17 10 894 https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/d7f74483fe068dee47acd8d98f330d4f.png 7ba1192301f7fb1508e24cfb4f22b2ff 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 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 Economic Source of File Attached “<a href="https://tcomg.com/founder-clyde-otis/">Clyde Otis Biography</a>.” The Clyde Otis Music Group. <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 Clyde Otis Music Group Subject The topic of the resource Music, Production Description An account of the resource Clyde Otis created the Clyde Otis Music Group Records in the 1960s after he left Mercury Records. Under this independent label, he had sessions with artists like Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Johnny Mathis, and Patti Page. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “<a href="https://tcomg.com/founder-clyde-otis/">Clyde Otis Biography</a>.” The Clyde Otis Music Group. “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Otis.%20">Clyde Otis</a>.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 7 Dec. 2023. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Music https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/4e79b6faeacd61b73bcc56116b1f20ad.png 01af200b73a91f2a30d1576e3383b52f 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. 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 Cobb, Arnett Description An account of the resource Arnett Cobb (August 10, 1918 – March 16, 1989) was a renowned American jazz tenor saxophonist, celebrated for his powerful, blues-infused sound and his central role in the Texas tenor tradition. Born in Houston, Texas, Cobb came up through a rich Black musical scene and was influenced by figures such as Ben Webster and Illinois Jacquet, developing a style marked by emotional intensity, robust tone, and deep blues feeling. By the late 1940s, Cobb had gained national recognition through his work with Lionel Hampton’s orchestra and as a featured performer at major jazz venues, including Birdland in New York City. His popularity during this period brought him beyond traditional jazz clubs and into broader community spaces. One such appearance took place in Englewood, New Jersey, where Cobb was billed as a featured attraction at the sixteenth annual dance of the Knights of the Mystic Sea, held at the Jewish Community Center. Advertised as a major event, the performance reflected Cobb’s stature at the time and illustrates how nationally prominent Black jazz artists were regularly booked for civic, fraternal, and social organizations in northern New Jersey during the postwar era. Throughout the 1950s, Cobb recorded extensively as a bandleader, particularly for Prestige Records, producing music that bridged swing, blues, and early rhythm-and-blues. Despite lifelong health challenges—including spinal tuberculosis and later the loss of both legs due to diabetes—he continued to perform and record with extraordinary determination. Arnett Cobb is remembered as one of the most expressive tenor saxophonists of his generation, whose career connected elite jazz stages like Birdland with community venues such as those in Englewood, leaving a lasting imprint on jazz, blues, and Black popular music traditions. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brian McMillen Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available wikipedia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Arnett Cobb at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay CA, 1979. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/e2d6808980e31c846ee9c8e65caab88e.png 1014af1ba852a94affdcf91f501d7204 https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/39bea3dfa7af00e62d99e24bf4099ea7.pdf 2e0f4b485b4b79f27517d2f30362ff8d People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. 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 Coe, George S. Description An account of the resource George S. Coe (George Simmons Coe), born on March 27, 1817, in Newport, Rhode Island, and deceased on May 3, 1896, in Englewood, New Jersey, was a prominent banker, real estate investor, and civic leader whose influence was central to Englewood’s development in the late nineteenth century. Best known nationally as president of the American Exchange Bank in New York City, Coe also maintained deep local ties to Englewood, where he invested heavily in land and community institutions as the area evolved from a rural enclave into a suburban town. He was actively involved in supporting churches, infrastructure, and civic life, using both his financial resources and leadership to help shape Englewood’s growth and character. Coe’s legacy remains embedded in Englewood’s early history, reflecting the role he played in guiding the community during a formative period of expansion and change. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available findagrave.com Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rightsholder Being Researched Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The photograph was uploaded to findagrave.com by Carl Robert Coe. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource It isn't clear who took the photograph. https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/bad3bde4d6e815b6892eb72d08f25020.jpg 065ac9b75744bdd849ffeabbfe7e4d30 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 People People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birth Date 1861-08-10 Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, USA Death Date 1927-02-13 Occupation Banker Source of File Attached "A Bad Burglar." The Morning Call, 7 May 1886, p.7. 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 Coe, George Simmons, Jr. (1861-1927) Description An account of the resource George Simmons Coe Jr. was a banker in Englewood. His brother was Louis Coe. He was the son of William P. Coe. His uncle was George Simmons Coe Sr. He married Grace Simpson Brown Coe who was involved in local women's clubs. He had at least one daughter, Caroline. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "George S Coe in the 1900 United States Federal Census." Ancestry. "Vote No On Item." The Record, 16 Feb. 1927, p.6. "Mrs. Grace Coe." The Record, 6 Apr. 1949, p.2. