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Selected Collections
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John Greenleaf Whittier Collection
- Started by the Whittier Club and Haverhill Public Library in about 1887, the collection includes Whittier's writings, as well as literature about him.
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Senter Digital Archive
- Over 15,000 digitized photographs are available online in the Senter Digital Archive, with more being added on a regular basis.
Family History & Genealogy
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Archival Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
- Discover primary source materials on people, families, and organizations. Use Ctrl+F to search for a family name or subject.
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Haverhill Cemetery Records - MSS 15
- Records such as burials and inscriptions, organized by cemetery.
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Haverhill City Directories
- The Haverhill City Directories list occupation, home, and work addresses for heads of households and businesses. 20th century directories also include street listings. We have most years from 1857 to 1978.
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Haverhill Public Library Biographical File Collection - MSS-B
- A variety of manuscript materials organized by family name, including deeds, letters, and other primary resource documents. Search the finding aid for your family name. This collection was formerly HG2 HPL Genealogical Vertical File Collection and includes the former MSS 25 HPL Genealogical Manuscript Collection.
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Massachusetts Town & City Vital Records to 1850
- Also known as the "Tan Books" series, search Massachusetts birth, marriage, and death records by municipality.
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Pecker Genealogy & Family History Collection
- Search the online catalog with your family name (try surname + "family" in a general search) to find published genealogies in the Pecker Collection.
House & Building Histories
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Haverhill Public Library Map Collection
- An extensive collection of local and regional maps includes Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, assessor's maps, and town survey maps showing building footprints and ownership over time.
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Massachusetts Historical Commission House Survey - MSS 98
- Completed in the late 1970s, a survey of most houses in Haverhill and Bradford, organized alphabetically by street name and house number. Some datasheets include a reference photo and brief description of each house.
[Not in catalog; available only onsite]
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Reading Room Print Photo Collection
- Browsable print photographs of local places, people, and events from the late 1800s through the 1970s. Included are a house photo series and a street photo series, both organized by street name, as well a businesses series organized by business type. Digitized photos from this series are available in the Senter Digital Archive.
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Senter Digital Archive
- Over 15,000 digitized photographs are available online in the Senter Digital Archive, with more being added on a regular basis.
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Senter House Photo Print Collection
- A collection of print photographs of nearly all structures in Haverhill during 1978-1979, via the CETA building survey sponsored by Haverhill Public Library, organized by street name and number. [Not in the Senter Digital Archive online; only available onsite.]
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Winfield Scott Thomas WPA Collection - MSS 86
- This collection features over 150 original watercolors and several pencil drawings of historic Haverhill houses and buildings. Check the finding aid to see if your home or family name is included.
Local History
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Archival Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
- Search our manuscript collections for unique and original documents on a wide variety of local people, clubs, and organizations.
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Haverhill History Collection
- An extensive collection of publications and documents covering multiple aspects of Haverhill history, from the shoemaking industry to local authors to urban renewal. The collection also includes a selection of city records.
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Haverhill Public Library Local History Vertical File - HG1
- This collection features primary sources concerning the city of Haverhill, including information on surrounding towns such as Groveland, Boxford, and Atkinson, NH.
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Pecker Local & Regional History Collection
- The Pecker Local & Regional History Collection focuses on town histories throughout Massachusetts and New England, including rare titles that are no longer in print.