 2 : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men Hurd, D. Hamilton
History of Printing in Andover, Massachusetts 1798-1931 Paradise, Scott H.
Indian Ridge scrapbook: clippings relating to Indian… Buck, Alice (compiled by)
List of town officers and others rendering patriotic services.. Hammond, Dorothy M.
Old Andover days : memories of a Puritan childhood Robbins, Sarah
Poem: Historic Andover Downs, Annie Sawyer
Prehistoric Andover Wright, G. Frederick
Reminiscences of Andover Jackson
Reminiscences of St. Matthew’s Lodge, Andover, Ma Smith, Joseph W.
Standard history of Essex county, Massachusetts :embracing a history of the county from its first settlement to the present time, with a history and description of its towns and cities Wheatland, Henry
Two centuries of travel in Essex County, Massachusetts: a collection of narratives and observations made by travelers, 1605-1799  

Memorial Hall Library

Military

Miscellaneous

November Club

Phillips Academy

Poll Tax

Town Directories and Street Lists

Title Author
Andover and North Andover Directory 1893-94  
Andover and North Andover directory 1923  
Andover and North Andover directory 1926  
Andover and North Andover directory 1928-29 (Crosby’s)  
Andover and North Andover directory 1930-31 (Crosby’s)  
Andover and North Andover directory 1932  
Andover and North Andover, Mass Directory 1916-17  
Andover and North Andover, Mass Directory 1918-19  
Andover and North Andover, Mass Directory 1920  
Andover Directory 1897-98  
Andover, Mass Directory 1913  
Assessors’ Street List: assessed in Andover, April 1, 1925  
Assessors’ Street List: assessed in Andover, April 1, 1926  
Assessors’ Street List: assessed in Andover, April 1, 1931  
Assessors’ Street List: assessed in Andover, April 1, 1934  
Board of Registrar’s street list–Andover, Mass. 1974-1978  
Board of Registrar’s street list–Andover, Mass. 1979-1982  
Board of Registrar’s street list–Andover, Mass. 1983-1985  
Board of Registrar’s street list–Andover, Mass. 1986-1988  
Board of Registrar’s street list–Andover, Mass.1963-1973  
The Andover and North Andover directory of the inhabitants, business, town government, churches, societies, streets, etc. 1935  
The Andover and North Andover directory of the inhabitants, business, town government, churches, societies, streets, etc.1937  
The Andover and North Andover directory of the inhabitants, business, town government, churches, societies, streets, etc.1939  
The Andover and North Andover directory of the inhabitants, business, town government, churches, societies, streets, etc.1949  
The Andover and North Andover Massachusetts directory of the inhabitants, business, town government, churches, societies, streets, etc.1941  
The Andover and North Andover Massachusetts directory of the inhabitants, business, town government, churches, societies, streets, etc.1943  
The Andover and North Andover Massachusetts directory of the inhabitants, business, town government, churches, societies, streets, etc.1947  
The Andover and North Andover Massachusetts directory of the inhabitants, business, town government, churches, societies, streets, etc.1951  
The Andover and North Andover Massachusetts directory of the inhabitants, business, town government, churches, societies, streets, etc.1953  
Townsman Directory of Andover, Mass for 1899  
Townsman Directory of Andover, Mass for 1904  
Townsman Directory of Andover, Mass for 1908  
Townsman Directory of Andover, Mass for 1913  

Town Meeting Records

Video

Title Author
Andover’s 350 Anniversary Celebration Town of Andover 350th Anniversary Celebration Committee

Vital Records

Yearbooks

Title Author
Andover High School Yearbook 1959  
Andover High School Yearbook 1960  
Andover High School Yearbook 1961  
Andover High School Yearbook 1962  
Andover High School Yearbook 1963  
Andover High School Yearbook 1964  
Andover High School Yearbook 1965  
Andover High School Yearbook 1966  
Andover High School Yearbook 1967  
Andover High School Yearbook 1968  
Andover High School Yearbook 1969  
Andover High School Yearbook 1971  
Andover High School Yearbook 1972  
Andover High School Yearbook 1973  
Andover High School Yearbook 1974  
Andover High School Yearbook 1975  
Andover High School Yearbook 1976  
Andover High School Yearbook 1978  
Andover High School Yearbook 1979  
Andover High School Yearbook 1980  
Andover High School Yearbook 1981  
Andover High School Yearbook 1982  
Andover High School Yearbook 1983  
Andover High School Yearbook 1984  
Andover High School Yearbook 1985  
Punchard High School Year Book 1942  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1916  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1923  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1924  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1927  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1930  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1934  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1935  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1942  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1943  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1944  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1946  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1946  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1947  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1949  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1949  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1952  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1953  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1955  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1956  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1957  
Punchard High School Yearbook 1958