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Finances https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/568cbb1c7f72929592c9a01bd109850e.jpg b606864e6cfdbc1989c95e42508ca2b2 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 People People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birth Date 1817-03-27 Birthplace Newport, Rhode Island, USA Death Date 1896-05-03 Occupation Businessman Banker Source of File Attached "<a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88232111/george_simmons_coe">George Simmons Coe</a>." Find A Grave. 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 Coe, George Simmons, Sr. (1817-1896) Description An account of the resource George Simmons Coe was the president of the American Exchange Bank and a resident of Englewood Cliffs. He became the president of the National Bankers Association in 1881. He was also the treasurer of the Children's Aid Society. He acted as a director of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, the Fidelity and Casualty Insurance Company, and the Postal Telegraph Company. He was a trustee of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church. He also was an advisor on finances during the Civil War. His nephews were George S. Coe Jr. and Louis Coe. His brother was William P. Coe. He married Almira Stanley Coe in 1843. She passed in 1844 and Coe married Mary Emma Duryee Coe. He had five children. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "George S. Coe." Buffalo Courier Express, 4 May 1896, p.2. "<a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88232111/george_simmons_coe">George Simmons Coe</a>." Find A Grave. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Subject The topic of the resource Finances, Government Businesses Finances https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/86836df9eebdc285a1f833a0b4c942b8.jpg eae25b5fa69c45f0cc230b1834633d3d 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 People People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birth Date 1863-06-24 Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, USA Death Date 1939-10-26 Occupation Business Owner Source of File Attached "An Appeal to Republican Voters." The Record, 25 Sept. 1915, p.4. 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 Coe, Louis Stevenson (1863-1939) Subject The topic of the resource Businesses, Local Sports, Baseball Politics, Englewood Description An account of the resource Louis Stevenson Coe was a business owner who grew up in Englewood. He established and owned the New Jersey Paper Tube Company. He ran and was elected to the Board of Freeholders. He was also head of the Englewood Field Club. His father was William Patten Coe and his brother was George Simmons Coe Jr. He was the nephew of George Simmons Coe Sr. He married Anne E. Burdett. He had two daughters, Julie Burdett Coe Papst and Marie Clinton. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "<a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132539790/louis_stevenson_coe">Louis Stevenson Coe</a>." Find A Grave. "Louis S. Coe, 76, Will Be Buried At Englewood." The Record, 27 Oct. 1939, p.2. "Freeholder Coe to Seek Renomination at the Primaries." The Record, 7 June 1917, p. 1. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Businesses Sports https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/c9ab6da6a0d8d947ee7584b7edd97c21.png 71cd9367bcdf984208a29b70055d1de4 People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. 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 Cohen, Claudia Description An account of the resource Claudia Cohen (1950–2007) was a prominent American journalist, socialite, and television personality who became widely known for her work as a gossip columnist at the New York Post and later as an anchor and contributor on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee and other programs. Born in Englewood, New Jersey, she was admired for her sharp wit, distinctive style, and ability to blend into both the worlds of media and high society. Cohen’s career helped shape the modern landscape of celebrity journalism, and her personal life often intersected with the elite circles of fashion, politics, and entertainment. Beyond her public persona, she was remembered as a devoted mother to her daughter, Samantha, and her legacy endures through philanthropic contributions, including the Claudia Cohen Hall at the University of Pennsylvania, dedicated in her honor. Claudia's father was Englewood resident Robert Cohen, owner of Hudson News, which became the largest wholesale magazine distributor in the country. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource wikipedia user Justice All the Way Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available wikipedia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 2, 2006 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain 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 People People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birth Date 1966-07-13 Birthplace New York City, New York, USA Occupation Screenwriter Source of File Attached “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_X._Cohen">David X. Cohen</a>.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Aug. 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 Cohen, David Samuel (1966-?) David X Cohen Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_X._Cohen">David X. Cohen</a>.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Aug. 2024. <div></div> Moore, Fraizer. "Back in old New New York." The Record, 24 June 2010, p.F5. Rohan, Virginia. "Welcome to the wonderful world of Y3K according to "Futurama." The Record, 26 Mar. 1999, p. YT-1, YT-2. Description An account of the resource David Samuel Cohen or David X Cohen is a screenwriter. He attended Dwight Morrow High School. He received a B.A. in physics from Harvard University and an M.S. in computer science from the University of California Berkeley. He began writing Beavis and Butt-Head episodes. A year later he wrote a few episodes of The Simpsons. He co-created Futurama with Matt Groening and the first episode premiered on March 28, 1999. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Subject The topic of the resource Writing Movies Entertainment People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. 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 Cohen, Robert B. Description An account of the resource Robert B. Cohen (1925–2012) was a prominent New Jersey businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of Hudson Media and Hudson News, which grew from a single newsstand in New York City into the largest airport news and magazine retailer in the world. Born in Jersey City, Cohen expanded his family’s modest newspaper distribution business into a national enterprise by recognizing the changing dynamics of travel and consumer habits, particularly in airports. Beyond his entrepreneurial success, he was deeply engaged in civic and charitable work, especially within Englewood, where he lived for many years. Cohen supported educational, cultural, and Jewish community institutions, leaving a lasting legacy both in business innovation and community service. 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Title A name given to the resource Cohon, Robert Peter "Pete Coyote" Description An account of the resource <div> </div> <div> <div class="text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)"> <div class="[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn"> <div class="flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow"> <div class="min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&]:mt-1"> <div class="flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden"> <div class="markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling"> Peter Coyote (born Robert Peter Cohon, 1941) is an American actor, writer, narrator, and cultural figure whose career spans more than five decades across theater, film, literature, and documentary media. His work is distinguished by a sustained engagement with American countercultural movements, a commitment to political critique, and a later-life turn toward Zen Buddhist practice and philosophical inquiry. Coyote first came to prominence in the San Francisco counterculture of the 1960s, most notably as a central member of the Diggers, a radical street-theater and anarchist collective that merged performance, direct action, and anti-capitalist critique. The Diggers’ interventions—free stores, guerrilla theater, communal experiments—helped shape the political and aesthetic sensibilities of the Haight-Ashbury era. Coyote’s participation placed him at the intersection of art, activism, and alternative social organization, themes that would echo throughout his later work. Transitioning into film in the late 1970s, Coyote established himself as a character actor of intellectual authority and moral ambiguity, frequently cast in roles that balance institutional power with underlying ethical complexity. His filmography includes prominent performances in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Jagged Edge (1985), Bitter Moon (1992), and numerous independent and international productions. Perhaps most significantly, Coyote has become one of the most recognizable voices in contemporary documentary culture. His distinctive vocal presence—measured, resonant, and rhetorically restrained—has made him a primary narrator for Ken Burns, PBS, and major historical documentary projects. Through this work, he has contributed to the shaping of public memory and national historiography, particularly in films on subjects such as the Vietnam War, American presidents, and major cultural movements. As an author, Coyote has produced two memoirs, Sleeping Where I Fall (1998) and The Rainman’s Third Cure (2015), both of which offer reflexive, literate accounts of his experiences in the counterculture and his later philosophical development. These texts are valuable primary sources for scholars of the 1960s, communal movements, and American spiritual history. A committed Zen Buddhist, Coyote was ordained as a priest in the Soto Zen tradition. His spiritual practice informs both his public persona and his written work, providing a lens through which he reinterprets earlier experiences in activism, addiction, and artistic life. Taken together, Coyote’s career constitutes a unique case study in the interrelation of countercultural politics, media performance, narrative historiography, and spiritual inquiry in late-20th- and early-21st-century American culture. Growing up in Englewood during the 1940s and early 1950s left a profound mark on Peter Coyote’s identity, worldview, and early understanding of race, community, and belonging. He remembers Englewood as a place of trees, woods, and freedom—a landscape that offered a “be back before dark” kind of childhood. Yet the most significant influence came from the people who raised him. From ages three to fourteen, Coyote was essentially brought up within a Black community. His family’s housekeeper at 90 Booth Avenue, Sue Howard—an 18-year-old Black woman sent by his aunt to stabilize the household during his mother’s breakdown—became his primary caregiver. Sue, her boyfriend Ozzie, and their friends created a kitchen filled with laughter, gospel music, and emotional warmth, in sharp contrast to the isolation of his birth mother in the next room. This environment shaped his early emotional life and gave him a deep sense of comfort and connection with Black culture. Englewood also taught Coyote about race and exclusion. He saw firsthand how Sue Howard was treated as a Black woman in public spaces, and he experienced his own form of outsider status as a Jewish child in the 1940s, when Jews were not considered fully “white.” He was barred from the local country club except as a limited guest, giving him an early sense of social marginality. His school experiences reflected the town’s segregation. At the elite all-white Boys’ School he felt uncomfortable, eventually failing out and transferring to Dwight Morrow High School, which was racially diverse and where many of his friends from the Fourth Ward attended. This environment felt more like home. In 1958 he brought a Black girl to the junior prom, defying social expectations—an early expression of the rebellious moral independence that would later define his activism. Englewood’s physical landscape did not strongly shape Coyote’s relationship to American history, but the social landscape—its racial divisions, its communities, and its injustices—left lasting emotional and ethical imprints. The warmth of Black domestic life, the sting of exclusion, and the realities of segregation formed the backdrop against which he later developed his political consciousness, countercultural commitments, and storytelling sensibility. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frank Schulenberg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available wikipedia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Peter Coyote at Durell Vineyard, Sonoma, on the occasion of 10 Years Project Coyote, April 2019 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain