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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  • Subjects = Orphanages
1928-05-17
A news article announcing the opening of the new orphanage in the Pittsburgh neighborhood in Atlanta, inviting the public to come visit the new facility.
Orphanages, African American women, African American children, African American civic leaders
Neighborhood Union Collection
A news article announcing the opening of the new orphanage in the Pittsburgh neighborhood in Atlanta, inviting the public to come visit the new facility.
1928
A row of slum homes. Written on recto: Row of homes facing Humphrey Street bought by Leonard Street Orphan's Home in 1928 - Torn down to make way for a playground. First slum clearance.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
A row of slum homes. Written on recto: Row of homes facing Humphrey Street bought by Leonard Street Orphan's Home in 1928 - Torn down to make way for a playground. First slum clearance.
1928
Backyard of a slum home. Written on recto: The same as above.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Backyard of a slum home. Written on recto: The same as above.
1927/1933
A group of young children stand outside a small timber outbuilding.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American children, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of young children stand outside a small timber outbuilding.
1927/1933
A large group of children gather outside.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American children, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
A large group of children gather outside.
1927/1933
A large group of children gather outside in a formation.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American children, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
A large group of children gather outside in a formation.
1927/1933
A large group of children gather outside in a formation.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American children, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
A large group of children gather outside in a formation.
1927/1933
A young girl in a white dress stands outside the home.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
A young girl in a white dress stands outside the home.
1927/1933
A young girl stands with a toddler and hold hands outside the home.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
A young girl stands with a toddler and hold hands outside the home.
1927/1933
Three young girls stand outside the home.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Three young girls stand outside the home.
1927/1933
Three young women pose for a portrait. Written on recto: High school graduates.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American women, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Three young women pose for a portrait. Written on recto: High school graduates.
1927/1933
Three young women pose for a portrait. Written on recto: High school graduates.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American women, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Three young women pose for a portrait. Written on recto: High school graduates.
1927/1933
A pile of bricks sit on the sidewalk with the new Chadwick home under construction in the foreground. The old home is in the background. Written on recto: The old and the new.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Buildings and grounds, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
A pile of bricks sit on the sidewalk with the new Chadwick home under construction in the foreground. The old home is in the background. Written on recto: The old and the new.
1927/1933
Men offload a work truck during home construction. Written on recto: Doors and windows given by Mrs. A. F. Schauffer of New York City.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Buildings and grounds, African American men, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Men offload a work truck during home construction. Written on recto: Doors and windows given by Mrs. A. F. Schauffer of New York City.
1927/1933
A group of girls stand outside the Chadwick school. Written on recto: Eighth grade graduates.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American students, African American teenagers, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of girls stand outside the Chadwick school. Written on recto: Eighth grade graduates.
1927/1933
A group of girls stand outside the Chadwick school. Written on recto: Eighth grade graduates.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American teenagers, African American students, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of girls stand outside the Chadwick school. Written on recto: Eighth grade graduates.
1927/1933
Two girls play in the snow.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two girls play in the snow.
1927/1933
A group of girls climb a slide on the playground.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Buildings and grounds, African American children, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of girls climb a slide on the playground.
1927/1933
A young girl rides in a wheelbarrow pushed by a man.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, African American men, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
A young girl rides in a wheelbarrow pushed by a man.
1927/1933
Three girls pose on a bench.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Three girls pose on a bench.