The records of the Neighborhood Union Collection include correspondence, speeches, financial reports, minutes, committee reports, news clippings, programs, photographs, scrapbooks and additional memorabilia preserving a rich legacy and history of one of the earliest private social welfare organizations founded by African American women in Atlanta. The Union received its charter in 1911. The Neighborhood Union's plan of organization was based on a division of neighborhoods into districts with members conducting surveys in their districts and reporting conditions which needed aid and improvement. Some aid focused on improving domestic skills, handicrafts and home nursing arts of African American women. They were also taught facts about tuberculosis and other prevalent diseases and provided supervised recreation for children. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
Sep 17, 2020

Neighborhood Union Collection

The records of the Neighborhood Union Collection include correspondence, speeches, financial reports, minutes, committee reports, news clippings, programs, photographs, scrapbooks and additional memorabilia preserving a rich legacy and history of one of the earliest private social welfare organizations founded by African American women in Atlanta. The Union received its charter in 1911. The Neighborhood Union's plan of organization was based on a division of neighborhoods into districts with members conducting surveys in their districts and reporting conditions which needed aid and improvement. Some aid focused on improving domestic skills, handicrafts and home nursing arts of African American women. They were also taught facts about tuberculosis and other prevalent diseases and provided supervised recreation for children.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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Kitchen Workers, circa 1933
1930/1936
Four women work in the kitchen with a cat under the table.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, African American women, Pets, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Four women work in the kitchen with a cat under the table.
Dining Room, circa 1933
1930/1936
Young girls sit and eat in the dining room.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Young girls sit and eat in the dining room.
Children's Library, circa 1933
1930/1936
Interior of the children's library. Written on recto: Children's library given by the Misses Young of Newtown Center, Massachusetts.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Interior of the children's library. Written on recto: Children's library given by the Misses Young of Newtown Center, Massachusetts.
Children's Library, circa 1933
1930/1936
Interior of the children's library. Written on recto: Children's library given by the Misses Young of Newtown Center, Massachusetts.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Interior of the children's library. Written on recto: Children's library given by the Misses Young of Newtown Center, Massachusetts.
Children's Dormitory, circa 1933
1930/1936
Interior of children'1 dormitory bedroom. Written on recto: Children's dormitory.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Buildings and grounds, Interior decoration, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Interior of children'1 dormitory bedroom. Written on recto: Children's dormitory.
Fireplace, circa 1933
1930/1936
A fireplace and mantle in the Chadwick home. Written on recto: Picture over mantle and fireplace equipment given by Mr. and Mrs. David Jones, Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A fireplace and mantle in the Chadwick home. Written on recto: Picture over mantle and fireplace equipment given by Mr. and Mrs. David Jones, Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Christmas Tree and Presents, circa 1933
1930/1936
A Christmas tree with dolls and toys laid out underneath.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A Christmas tree with dolls and toys laid out underneath.
Children's Library, circa 1933
1930/1936
Children read and play in the library.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, African American children, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children read and play in the library.
Office in the Old Home, circa 1933
1930/1936
Interior of the office with a woman and tree girls. Written on recto: Office in the old home. Girl standing is now (1933) teaching music in Chicago. Children on couch - one is a trained nurse, the other one is a teacher.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, African American children, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Interior of the office with a woman and tree girls. Written on recto: Office in the old home. Girl standing is now (1933) teaching music in Chicago. Children on couch - one is a trained nurse, the other one is a teacher.
Children's Library, circa 1933
1930/1936
Interior of the children's library.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Interior of the children's library.
Children's Library, circa 1933
1930/1936
Children read and play piano in the library.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, African American children, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children read and play piano in the library.
Children's Library, circa 1933
1930/1936
Children read and play the piano in the library.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, African American children, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children read and play the piano in the library.
Chapel Interior, circa 1933
1927/1933
Chapel interior with chairs. Written on recto: Chapel, given by the Women's Home Missionary Society of the United Evangelical Christian Churches of Eastern Pennsylvania.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chapel interior with chairs. Written on recto: Chapel, given by the Women's Home Missionary Society of the United Evangelical Christian Churches of Eastern Pennsylvania.
Dedication Service, May 1926
1926-05
A crowd gathers outside for the dedication service of the Chadwick Home. Written on recto: Dedication services, May 1926. Dr. Wilmer and Miss Chadwick speaking.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Buildings and grounds, Interior decoration, Events and programs, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A crowd gathers outside for the dedication service of the Chadwick Home. Written on recto: Dedication services, May 1926. Dr. Wilmer and Miss Chadwick speaking.
Dedication Service, May 1926
1926-05
A crowd gathers outside for the dedication service of the Chadwick Home. Written on recto: Dedication services, May 1926. Dr. Wilmer and Miss Chadwick speaking.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Buildings and grounds, Interior decoration, Events and programs, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A crowd gathers outside for the dedication service of the Chadwick Home. Written on recto: Dedication services, May 1926. Dr. Wilmer and Miss Chadwick speaking.