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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Holman House - Leonard Street Orphanage, circa 1890. Written on verso: Office during building of new home.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Holman House - Leonard Street Orphanage, circa 1890
Date Created
1890/1896
Description
Holman House - Leonard Street Orphanage, circa 1890. Written on verso: Office during building of new home.
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, Orphanages, African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
The construction of the Holman House - Leonard Street Orphanage, circa 1890.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Holman House - Leonard Street Orphanage, circa 1890.
Date Created
1890/1896
Description
The construction of the Holman House - Leonard Street Orphanage, circa 1890.
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, Orphanages, African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Sewing Class of African American women circa 1890.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Sewing Class, circa 1890
Date Created
1890/1896
Description
Sewing Class of African American women circa 1890.
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
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Horse drawn buggy on a muddy street with an American American driver circa 1890.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Horse Drawn Buggy on a Muddy Street, circa 1890
Date Created
1890/1896
Description
Horse drawn buggy on a muddy street with an American American driver circa 1890.
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
Visual of dilapidated slum houses and yard, circa 1895.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Dilapidated Slum Houses, circa 1895
Date Created
1893/1899
Description
Visual of dilapidated slum houses and yard, circa 1895.
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--Housing
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
African Americans citizens on porch and buggy on Fair Street in Atlanta, circa 1900.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Fair Street in Atlanta, circa 1900
Date Created
1900/1906
Description
African Americans citizens on porch and buggy on Fair Street in Atlanta, circa 1900.
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--Housing
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
African American women on the Porch of Mrs. Hope's Home, circa 1900
Neighborhood Union Collection
Women on the Porch of Hope's Home, circa 1900
Date Created
1900/1906
Description
African American women on the Porch of Mrs. Hope's Home, circa 1900
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
International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations notes with lists of names and assignments.
Neighborhood Union Collection
International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations Notes, circa 1906
Date Created
1903/1909
Description
International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations notes with lists of names and assignments.
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
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope, son, and housekeeper, circa 1906. Written on verso: Mrs. Hope, Edward S. Hope, Lynette (hope's housekeeper), President's home, Morehouse College. Verified by Dr. Edward Hope, March 1986.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope, Son, and Housekeeper, circa 1906
Date Created
1903/1909
Description
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope, son, and housekeeper, circa 1906. Written on verso: Mrs. Hope, Edward S. Hope, Lynette (hope's housekeeper), President's home, Morehouse College. Verified by Dr. Edward Hope, March 1986.
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
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope reading a book indoors.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope Reading a Book, circa 1905
Date Created
1903/1909
Description
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope reading a book indoors.
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
Constitution of Neighborhood Union 1908.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Constitution of the Neighborhood Union, 1908
Date Created
1908
Description
Constitution of Neighborhood Union 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
Blank questionnaire for Negro Families that captures demographics, social activities, birthplace, occupation, and date of arrival to Atlanta. 3 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
"Questionnaire for Negro Families", 1908
Date Created
1908
Description
Blank questionnaire for Negro Families that captures demographics, social activities, birthplace, occupation, and date of arrival to Atlanta. 3 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
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope. Written on verso: Mrs. John Hope as a young woman. She organized Neighborhood Union in Atlanta in 1908.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope, 1908
Date Created
1908
Description
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope. Written on verso: Mrs. John Hope as a young woman. She organized Neighborhood Union in Atlanta in 1908.
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
1908-1918 Minute Book of the Neighborhood Union. 149 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Minute Book, 1908-1918
Date Created
1908-1918
Description
1908-1918 Minute Book of the Neighborhood Union. 149 pages.
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 Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Economic conditions, African American, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Employment
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
"Negroes Inaugurate Educational Movement" article in The Atlanta Journal as an editorial on Negro conditions. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
"Negroes Inaugurate Educational Movement", December 12, 1909
Date Created
1909-12-12
Description
"Negroes Inaugurate Educational Movement" article in The Atlanta Journal as an editorial on Negro conditions. 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
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
John Hope document "Treating Negro Problem at Basis".
Neighborhood Union Collection
"Treating Negro Problems at Basis" From John Hope, circa 1910
Date Created
1910/1916
Description
John Hope document "Treating Negro Problem at Basis".
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--Education, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Manuscript for Neighborhood Union Organization.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Manuscript, circa 1912
Date Created
1910/1916
Description
Manuscript for Neighborhood Union Organization.
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
Petitions sent to council city hall for street improvement. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Petitions Sent to Council City Hall, circa 1910
Date Created
1910/1916
Description
Petitions sent to council city hall for street improvement. 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
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Art Department course and faculty listing.
Neighborhood Union Collection
"II Art Department", circa 1910
Date Created
1910/1916
Description
Art Department course and faculty listing.
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--Education
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
"12,000,000 School Children Physically Defective" article for Daily Journal written by Ada C. Sweet on the health of children. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
"12,000,000 School Children Physically Defective", circa 1910
Date Created
1910/1916
Description
"12,000,000 School Children Physically Defective" article for Daily Journal written by Ada C. Sweet on the health of children. 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
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection