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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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
Report of Clean Up Campaign Committee of Judges and Inspectors from Secretary. Pro. Tem. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report of Clean Up Campaign Committee of Judges and Inspectors, circa 1915
Date Created
1912/1918
Description
Report of Clean Up Campaign Committee of Judges and Inspectors from Secretary. Pro. Tem. 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
Atlanta Colored Women's War Work Council Organization outline. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Atlanta Colored Women's War Work Council Organization, circa 1915
Date Created
1912/1918
Description
Atlanta Colored Women's War Work Council Organization outline. 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, World War (1914-1918)
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between Clara Gable Sale and Mrs. Hope about finances. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Clara Gable Sale and Mrs. Hope, circa 1915
Date Created
1913/1919
Description
Correspondence between Clara Gable Sale and Mrs. Hope about finances. 1 page.
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--Civil rights
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Plan for erection of rural schoolhouses. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Plan For Erection of Rural Schoolhouses, 1914
Date Created
1914
Description
Plan for erection of rural schoolhouses. 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
Report on media coverage of the protest of the Women's Social Committee. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report on Media Coverage of a Protest, 1914
Date Created
1914
Description
Report on media coverage of the protest of the Women's Social Committee. 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
Report on Field Day exercises at Morehouse College campus. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report on Field Day Exercises, July 4, 1914
Date Created
1914-07-04
Description
Report on Field Day exercises at Morehouse College campus. 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, African American--Health and hygiene, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Ruggles Street Neighborhood House timeline of activities. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Ruggles Street Neighborhood House Timeline, 1915
Date Created
1915
Description
Ruggles Street Neighborhood House timeline of activities. 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
Outline of program for the Neighborhood Union in 1915. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Outline of Program For Neighborhood Union, 1915
Date Created
1915
Description
Outline of program for the Neighborhood Union in 1915. 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
Atlanta Negro Public Schools report by the Atlanta Women's Social Improvement Committee. 13 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Atlanta Negro Public Schools Report, March 1915
Date Created
1915-03
Description
Atlanta Negro Public Schools report by the Atlanta Women's Social Improvement Committee. 13 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, African American--Education, African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between Clara Gable Sale and Mrs. Hope about Ruggles Street Neighborhood House. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Clara Gable Sale and Mrs. Hope, December 1, 1915
Date Created
1915-12-01
Description
Correspondence between Clara Gable Sale and Mrs. Hope about Ruggles Street Neighborhood House. 1 page.
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--Civil rights
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between Katherine S. Westfall and Mrs. John Hope about financing temporary workers for Neighborhood Union. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Katherine S. Westfall and Mrs. John Hope, February 2, 1916
Date Created
1916-02-02
Description
Correspondence between Katherine S. Westfall and Mrs. John Hope about financing temporary workers for Neighborhood Union. 1 page.
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--Civil rights
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between George C. Busher and Mrs. Sale for reference request for Miss Williams. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between George C. Busher and Mrs. Sale, February 7, 1916
Date Created
1916-02-07
Description
Correspondence between George C. Busher and Mrs. Sale for reference request for Miss Williams. 1 page.
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--Civil rights
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between Clara G. Sale and Mrs. Hope with enclosed copy of Mr. Bush's reference letter for Miss Williams. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Clara G. Sale and Mrs. Hope, February 10, 1916
Date Created
1916-02-10
Description
Correspondence between Clara G. Sale and Mrs. Hope with enclosed copy of Mr. Bush's reference letter for Miss Williams. 1 page.
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--Civil rights
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between Angie E. Kendall from Spelman Seminary and Mrs. Hope about property. 2 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Angie E. Kendall and Mrs. Hope, February 18, 1916
Date Created
1916-02-18
Description
Correspondence between Angie E. Kendall from Spelman Seminary and Mrs. Hope about property. 2 pages.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, Community Development, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report on Mitchell St. branch of Neighborhood Union and Clean Up Week Campaign. 2 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report on Mitchell St. Branch of Neighborhood Union and Clean Up Week Campaign, March 16, 1916
Date Created
1916-03-16
Description
Report on Mitchell St. branch of Neighborhood Union and Clean Up Week Campaign. 2 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
Report on committee meeting about neighborhood surveys. 3 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report on Committee Meeting, April 15, 1916
Date Created
1916-04-15
Description
Report on committee meeting about neighborhood surveys. 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
Correspondence between Eugene Kincade Jones and Mrs. John Hope about the idea of the unit system of social work in cities program. 2 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Eugene Kincade Jones and Mrs. John Hope, May 15, 1916
Date Created
1916-05-15
Description
Correspondence between Eugene Kincade Jones and Mrs. John Hope about the idea of the unit system of social work in cities program. 2 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--Civil rights
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence from National Association of Colored Women with a funds request letter to members. 2 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence From National Association of Colored Women, December 9, 1916
Date Created
1916-12-09
Description
Correspondence from National Association of Colored Women with a funds request letter to members. 2 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--Civil rights, Community Development, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between Rosa Lowe and Mrs. John Hope about an enclosed report of colored schools from Executive Secretary. 2 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Rosa Lowe and Mrs. John Hope, February 19, 1917
Date Created
1917-02-19
Description
Correspondence between Rosa Lowe and Mrs. John Hope about an enclosed report of colored schools from Executive Secretary. 2 pages.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, African American children, Community Development, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection