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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Miriam Josephine Patterson (?) as a young woman.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Miriam Josephine Patterson, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
Miriam Josephine Patterson (?) as a young woman.
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 tree in a fenced yard.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Tree, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
A tree in a fenced 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
Two young girls stake a plant in a garden across the street from the home.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children in a Garden, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
Two young girls stake a plant in a garden across the street from the home.
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 children eat snacks in a garden.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children Eating, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
A group of young children eat snacks in a garden.
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 young child stands in a fenced yard holding a paper sack.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Young Child, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
A young child stands in a fenced yard holding a paper sack.
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 young girl stakes a lily in a garden across the street from the home.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Young Girl with Flower, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
A young girl stakes a lily in a garden across the street from the home.
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 view from the street of a three story building under construction with a car parked outside. Written on recto: Roof Donated by M. S. Mueller - founder of the Mueller Macaroni Company, Newark, New Jersey.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Building Under Construction, circa 1926
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
A view from the street of a three story building under construction with a car parked outside. Written on recto: Roof Donated by M. S. Mueller - founder of the Mueller Macaroni Company, Newark, New Jersey.
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
A view of a completed three story brick building.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Completed Chadwick Home, circa 1926
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
A view of a completed three story brick building.
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
Two girls sing, holding sheet music.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls Singing, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
Two girls sing, holding sheet music.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two girls sing, holding sheet music.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls Singing, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
Two girls sing, holding sheet music.
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 toddler holds a dish for a cat to examine.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Toddler and Cat, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
A toddler holds a dish for a cat to examine.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two girls sing, holding sheet music.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls Singing, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
Two girls sing, holding sheet music.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Four women cook in the orphanage kitchen with a cat sitting under a table.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Women Cooking, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
Four women cook in the orphanage kitchen with a cat sitting under a table.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American women, Interior design
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of young girls stand on the stoop of the Chadwick School. Written on recto: Pupils of Chadwick School
Neighborhood Union Collection
Pupils of Chadwick School, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
A group of young girls stand on the stoop of the Chadwick School. Written on recto: Pupils of Chadwick School
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
A large group of students and teachers fill the yard of the Chadwick School. Written on recto: Pupils of Chadwick School
Neighborhood Union Collection
Pupils of Chadwick School, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
A large group of students and teachers fill the yard of the Chadwick School. Written on recto: Pupils of Chadwick School
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American teenagers, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Trucks excavate a building foundation. Written on recto: Excavation.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Excavation, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
Trucks excavate a building foundation. Written on recto: Excavation.
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
A brick building in progress with a large pile of bricks piled off the street. Written on recto: Going up.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Going Up, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
A brick building in progress with a large pile of bricks piled off the street. Written on recto: Going up.
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
Men stand in the roof rafters of a brick building. Written on recto: Raising the roof.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Raising the Roof, circa 1926
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
Men stand in the roof rafters of a brick building. Written on recto: Raising the roof.
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
Children gather in a circle and play outside of the Leonard Street Orphan Home.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children Playing, circa 1920
Date Created
1916/1924
Description
Children gather in a circle and play outside of the Leonard Street Orphan Home.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, Buildings and grounds, African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Exterior of the former orphan home. Written on recto: The last of the home where teachers and children stayed during the building of the new home.
Neighborhood Union Collection
The Old Home, circa 1920
Date Created
1916/1924
Description
Exterior of the former orphan home. Written on recto: The last of the home where teachers and children stayed during the building of the new home.
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