6 10 105 https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/349568cb3da374916450ad276882225b.jpg 605e9c82cf80d193364a4c4c9d908d75 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Organizations and Institutions Organizations and Institutions A group of individuals cooperating under similar beliefs to reach an agreed-upon goal. Metadata for organizations and institutions provides information for the basis of an investigation into the creation, purpose, beliefs, and actors involved in an organization and institution. Date Started 1909 Type of Institution Social Welfare Ethnic Source of File Attached <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAACP">“NAACP.”</a> Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 June 2024. <div></div> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Subject The topic of the resource Activism, Civil Rights Activism, African American Description An account of the resource The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an interracial human rights organization. The mission of the organization was to abolish segregation and discrimination. It was founded in 1909 by a group of people including W.E.B. DuBois, Ida Bell, Wells-Barnett, and Mary Ovington. It gained traction due to the 1908 Springfield Race Riots in Illinois. Some founding members were involved with the Niagara Movement led by DuBois. Some of the most notable actions of the movement were its activism in Supreme Court cases that fought against Jim Crow Laws and Lynching in the 1910s and 1920s. The creation of the NAACP Defense and Education Fund in 1939 which litigated the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, ending racial segregation in schools. They also won the 1946 Morgan v. Virginia, which ended segregation for interstate travel. The organization was extremely active and crucial during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The organization remains one of the oldest and most influential multiracial institutions. It continues to recognize and fight for political, educational, social, and economic rights and the elimination of race-based discrimination. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Association-for-the-Advancement-of-Colored-People">“National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.”</a> Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1 June 2024. <a href="https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/national-association-advancement-colored-people-naacp">“National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).”</a> The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. <div></div> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle African American Civil Rights Race Segregation https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/4b1cf027bf8c90e5513b71681935ae77.jpg 23e58552a0e95a7041539ad8a565ac34 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Organizations and Institutions Organizations and Institutions A group of individuals cooperating under similar beliefs to reach an agreed-upon goal. Metadata for organizations and institutions provides information for the basis of an investigation into the creation, purpose, beliefs, and actors involved in an organization and institution. Date Started 1929 Type of Institution Community Source of File Attached "Odd Fellows Meet Tonight." The Record, 31 Oct. 1929, p. 8. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Englewood Lodge 197 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Odd Fellows Meet Tonight." The Record, 31 Oct. 1929, p. 8. Description An account of the resource The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a fraternal order. The Englewood chapter may have opened in the 1920s. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Subject The topic of the resource Social Clubs Community Centers Community Work https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/dfa2456d75fde3291c08e36d08c062af.jpg e0f0d8786db4d21cdc0e92f9830e7657 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Organizations and Institutions Places A fixed location. Metadata for a place provides descriptive information that is the basis of discovery of the creation, purpose, and agents associated with a place. Date Started 1916 Source of File Attached "1,200 Families Share In Work of Federation." The Record, 14 Sep. 1934, p.21. Type of Place Community Centers Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Memorial House The Social Service Federation's Memorial House Subject The topic of the resource Social Services Social Welfare System Description An account of the resource Memorial House stood for decades as the physical and symbolic center of organized social work in Englewood. More than simply a clubhouse, it functioned as a gathering place, training ground, educational center, and stabilizing force in the city’s working-class neighborhoods. Yet to understand Memorial House fully, it must be seen not only as a Progressive reform institution but also as a racialized space operating within the segregated geography of early twentieth-century Englewood. Established in the 1910s under the direction of the Social Service Federation, Memorial House emerged from earlier boys’ and neighborhood club efforts that sought to provide structure, recreation, and moral guidance to Englewood’s youth. By the early 1920s, it had become the home base for dozens of boys’ and girls’ clubs operating under Federation supervision. At one point, more than six hundred young people were affiliated with twenty to thirty clubs using the building’s facilities. Each club maintained its own officers and identity, but all functioned within a coordinated framework designed to promote responsibility and civic engagement. But the membership of those clubs reflected the racial realities of the city. Memorial House was repeatedly described in the press as located in Englewood’s “Negro section,” and certain troops and organizations were explicitly identified as “colored.” Girl Scout Troop 5 of Memorial House, for example, was publicly described as a Negro troop. Boy Scout Troop 21 was similarly identified as the Memorial House “colored” troop. These labels were not incidental; they reflected the accepted racial order of the time. Memorial House provided structured opportunity to Black youth in a city where housing patterns and schooling reinforced separation. The programming at Memorial House reflected Progressive Era ideals. Boys were trained in athletics, scouting, and gymnastic work, while girls and women participated in classes in domestic economy, cooking, and sewing. The building was not conceived as a charity in the passive sense; members paid modest dues, fostering a sense of ownership and accountability. Organizers believed that giving young people a stake in their own clubhouse helped prevent idleness and delinquency. Contemporary accounts credited Memorial House with contributing to Englewood’s comparatively low levels of juvenile mischief by keeping youth productively engaged. For Black youth especially, these programs carried additional weight. Memorial House offered access to leadership training, public performance, and organized civic identity in an era when many mainstream institutions were either informally closed to them or socially segregated. When Memorial House’s Girl Scout troop won first place in an inter-troop song festival—performing a Negro spiritual before a large audience—the achievement was celebrated publicly. Yet the reporting made clear that the troop was racially designated. Success occurred, but within clearly defined racial boundaries. Recreation itself could expose those boundaries. One article described the Memorial House Negro Band practicing in MacKay Park until a nearby white resident complained about the noise, prompting police intervention and the band’s relocation within the park. The episode illustrates both the vibrancy of Black youth culture centered at Memorial House and the constraints placed upon it in shared public spaces. Holiday programs reveal another side of Memorial House’s mission. Christmas celebrations for the Newsboys’ Club and other youth groups filled the house with music, recitations, and shared meals. The Social Service Federation’s family welfare committee organized the distribution of Christmas boxes to families who might otherwise have gone without holiday cheer. Clothing, bedding, toys, and books were collected and distributed quietly through the Neighborhood House and Memorial House networks, emphasizing dignity alongside assistance. These welfare efforts were particularly significant in Englewood’s Black neighborhoods, where economic opportunity was limited by discrimination and where housing conditions were frequently scrutinized in public health debates. During annual Negro Health Week observances, Memorial House served as a central site for baby clinics, hygiene lectures, and educational programming. Physicians examined hundreds of Black preschool children there; nurses administered vaccinations; ministers preached health sermons in local Black churches in coordination with the programs. The building became a bridge between Black residents and municipal institutions such as the Board of Health and Englewood Hospital. Vocational classes for “colored women,” conducted in cooperation with the Board of Education, further illustrate this dynamic. While framed as educational uplift, such programs also reflected the limited employment avenues available to Black women at the time. Memorial House thus functioned simultaneously as a site of empowerment and as an institution shaped by the paternalistic racial assumptions of Progressive reform. Financial stability was an ongoing concern. Periodic appeals asked Englewood residents to support the Federation’s expanding work, particularly as it sought to consolidate activities under one roof. At times, local athletic and civic associations stepped forward to help sustain Memorial House when benefactors withdrew or funds ran short. Campaigns emphasized that housing all services—boys’ clubs, girls’ clubs, nursery programs, family welfare work—within Memorial House would increase efficiency and strengthen the city’s social infrastructure. For Black residents, centralization also meant the preservation of one of the few dedicated institutional spaces serving their community. By the mid-1920s, plans were announced to enlarge and remodel the building. The expansion aimed to centralize Federation operations that had previously been scattered in rented quarters, including the earlier Neighborhood House on Humphrey Street. The remodeling included interior reconfiguration and new additions, reflecting both growth and confidence in the Federation’s long-term mission. Notably, the contract for improvements was awarded locally—an unusual decision at the time—which reinforced the building’s identity as a community-supported institution rooted in Englewood itself. Memorial House also served as a forum for public engagement beyond youth programming. Social workers were honored there; civic leaders met to discuss policy; interracial reform efforts intersected with Black uplift movements; and organizations such as the Urban League collaborated in health and welfare initiatives. Though under the supervision of the Social Service Federation, Memorial House operated as a vibrant, semi-independent social center—a place where Englewood’s young people gathered nightly for study, debate, recreation, and cultural development. In essence, Memorial House embodied the Federation’s philosophy: prevention rather than punishment, organization rather than neglect, and community responsibility rather than isolated charity. But it also embodied the racial contradictions of its time. It was a place where Black children could develop leadership and pride, where health inequities were addressed, where music, scouting, and dramatics flourished. Yet it existed within a segregated civic structure that labeled, categorized, and geographically confined. Memorial House was not merely a building. It was the practical expression of Englewood’s early twentieth-century belief that strong neighborhoods were built through structured opportunity and sustained civic care. At the same time, it was a lens through which to see how race shaped access to that opportunity — and how, within those constraints, a Black community built resilience, culture, and institutional life of its own. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Hope Running High At Memorial House." The Record, 2 Dec. 1971, p.10. "1,200 Families Share In Work of Federation." The Record, 14 Sep. 1934, p.21. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle African American Community Centers Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Organizations and Institutions Organizations and Institutions A group of individuals cooperating under similar beliefs to reach an agreed-upon goal. Metadata for organizations and institutions provides information for the basis of an investigation into the creation, purpose, beliefs, and actors involved in an organization and institution. Date Started 2019 Type of Institution Social Welfare Source of File Attached "Broncos WR Winfree is ready for the big stage." The Record, 18 June 2019, p. S7. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Winfree Youth Foundation Subject The topic of the resource Child Welfare Sports, Basketball Sports, Soccer Sports, American Football Description An account of the resource The Winfree Youth Foundation was created by American Football player Juwann Winfree to provide sports camps and leadership conferences for local youth. Carl Winfree, Juwann Winfree's father, is the co-founder. The headquarters are located in Englewood. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “<a href="https://www.teamwinfree.org/">Team Winfree Youth Foundations: Sports Training: New Jersey, USA.</a>” "Broncos WR Winfree is ready for the big stage." The Record, 18 June 2019, p. S7. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Children Sports https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/7446c00aea479d8028d036531c1be3df.jpg 27cc8fbb52110b339c76883f5d9b838b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Organizations and Institutions Organizations and Institutions A group of individuals cooperating under similar beliefs to reach an agreed-upon goal. Metadata for organizations and institutions provides information for the basis of an investigation into the creation, purpose, beliefs, and actors involved in an organization and institution. Date Started 1867 Type of Institution Educational Source of File Attached “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englewood_Public_School_District">Englewood Public School District</a>.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Apr. 2024. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Englewood Board of Education Subject The topic of the resource Schools, Public Description An account of the resource The Englewood Public School District was founded in 1867. Currently, the Board of Education is made up of nine members, seven members are elected to a term of three years, and oversee five schools. This includes the Preschool D.A. Quarles Early Childhood Center. The two elementary schools are Dr. John Grieco Elementary School and Dr. Leroy McCloud School. The Janis E. Dismus Middle School. Lastly, Dwight Morrow High School. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englewood_Public_School_District">Englewood Public School District</a>.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Apr. 2024. <div></div> “<a href="http://www.cityofenglewood.org/1248/Board-of-Education">Board of Education.</a>” Board of Education, Englewood, NJ. <div></div> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Education https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/62bd17565b0d80f0bf6b58118c82d207.jpg 07502e9cb5dff055aa46aef958ca4d26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Organizations and Institutions Organizations and Institutions A group of individuals cooperating under similar beliefs to reach an agreed-upon goal. Metadata for organizations and institutions provides information for the basis of an investigation into the creation, purpose, beliefs, and actors involved in an organization and institution. Type of Institution Political Source of File Attached “<a href="https://lwvbergen.org/home/">Home.</a>” League of Women Voters of Bergen County, 25 Apr. 2024. <div></div> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource League of Women Voters, Bergen County Subject The topic of the resource Suffrage, Women’s Description An account of the resource The League of Women's Voters is an organization dedicated to helping women use their right to vote. They have a chapter in Bergen County. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “<a href="http://www.lwv.org/about-us/history">100 Years of LWV</a>.” History | League of Women Voters, 1970. <div></div> <div> “<a href="https://lwvbergen.org/home/">Home.</a>” League of Women Voters of Bergen County, 25 Apr. 2024. <div></div> </div> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Politics Suffrage Women's Rights https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/772cc547ae140106863d33655a73f2e1.jpg 2a8eee1fb71842f2ae1c90afcc96dcc7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Organizations and Institutions Organizations and Institutions A group of individuals cooperating under similar beliefs to reach an agreed-upon goal. Metadata for organizations and institutions provides information for the basis of an investigation into the creation, purpose, beliefs, and actors involved in an organization and institution. Type of Institution Government Source of File Attached "Study Group to Propose Department." The Herald-News, 1 Dec. 1962, p.2. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Subject The topic of the resource Government Agencies Description An account of the resource The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs is a State agency that supports local governments, community development organizations, businesses, and individuals within New Jersey. Programs focus on management, finances, community planning, affordable housing, disaster recovery, historic preservation, and building safety. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “<a href="http://www.nj.gov/dca/about/about/index.shtml">New Jersey Department of Community Affairs</a>.” New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) | About DCA. <div></div> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Government Social Welfare Social Work https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/a075e0a330badd185b2ec560b45a9e9e.jpg 638f6bdcbeb1542cf9922146ad532ad2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Organizations and Institutions Organizations and Institutions A group of individuals cooperating under similar beliefs to reach an agreed-upon goal. Metadata for organizations and institutions provides information for the basis of an investigation into the creation, purpose, beliefs, and actors involved in an organization and institution. Date Started 1920? Type of Institution Social Welfare Political Religious Source of File Attached “<a href="https://ywcannj.org/about-us/">About Us</a>.” YWCA Northern New Jersey. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Young Women's Christian Association, Northern New Jersey Branch Subject The topic of the resource Activism, Women’s Rights Description An account of the resource The YWCA of Ridgewood and Hackensack was founded in the 1920s in relation to the YWCA of the United States. They combined in the 1990s to form the YWCA Bergen County. In the 2010s, the institution expanded to serve women in Passaic, Bergen, Morris, Essex, and Hudson counties. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “<a href="https://ywcannj.org/about-us/">About Us.</a>” YWCA Northern New Jersey. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Feminism Social Work Women's Rights https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/4e4452537c2c5e95bd15860941c862e2.jpg feb9ee65c951475fcf3cd54bcc479c61 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Organizations and Institutions Places A fixed location. Metadata for a place provides descriptive information that is the basis of discovery of the creation, purpose, and agents associated with a place. Date Started 1893 Type of Institution Religious Source of File Attached <div>Kim, Lindsey. "First Baptist Church." </div> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource First Baptist Church of Englewood Subject The topic of the resource Religion, Christianity Description An account of the resource The First Baptist Church of Englewood was created in 1893. As more partitioners attended, the church moved to 61 William Street. The current church building was completed and opened on September 18, 1966. According to the Church, Dr. J. Isaiah Goodman was one of the first pastors who had the church join the Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNCB) and supported the efforts of the Civil Rights Movement. Goodman's Successor, John H. Spencer established a relationship with a church in Nyantanga, Rwanda. The church became the first African-American congregation in the American Baptist Churches of New Jersey (ABCNJ). SonRise House, a transitional home for homeless women and children, was next to the church. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “<a href="http://www.firstbaptistchurchenglewood.org/church-history">About 1.</a>” FBC of Englewood. <div></div> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Colman, David Religion https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/ad301d7becde73a584f5fd04acc099da.jpg 9432a0774879722f8e7098db4b900973 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Organizations and Institutions Organizations and Institutions A group of individuals cooperating under similar beliefs to reach an agreed-upon goal. Metadata for organizations and institutions provides information for the basis of an investigation into the creation, purpose, beliefs, and actors involved in an organization and institution. Type of Institution Social Welfare Ethnic Source of File Attached "Dr. T. S. Harten to Speak For Boys' Work Council." The New York Age, November 21, 1925, p. 10. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brooklyn Boys' Work Council Subject The topic of the resource Activism, African American Activism, Education Child Welfare Schools Description An account of the resource The Brooklyn Boys' Work Council was an organization that worked to help boys direct their future toward "the proper channels." The organization connected organizations that worked with young men such as city churches. Some of the organization's efforts went toward goals, such as helping boys gain an education. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Brooklyn Boys' Work Council Holds Monster Public Mass Meeting." The New York Age, 24 Apr. 1926, p.3. "Brooklyn Council Plans Boys' Work." Times Union, 25 Nov. 1931, p.17. "Dr. T. S. Harten to Speak For Boys' Work Council." The New York Age, 21 Nov. 1925, p. 10. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Children Education Social Work