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Englewood Library Archives Email us at: peterhavel9@gmail.com Welcome! Mission statement: The Englewood Public Library Archives seeks to collect, preserve, and make available primary source materials that pertain to the history of the city of Englewood. The Archive's web-page offers access to digitized archival materials as well as information about the archives.
New additions to the Englewood Public Library Archives Website Digital Archives
(COMING SOON):
As soon as we are able, below you will find 9 separate works dealing with various topics relating to the history of Englewood City, including School desegregation, the public schools in general, and school regionalization. These works exist in few if any other places in the world, and are now housed in the Archives. They have been scanned and made available for you here, in full, as PDFs (note: you will need Adobe Reader to view these files on your computer - this is a free download available by going to http://get.adobe.com/reader/).
Click on the links beneath each appropriate subject heading to view the file.
School Desegregation in Englewood Dissertation submitted to Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University NJ by Leroy McCloud
Englewood Schools
Resource Booklet for the Local Community - Teacher Training Project by Joan S. Levine Instructional Consultant Donald R Quarles School, Englewood NJ
Englewood Public School Case Study by Barbara Loomis Jackson Master's Essay Teachers College Columbia U 1267
Englewood - Its People and Its Schools
Englewood School Illustrations by the Englewood Board of Education
1948 Survey Report Englewood Public Schools
Englewood School Regionalization
by the NJ Department of Education 1995
Regionalization Newspaper Article Collection
Archival Collections:
The Englewood Public Library currently owns the following archival collections. Collections in blue have been fully processed. Simply click on the name of the collection to read the collection's overview : The Englewood Collection contains thousands of newspaper clippings, as well as photographs and other assorted publications pertaining to Englewood’s history back to the 1950’s. The materials in the collection pertain to several city institutions, like the public and private schools, police and fire departments, health department, churches and synagogues, library, businesses, and others. This collection was maintained and updated for years by the library staff before being archived in 2009 with help from the Bergen County Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Historic and Cultural Affairs. The physical collection is housed in 36 archival storage boxes and is always open to the public. Graham Van Alstyne Collection The Graham Van Alstyne Collection contains correspondences, notes, publications, diaries, photographs, and ephemera from the life and times of Englewood resident Graham Van Alstyne. The Van Alstyne family has resided in Englewood for generations. Gary L. Priess Collection The photographs of Gary L. Priess cover many areas of Englewood. The main focus of the photographs is Palisades Avenue, city hall, the fire department, some local shops, and landmarks. The photographs in this collection were taken between 1971 and 1974. The Englewood Historical Society Collection
Nutzhorn Collection The Nutzhorn collection contains correspondences, receipts, genealogical information, postcards, and photographs all pertaining to the history of Englewood and its residents. Len Hansen Collection The Len Hansen Collection (donated to the archives by Mr. Len Hansen) contains photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, oral history, old receipts, and other materials all pertaining to the history of Englewood and its residents. Friends of the Englewood Library Collection Tray Collection Dwight House Collection Kramer Framer Collection This collection contains some photographs take in Englewood c. 1920. Beaumont Collection This collection contains photographs, publications, postcards, certificates, and ephemera from the life and times of the Beaumont Family, long time residents of Englewood. Coe Family Collection This collection contains the genealogy and some photographs pertaining to the Coe family. City Hall Collection This collection contains photos of some Englewood mayors and council (1899-1949). Arslanian Collection Donated by Jill Arslanian, this collection contains newspaper clippings, a Arslanian/Greenland family tree, and some additional clippings. Flat Rock Brook Collection Potter Collection Thomas/Harris Collection Urban League for Bergen County Collection This collection contains a few journals and plaques from the Urban League for Bergen County. 133 Green Street House Collection Baur Collection Javna Collection Grossman Collection Jay Cees Collection This collection contains old newspaper articles, letters, proclamations, photographs,a dn ephemera. Brockie Collection Feldman Collection Cory/Lyman Collection Arrowhead Collection Lynd Ward Collection Eleanor Harvey Collection Englewood Health Department Griffin Collection Bartholf Collection Bobbie Bouton Goldberg Collection Irmari Nacht Collection Dizzy Gillespie Collection Community Handbook Collection Englewood Centennial Collection Pricilla McKenna Papers Rhoda Sidney Photo Collection This photograph collection contains images from Englewood, mainly the Public Library c 1970. Van Winkle (Daniel) pamphlets for the Historical Society of Hudson County Feldman Collection Maureen Orcutt Collection The David Quentzel Collection This collection contains letters to the editor authored by Englewood Resident David Quentzel spanning approximately 40 years.
The Englewood Archives is working to move overviews of its archival collections online for the public to browse.
Check back in the months ahead as we add more collection overviews. Appointments to view specific archival collections can be arranged by calling (201) - 568 - 2215 and ask for Peter Havel, or email at peterhavel9@gmail.com. Also, please see our Policies and Procedures page. Online Exhibits: The following exhibits have been made available online for you to view. More exhibits will be added in the future, but for now please enjoy these scenic views of Englewood throughout the years.
Contact us at 201.568.2215 ext 2. or email us at peterhavel9@gmail.com |
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