Archives and Special Collections

Rare Book Room

Library special collections are managed by digital and technology staff overseeing the library's rare, fragile, archival, or other holdings needing special care. The collections are maintained in two dedicated rooms on the first floor of the Robert W. Van Houten Library. Our goal is to make these materials accessible to researchers while preserving the items for posterity. The Robert W. Van Houten Library archives and special collections focus on collecting in these areas:

• Publications and ephemera generated by the University community (theses/dissertations, yearbooks, course catalogs, etc.)
• Materials related to notable individuals affiliated with the university
• Materials related to technology in Newark, New Jersey

Highlights include the Weston Papers and Museum, the Dr. Herman Estrin Papers, the Anthony H. Lamb Collection and numerous publications created by the institute. Some materials have been made available through Digital Commons, our institutional repository.

The library's archives and special collections are neither the university's records management service nor its legal repository, and it should not be construed to contain the complete, exhaustive, definitive, legal records for NJIT.

Access is by appointment only, Mon to Fri from 8 am to 4 pm. Please sent an email to askalibrarian@njit.edu to request information or make an appointment