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Lattimer, John Kingsley (1914-2007)
John K. Lattimer (1914–2007), long time Englewood resident, was an American urologist whose career spanned medicine, military service, forensic investigation, and historical research, often courting controversy. During World War II, he served as a U.S. Army physician and was… -
Ruch, Valentine (1875-1941)
Dr. Valentine Ruch was a prominent physician, civic leader, and political figure in early twentieth-century Englewood. A graduate of Cornell University Medical School in 1903, Ruch devoted his professional life to public service. He began his medical career as Englewood… -
English, Josephine (1920-2011)
Josephine English was the daughter of Whittie English Sr. and Jennie English. She and her siblings were raised in Englewood. Her brother, Whittie English Jr. built a successfuly real estate business in Englewood and the surrounding towns. Dr. English was a trailblazing… -
The Friends of Dr. William F. Willoughby Auxiliary
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… -
Davis, Maria Cheney (1882?-1992)
Maria Cheney Davis was one of Englewood’s most enduring community builders. Over the course of nearly half a century, she helped shape the city’s Black civic life through health advocacy, volunteer leadership, youth mentorship, and sustained service to Englewood Hospital and… -
Board measure up
A newspaper covers the foundation and purpose of the Landlord-Tenant Relations Board. -
Willoughby, William F. (1886?-1945)
William F. Willoughby (c. 1866–1945) was a physician, medical examiner, and political leader whose career placed him at the center of Black civic life and racialized party politics in early-twentieth-century Bergen County, New Jersey. Born in Barbados, British West Indies,… -
Moran, Helen (1898-?)
Dr. Helen C. Moran was a pioneering physician whose career intertwined clinical medicine, public health, and women’s leadership, with a particularly significant impact at Englewood Hospital during the formative decades of the twentieth century. At a time when women physicians… -
Farrand, Livingston (1867-1939)
Livingston Farrand was a physician, anthropologist, psychologist, and public health activist. He graduated from Princeton in 1888. He earned a M.D. from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1891. He also attended Cambridge and Berlin University. In 1905 he became… -
Englewood Hospital School of Nursing
The Englewood Hospital School of Nursing was a training school. The first graduating class was that of 1887/1898.