Englewood Makes History

Organizations & Institutions (149 total)

  • McCoy-Kipps Production Inc. was a record label founded in Englewood by Van McCoy and his business Charles Kipp.
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  • The Entertainment Fund is a non-profit organization that supports entertainers. The organization was established in 1882 and provides numerous services including financial assistance, affordable housing, health care, senior care, and career development.
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  • The Englewood Redevelopment Agency was an organization that planned an urban renewal program for the fourth ward. This included a rehabilitation program for residential properties and the construction of industrial buildings. One of their projects was the Humphery-William Street…
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  • The Chansoneers were the Dwight Morrow High School Choral Group, which began in 1940 at Bound Brook High School. It was founded by Thaddeus J. Kropczynski. He began a Chansoneers group when he moved to Englewood in 1946.
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  • Save Our Neighborhood Schools (SONS) was an organization that opposed racial desegregation efforts in Englewood. According to the organization's leader, George Hatab, SONS believed that it was not the duty of the Englewood Board of Education to promote desegregation of schools…
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  • The Friends of Dr. William F. Willoughby Auxiliary was founded in 1952-1953. Marie Davis founded the organization and became its first president. She named the organization after the first black doctor as Englewood Hospital. The organization raised funds for new beds and to…
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  • The Landlord-Tenant Relations Board was created in 1972 by the City Council to mediate between city tenants and landlords.
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  • Englewood Tenants Association was developed in the late 1960s. The president was John Carter. This organization was a gathering of tenants who called for action due to poor housing conditions including a lack of sanitation, inadequate utilities, and high rent prices.
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  • The Isley Brothers was a R&B music group. O'Kelly Jr, Rudolph, Ronald, and Vernon Isley created the group in the early 1950s. After Vernon passed away, the other three brothers moved to New York City. Their fourth single, "Shout", became their first single to land on the…
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  • The Bergen County Branch of the Congress of Racial Equality.
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