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Echols, Joseph G. (1917-1977)
Joseph G. Echols (March 23, 1917 – March 28, 1977) was an American football coach, college athletics administrator, and Negro league baseball player whose life bridged segregated sports worlds—from high school athletics in northern New Jersey, to Negro league baseball, to… -
Nottingham, John "Johnny" (?-?)
John "Johnny" Nottingham was a basketball player for Dwight Morrow High School in the early 1960s.Tags Sports -
White, Sherman (1928-2011)
Sherman White was a basketball player. He grew up in Englewood and attended Dwight Morrow. He got into Long Island University on an athletic scholarship in February 1948. There was a point-shaving scandal occurring that White joined by the end of his senior year. Salvatore… -
Jasper, Christopher "Chris" Howard (1951-?)
Christopher Howard Jasper was a singer and music producer. Jasper's older sister Elaine married Rudolph Isley. Originally from Cincinnati, Jasper visited his sister often in Teaneck. He started to gig with Ernie and Marvin in a trio called the Jazzmen Trio. He studied at the…Tags Music -
Phelps, William Walter (1839-1894)
William Walter Phelps was a United States Congressman and an ambassador to Germany and Austria-Hungary. He graduated from Yale University in 1860. He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1863. He was elected to the House of Representatives twice. He served from 1873 to 1875 and…Tags Politics -
Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, Sr. ( 1902-1974)
Charles Augustus Lindbergh Sr. was a military officer and aviator. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1924. He became a second lieutenant in 1925. On March 20th and 21st, Lindbergh became the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris on his craft Spirt of St. Louis. He was… -
Morrow, Elizabeth "Betty" Reeve Cutter (1873-1955)
Elizabeth Reeve Cutter Morrow emerged as one of the most influential yet understated figures in American educational and cultural life during the first half of the twentieth century. Born into a family that valued intellect, public service, and artistic expression, she developed… -
Lindbergh, Anne Morrow (1906-2001)
Anne Morrow Lindbergh was a poet, author, and aviator. She wrote numerous books and poems including "North to the Orient" (1935), "Gift From the Sea" (1955), and "Earth Shine" (1969). She learned aviation from her husband Charles Lindbergh. She met him in Mexico after her…Tags Women -
Lamont, Corliss (1902-1995)
Corliss Lamont was an American socialist and philosopher. He received a degree from Harvard and spent 1924 at Oxford. He received a PhD from Columbia University and taught philosophy there. During the 1930s he became involved in political activism becoming a board member and… -
Morrow, Dwight Whitney (1873-1931)
Dwight Morrow was a politician and diplomat. He graduated from Amherst College in 1895 and attended Columbia Law School. He attended Amherst College with Calvin Coolidge. He practiced at Simpson Thatcher & Barlett. In 1913 he became a partner at J.P. Morgan & Co. During World…