Special Collections and University Archives
Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives collects, preserves, and makes available primary
sources of a rare, unique, or specialized nature.
The Sinclair New Jersey Collection of printed materials (approximately 67,000 monographs, pamphlets, periodicals and serials) is the largest, most comprehensive library documenting New Jersey history and culture.
The Institute of Jazz Studies is the largest and most comprehensive library and archive of jazz and jazz-related materials in the world.
The Rutgers Special Collections in the History of Medicine, located at the George F. Smith Library in Newark, includes materials documenting the history of the health sciences in New Jersey in particular, medical history in general, and the history of UMDNJ and its antecedent institutions.
In addition to some some 3 million public domain books, the Internet Archive also archives websites, software, games, music, and a variety of moving images. Among the many things you can find in this amazingly rich collection: