Archibald S. Alexander Library, University research library in New Brunswick, US

Archibald S. Alexander Library is the oldest and main library of Rutgers University–New Brunswick, built from 1953 and opened in 1956 to hold half a million books and 12,000 people. It replaced Voorhees Hall as the campus main library and serves humanities and social science collections plus four professional schools, including the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.

The library opened in 1956 as a replacement for an earlier campus building and was designed to accommodate large collections and student populations. This expansion reflected the university's growing role as a major research institution in the region.

Special Collections and University Archives holds the diary of Dinah Van Bergh, kept from February 1746 to late 1747. Born in Amsterdam, daughter of merchant Louis Van Bergh, she married Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, founder of Queen's College, on 18 March 1756 at Raritan, New Jersey. The diary is the founding family's own record.

Government publications from the United States, New Jersey, and international sources are available on the main floor for public access and research. The East Asian language collections are located in an upper section of the building and can be reached by checking signage or asking staff for directions.

Among the library's holdings is the diary of Dinah Van Bergh, wife of Rutgers founder Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, kept from February 1746 to late 1747. Born in Amsterdam, she married Hardenbergh at Raritan, New Jersey, on 18 March 1756. The diary sits in Special Collections and University Archives.