1 10 3 https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/42b242e63eea903f2544883352864a07.jpg f0795271d4aab63c213efe680bf0739c 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 1865 Type of Institution Religious Source of File Attached “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul%E2%80%99s_Episcopal_Church_(Englewood,_New_Jersey)">St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Englewood, New Jersey)</a>.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 July 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 St. Paul's Episcopal Church Subject The topic of the resource Religion, Christianity Description An account of the resource St. Paul's Episcopal Church was organized in 1865. The first church building was finished in 1866. The second church building was finished in 1899. The Parish House was completed in 1916. The east side addition was built in 1922. The first priest was Ozi William Whitaker. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul%E2%80%99s_Episcopal_Church_(Englewood,_New_Jersey)">St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Englewood, New Jersey)</a>.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 July 2024. <div></div> Religion 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 Music People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birth Date 1926-09-05 Birthplace Okolona, Arkansas, USA Death Date 2011-05-22 Occupation Educator Music Producer Source of File Attached “<a href="https://themusicsover.com/2011/05/22/faye-treadwell/">Died on This Date (May 22, 2011) Faye Treadwell / Pioneering Manager of the Drifters.</a>” The Music’s Over, 22 May 2012. <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 Treadwell, Fayrene "Faye" Lavern Johnson (1926-2011) Subject The topic of the resource Music, Production Description An account of the resource Fayrene “Faye” Lavern Johnson Treadwell was an educator, arts administrator, and pioneering music manager whose life and career moved fluidly between public service and the commercial music world of the twentieth century. Born in Arkansas, she was educated at Arkansas Baptist College, where she developed a strong academic and administrative foundation. Before entering the music industry, she worked as an educator and later for the Los Angeles School Board, establishing a professional identity grounded in discipline, organization, and institutional leadership. In 1957, she married George Treadwell, a prominent theatrical and personal manager best known for his role in shaping the career of The Drifters. George Treadwell had previously been married to the acclaimed jazz vocalist Sarah Vaughan, situating Fayrene Treadwell within a close-knit professional world of major Black performers and managers. During their marriage, she assisted in the management office and became deeply familiar with the business mechanics behind touring, contracts, and artist promotion. After George Treadwell’s death in 1967, Fayrene Treadwell assumed full managerial control of The Drifters, an extraordinary achievement for an African American woman in a male-dominated entertainment industry. She took legal and operational command of the group’s name, sound, and touring structure, overseeing performances and business affairs in the United States and abroad. Her leadership helped sustain the group through shifting musical eras and ensured the preservation of its artistic identity, particularly during its extended success in the United Kingdom. For many years, Treadwell lived in Englewood, New Jersey, where she resided on Liberty Road, in a neighborhood that reflected the area’s deep musical and entrepreneurial talent. She lived near members of The Isley Brothers and the Robinson family of Sugar Hill Records, placing her within a remarkable local concentration of Black music innovators whose influence spanned rhythm and blues, soul, and hip hop. This proximity underscores Englewood’s often-overlooked role as a residential hub for nationally significant figures in American music history. Known for her careful, exacting management style, Treadwell was widely respected for protecting the integrity of The Drifters’ sound and legacy. She balanced adaptation with preservation, ensuring continuity while responding to changing audiences and markets. She was also the mother of Tina Treadwell, who later became involved in stewarding the family’s musical legacy. Fayrene Treadwell later relocated to California, where she died in 2011 at the age of 84. She is remembered as both an educator and a trailblazer—one of the earliest Black women to successfully manage and sustain a major rhythm-and-blues group on an international scale, and a figure whose life connects Englewood to the broader story of American popular music. "Rock agent fined $1500 in tax case." The Record, December 12, 1973. "Manager Fayrene Treadwell, 84." Newsday, June 3, 2011. "Fayrene Treadwell, 84; Ex-Englewood Resident managed the Drifters." The Record, June 3, 2011. "Treadwell Undergoes Operation." New York Amsterdam News,September 6, 1966 "Drifters tenacious manager." Los Angeles Times, June 2, 2011. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived McLellan, Dennis. "Drifters' tenacious manager." The Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2011, p. AA6. “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faye_Treadwell">Faye Treadwell</a>.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Nov. 2023. <div></div> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Education Music https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/2752d8564a34923332af9dea4df1e193.jpg f69bb6388474175c761ee3ee1a6c65e5 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 Music People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birth Date 1924-03-27 Birthplace Newark, New Jersey, USA Death Date 1990-04-03 Occupation Singer Musician Source of File Attached “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Vaughan">Sarah Vaughan</a>.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 28 July 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 Vaughan, Sarah Lois (1924-1990) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived DeVine, Lawrence. "Legendary jazz singer dies of cancer at 66." Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 1990, p. 1A, 14A. “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Vaughan">Sarah Vaughan</a>.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 28 July 2024. Description An account of the resource Sarah Lois Vaughan was a singer and musician. She began her career in the 1940s touring with Earl Hines. She began a solo career in 1945. She eventually joined the Columbia record label. She joined the Mercury record label from 1954 to 1959. After that, she joined the Roulette record label from 1959-1969. During that time she moved to Englewood. From 1970 to 1982 she worked for Mainstream. She continued making music until she died in 1990. Over her career, she won two Grammys and was nominated for nine. She married George Treadwell from 1946 to 1958, Clyde Atkins from 1958 to 1961, and Waymon Reed from 1978 to 1981. She had one daughter whom she adopted, Deborah. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Subject The topic of the resource Music, Jazz Entertainment Music