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.

For:
  • Subjects = African American teenagers
Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
Fitness Class, circa 1933 1930/1936 A group of girls pose with trophies. African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American teenagers, Physical education and training, Orphanages Neighborhood Union Collection
Track and Field, circa 1933 1930/1936 Four girls crouch at a track starting line. African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American teenagers, Physical education and training, Orphanages Neighborhood Union Collection
Cheer Pyramid, circa 1933 1930/1936 Girls form a cheer pyramid. African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American teenagers, Physical education and training, Orphanages Neighborhood Union Collection
Students with Classbooks, 1932 1930/1936 A group of girls hold classbooks and prepare for school. 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 Neighborhood Union Collection
Group of Young Women, circa 1932 1928/1936 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. African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American teenagers Neighborhood Union Collection
Eighth Grade Graduates, circa 1930 1927/1933 A group of girls stand outside the Chadwick school. Written on recto: Eighth grade graduates. 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 Neighborhood Union Collection
Eighth Grade Graduates, circa 1930 1927/1933 A group of girls stand outside the Chadwick school. Written on recto: Eighth grade graduates. African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American teenagers, African American students, Orphanages Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick Girls, circa 1930 1927/1933 A group of young girls stand outside of the home. African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, African American teenagers, African American students, Orphanages Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Graduates, circa 1930 1927/1933 A group of young girls stand outside of the home.Written on recto: Chadwick School graduates. African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American teenagers, African American students, Orphanages Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Graduates, circa 1930 1927/1933 A group of young girls stand outside of the home. Written on recto: Chadwick School graduates. African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American teenagers, African American students, Orphanages Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick Home Girls, circa 1930 1927/1933 A group of children gather outside in a formation. African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American teenagers, African American children, Orphanages Neighborhood Union Collection
Girl at the Open Gate, circa 1930 1927/1933 A girl carries a basket on her shoulder and walks through a garden gate. Written on recto: Girl at the open gate. African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American teenagers, Buildings and grounds, Orphanages Neighborhood Union Collection
Eighth Grade Graduates, circa 1930 1927/1933 A group of eighth grade girls with diplomas. 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 Neighborhood Union Collection
Group of Graduates, circa 1930 1926/1934 A group of girls stand outside of the home holding diplomas. African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American teenagers Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Students, circa 1930 1926/1934 A group of young women graduates wearing white dresses and holding diplomas stand in front of the Chadwick School. African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American teenagers Neighborhood Union Collection
High School Graduates, circa 1930 1926/1934 Eleven young women pose in a line. Written on recto: High School Graduates. African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American teenagers, African American children Neighborhood Union Collection
Groups of Sisters, circa 1930 1926/1934 Multiple groups of young women stand in a yard. Written on recto: Groups of sisters. African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American teenagers, African American children Neighborhood Union Collection
Pupils of Chadwick School, circa 1925 1921/1929 A group of young girls stand on the stoop of the Chadwick School. Written on recto: Pupils of Chadwick School African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American teenagers Neighborhood Union Collection
Pupils of Chadwick School, circa 1925 1921/1929 A large group of students and teachers fill the yard of the Chadwick School. Written on recto: Pupils of Chadwick School 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 Neighborhood Union Collection