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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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
Two girls sit on a bench outside of the home.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two Girls, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Two girls sit on a bench outside of the home.
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 family stands outside the home.
Neighborhood Union Collection
A Family, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A family stands outside the home.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, African American families, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A young girl stands in a yard with tulips.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girl with Tulips, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A young girl stands in a yard with tulips.
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 young girl sits on a bench.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girl on Bench, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A young girl sits on a bench.
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 outside with a woman.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls with Woman, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Two girls stand outside with a woman.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, African American women, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children read and play the piano in the library.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children's Library, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Children read and play the 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 group of students with their teacher.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children and Teacher, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A group of students with their teacher.
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 group of girls hold classbooks and prepare for school.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Students with Classbooks, 1932
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A group of girls hold classbooks and prepare for school.
Subject
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
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Students perform a synchronized dance outside.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mimetics Class, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Students perform a synchronized dance outside.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Physical education and training, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A girl rides a tricycle with a cat on her lap.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girl on Bike, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A girl rides a tricycle with a cat on her lap.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Pets, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Myrtle Reed looks at a birthday cake. Written on recto: Myrtle Reed with birthday cake presented to Miss Chadwick in 1930.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Myrtle Reed, 1930
Date Created
1930
Description
Myrtle Reed looks at a birthday cake. Written on recto: Myrtle Reed with birthday cake presented to Miss Chadwick in 1930.
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
This scrapbook contains photographs, cards, ledgers, memorabilia, and brochures related to the Leonard Street Orphan Home and Chadwick Home and School.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Leonard Street Orphan Home and Chadwick Home and School, Scrapbook Two, circa 1933
Date Created
1928/1937
Description
This scrapbook contains photographs, cards, ledgers, memorabilia, and brochures related to the Leonard Street Orphan Home and Chadwick Home and School.
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 girls wearing sashes and Converse shoes stand on house steps, possibly a track team.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girl Athletes, circa 1932
Date Created
1928/1936
Description
A group of girls wearing sashes and Converse shoes stand on house steps, possibly a track team.
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 young women graduates wearing white dresses and holding diplomas stand in the corner of a yard. A Universal Pictures movie poster of "The Doomed Battalion" is in the distance on a building exterior.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Group of Young Women, circa 1932
Date Created
1928/1936
Description
A group of young women graduates wearing white dresses and holding diplomas stand in the corner of a yard. A Universal Pictures movie poster of "The Doomed Battalion" is in the distance on a building exterior.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American teenagers
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection