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Bruce Springsteen Center Opens at Monmouth, Donates 48,000-Item Archive

6/24/2026

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The $50 million Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music opened on Monmouth University’s campus in Edison, New Jersey.
Bob Santelli, 74, is the founding executive director who oversees the archive, exhibitions and a performance theater for school-bus visits.
Bruce Springsteen donated a 48,000-item archive that includes his Telecaster, Born to Run leather jacket and a TEAC Tascam 144 Portastudio, and performed “Jailhouse Rock” at the opening but refused to open the shows.

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Story summary

The $50 million Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music opened on Monmouth University’s campus in Edison, New Jersey.
Bob Santelli, 74, is the founding executive director who oversees the archive, exhibitions and a performance theater for school-bus visits.
Bruce Springsteen donated a 48,000-item archive that includes his Telecaster, Born to Run leather jacket and a TEAC Tascam 144 Portastudio, and performed “Jailhouse Rock” at the opening but refused to open the shows.