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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Two girls play in the snow.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls in Snow, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Two girls play in the snow.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two girls play in the snow.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls in Snow, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Two girls play in the snow.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two girls stand with a snowman.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls with Snowman, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Two girls stand with a snowman.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two girls stand with a snowman.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls with Snowman, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Two girls stand with a snowman.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two girls build a snowman.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls Building Snowman, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Two girls build a snowman.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Three girls stand behind a bird feeder filled with snow.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls in Snow, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Three girls stand behind a bird feeder filled with snow.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Three girls build a snowman.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls Building Snowman, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Three girls build a snowman.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
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.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children's Library, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Interior of the children's library. Written on recto: Children's library given by the Misses Young of Newtown Center, Massachusetts.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, Orphanages
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.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children's Library, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Interior of the children's library. Written on recto: Children's library given by the Misses Young of Newtown Center, Massachusetts.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Interior of children'1 dormitory bedroom. Written on recto: Children's dormitory.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children's Dormitory, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Interior of children'1 dormitory bedroom. Written on recto: Children's dormitory.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Buildings and grounds, Interior decoration, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Six girls build a snowman.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls Building Snowman, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Six girls build a snowman.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
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.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Fireplace, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
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.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A Christmas tree with dolls and toys laid out underneath.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Christmas Tree and Presents, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A Christmas tree with dolls and toys laid out underneath.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children read and play in the library.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children's Library, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Children read and play in the library.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, African American children, Orphanages
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.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Office in the Old Home, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
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.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A woman holds a young child. Written on recto: Motherhood.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mother and Child, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A woman holds a young child. Written on recto: Motherhood.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A woman stands in front of a door holding a diploma. Written on recto: College graduate.
Neighborhood Union Collection
College Graduate, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A woman stands in front of a door holding a diploma. Written on recto: College graduate.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Interior of the children's library.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children's Library, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Interior of the children's library.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children read and play piano in the library.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children's Library, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Children read and play piano in the library.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A tree covered in snow.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Tree in Snow, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A tree covered in snow.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Buildings and grounds, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection