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 = African American women social reformers
  • Decade = 1920-1929
  • Subjects = African American children
Report of the survey results by Sociological Department, Morehouse College, by Professor Watson and his Class in Sociology class.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Survey by Sociological Department Morehouse College, 1928
Date Created
1928
Description
Report of the survey results by Sociological Department, Morehouse College, by Professor Watson and his Class in Sociology class.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American children, African American--Education, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
African American children sitting on a log during Mississippi Flood of 1927.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mississippi Flood of 1927, 1927
Date Created
1927
Description
African American children sitting on a log during Mississippi Flood of 1927.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
African American babies sitting on log during Mississippi Flood of 1927.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mississippi Flood of 1927, 1927
Date Created
1927
Description
African American babies sitting on log during Mississippi Flood of 1927.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Statistical report of the Neighborhood Union for the year 1925 detailing office, dental clinic, health department, Summer Hill District, July 1st through December, and donation for a Christmas tree.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Statistical Report of the Neighborhood Union For the Year, 1925
Date Created
1925
Description
Statistical report of the Neighborhood Union for the year 1925 detailing office, dental clinic, health department, Summer Hill District, July 1st through December, and donation for a Christmas tree.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American children, African American--Education, African American--Health and hygiene
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Supplementary report on pre-school clinic, playground work, and meetings. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Supplementary Report, July 1924
Date Created
1924-07
Description
Supplementary report on pre-school clinic, playground work, and meetings. 1 page.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community Development, African American neighborhoods, African American children, African American--Health and hygiene
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Atlanta Clean-Up and Paint-up Campaign Questionnaire for the School Children of Atlanta reported in office by Principal of Bailor St. School.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Atlanta Clean-Up and Paint-up Campaign Questionnaire For the School Children of Atlanta, April 14, 1924
Date Created
1924-04-14
Description
Atlanta Clean-Up and Paint-up Campaign Questionnaire for the School Children of Atlanta reported in office by Principal of Bailor St. School.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American children, African American--Education
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Child Welfare Department report on how to care for children by Miss J. L. Stark, Chairman. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Child Welfare Department Report, January 29, 1924
Date Created
1924-01-29
Description
Child Welfare Department report on how to care for children by Miss J. L. Stark, Chairman. 1 page.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community Development, African American neighborhoods, African American children, African American--Health and hygiene
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Public School Survey Report of schools, enrollment, seats, and staff of Colored Atlanta public schools.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Public School Survey Report, January 22, 1924
Date Created
1924-01-22
Description
Public School Survey Report of schools, enrollment, seats, and staff of Colored Atlanta public schools.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American children, African American--Education
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Survey of Atlanta Negro Public Schools 1924 detailing enrollment, seats, and staff.
Neighborhood Union Collection
"Survey of Atlanta Negro Public Schools", 1924
Date Created
1924
Description
Survey of Atlanta Negro Public Schools 1924 detailing enrollment, seats, and staff.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American children, African American--Education
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Public School Survey Report of schools, enrollment, seats, and staff of Colored Atlanta public schools.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Public School Report, 1924
Date Created
1924
Description
Public School Survey Report of schools, enrollment, seats, and staff of Colored Atlanta public schools.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American children, African American--Education
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Survey of the sanitary conditions in the neighborhood surrounding Leonard Street Orphanage directed by Professor E. F. Frazier and Neighborhood union detailing the conditions of different types of houses.
Neighborhood Union Collection
A Survey of the Sanitary Conditions in the Neighborhood, circa 1925
Date Created
1922/1928
Description
Survey of the sanitary conditions in the neighborhood surrounding Leonard Street Orphanage directed by Professor E. F. Frazier and Neighborhood union detailing the conditions of different types of houses.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American children, African American--Education
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Notes on survey results for public schools in Atlanta.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Survey Notes, circa 1925
Date Created
1922/1928
Description
Notes on survey results for public schools in Atlanta.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American children, African American--Education
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Address by Mrs. A. V. West before the White Interdenominational School of Missions entitled "Negro Education - It's Trend" discussing table Negro illiteracy, percentage of Colored children in Dallas Colored Schools, and average annual expenditure per Child of School Age. 4 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
"Negro Education-Its Trend", September 24, 1922
Date Created
1922-09-24
Description
Address by Mrs. A. V. West before the White Interdenominational School of Missions entitled "Negro Education - It's Trend" discussing table Negro illiteracy, percentage of Colored children in Dallas Colored Schools, and average annual expenditure per Child of School Age. 4 pages.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Education, African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Speech entitled "Family Life as a Determinant in Racial Attitudes of Children".
Neighborhood Union Collection
"Family Life is a Determinant in Racial Attitudes of Children," circa 1920
Date Created
1920/1926
Description
Speech entitled "Family Life as a Determinant in Racial Attitudes of Children".
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
National Child Welfare Association Inc. Bulletin 51 entitled "The Picture Way of Teaching Child Welfare". 4 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
National Child Welfare Association Inc. Bulletin 51, circa 1920
Date Created
1920/1926
Description
National Child Welfare Association Inc. Bulletin 51 entitled "The Picture Way of Teaching Child Welfare". 4 pages.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community Development, African American neighborhoods, African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
African Americans participating in the Free Medical Clinic circa 1920. Written on recto: Conducts Free Medical Clinic. Written on verso: Neighborhood house, Summerhill. Activities discontinued for lack of funds.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Free Medical Clinic circa 1920, circa 1920
Date Created
1920/1926
Description
African Americans participating in the Free Medical Clinic circa 1920. Written on recto: Conducts Free Medical Clinic. Written on verso: Neighborhood house, Summerhill. Activities discontinued for lack of funds.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American children, African Americans--Health and hygiene
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
African American nurses holding babies in front of a Neighborhood House circa 1920.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Nurses and Babies in Front of a Neighborhood House, circa 1920
Date Created
1920/1926
Description
African American nurses holding babies in front of a Neighborhood House circa 1920.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American children, African Americans--Health and hygiene
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
African American nurses and group in front of the Neighborhood House circa 1920.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Nurses at a Neighborhood House, circa 1920
Date Created
1920/1926
Description
African American nurses and group in front of the Neighborhood House circa 1920.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American children, African Americans--Health and hygiene
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
African American neighborhood children with adult standing in yard, circa 1920.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Children, circa 1920
Date Created
1920/1926
Description
African American neighborhood children with adult standing in yard, circa 1920.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between Bazoline E. Usher and Mrs. John Hope with an itemized statement of the Junior Red Cross. 2 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Bazoline E. Usher and Mrs. John Hope, November 10, 1920
Date Created
1920-11-10
Description
Correspondence between Bazoline E. Usher and Mrs. John Hope with an itemized statement of the Junior Red Cross. 2 pages.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, African American children, Community Development, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection