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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Portrait of two African American women circa 1910.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two Women, circa 1910
Date Created
1910/1916
Description
Portrait of two African American women circa 1910.
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
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two African American neighborhood boys enjoying candy in front of a house, circa 1912. Written on recto: For your personal delectation! Suckers were exchanged just previous to taking the picture the bigger boy apparently getting the better bargain.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two Neighborhood Boys, circa 1912
Date Created
1910/1916
Description
Two African American neighborhood boys enjoying candy in front of a house, circa 1912. Written on recto: For your personal delectation! Suckers were exchanged just previous to taking the picture the bigger boy apparently getting the better bargain.
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
May Ann Brook's Class, circa 1910. Written on envelope: Mary Ann Brooks (student in Spelman's primary department) taught these neighborhood children, circa 1910.
Neighborhood Union Collection
May Ann Brook's Class circa 1910
Date Created
1910/1916
Description
May Ann Brook's Class, circa 1910. Written on envelope: Mary Ann Brooks (student in Spelman's primary department) taught these neighborhood children, circa 1910.
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
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope and John Hope in front of porch.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope and John Hope, circa 1910
Date Created
1910/1919
Description
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope and John Hope in front of porch.
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 universities and colleges
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
An underdeveloped neighborhood with single and multiple family housing and an unpaved street in Atlanta.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Housing, circa 1915
Date Created
1910/1920
Description
An underdeveloped neighborhood with single and multiple family housing and an unpaved street in Atlanta.
Subject
African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Brochure describing Neighborhood Union organized in 1908.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Brochure, 1911
Date Created
1911
Description
Brochure describing Neighborhood Union organized in 1908.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Community development, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Notes on brochure describing Neighborhood Union organized in 1908.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Notes on Neighborhood Union Description, 1911
Date Created
1911
Description
Notes on brochure describing Neighborhood Union organized in 1908.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Community development, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Lists of Neighborhood Union accomplishments.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Notes on Neighborhood Union Accomplishments, 1911
Date Created
1911
Description
Lists of Neighborhood Union accomplishments.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Community development, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Atlanta Constitution Editorial on charter of Neighborhood Union.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Editorial From the Atlanta Constitution, 1911
Date Created
1911
Description
Atlanta Constitution Editorial on charter of Neighborhood Union.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Community development, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Incorporation documents for Neighborhood Union.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union's Incorporation, 1911
Date Created
1911
Description
Incorporation documents for Neighborhood Union.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Community development, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Charter Documents.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Charter Certification Documents, March 17, 1911
Date Created
1911-03-17
Description
Neighborhood Union Charter Documents.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Community development, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
History of Neighborhood Union.
Neighborhood Union Collection
"The History of the Neighborhood Union," circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1917
Description
History of Neighborhood Union.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Community development, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
The Neighborhood Union An Experiment in Community Cooperation.
Neighborhood Union Collection
"The Neighborhood Union An Experiment in Community Cooperation," circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1917
Description
The Neighborhood Union An Experiment in Community Cooperation.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Community development, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Notes on Board of Management and neighborhood children.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Notes, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1917
Description
Notes on Board of Management and neighborhood 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
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Achievements of the Neighborhood Union.
Neighborhood Union Collection
"Achievements of the Neighborhood Union," circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1917
Description
Achievements of the Neighborhood Union.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Community development, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Neighborhood Union Women gather in a yard.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Women, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
A group of Neighborhood Union Women gather in a yard.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of children gather outside infront of homes.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Group of children, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
A group of children gather outside infront of homes.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Leonard Street Orphan Home with children playing in the yard. Written on recto: Leonard Street Orphan Home, 39 Leonard Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Leonard Street Orphan Home Exterior, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
Leonard Street Orphan Home with children playing in the yard. Written on recto: Leonard Street Orphan Home, 39 Leonard Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Leonard Street Orphan Home with children playing in the yard and trolley car tracks on the street. Written on recto: Old home - sleeping porch added - Holeman home in distance.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Leonard Street Orphan Home Exterior, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
Leonard Street Orphan Home with children playing in the yard and trolley car tracks on the street. Written on recto: Old home - sleeping porch added - Holeman home in distance.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Exterior of a home. Written on recto: House across the way.
Neighborhood Union Collection
House Exterior, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
Exterior of a home. Written on recto: House across the way.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection