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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A group of Chadwick School pupils stand outside of a rustic shed.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Pupils, 1933
Date Created
1933
Description
A group of Chadwick School pupils stand outside of a rustic shed.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School pupils stand outside in a yard.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Pupils of Chadwick School, 1933
Date Created
1933
Description
A group of Chadwick School pupils stand outside in a yard.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School pupils and a teacher sit on the steps of the school.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Pupils, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A group of Chadwick School pupils and a teacher sit on the steps of the school.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American African American children, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School children climb the steps of a playground slide.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Playground, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A group of Chadwick School children climb the steps of a playground slide.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American African American children, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School children climb the steps of a playground slide.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Playground, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A group of Chadwick School children climb the steps of a playground slide.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American African American children, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School pupils sit on the steps of the school.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Pupils, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A group of Chadwick School pupils sit on the steps of the school.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American African American children, Buildings and grounds
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
A row of slum homes. Written on recto: Row of homes facing Humphrey Street bought by Leonard Street Orphan's Home in 1928 - Torn down to make way for a playground. First slum clearance.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Slum Homes, 1928
Date Created
1928
Description
A row of slum homes. Written on recto: Row of homes facing Humphrey Street bought by Leonard Street Orphan's Home in 1928 - Torn down to make way for a playground. First slum clearance.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Backyard of a slum home. Written on recto: The same as above.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Slum Home, 1928
Date Created
1928
Description
Backyard of a slum home. Written on recto: The same as above.
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 form a pyramid.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Gymnastics, circa 1930
Date Created
1926/1934
Description
A group of girls form a pyramid.
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 large group of children wave flags. Written on recto: Three cheers for the red white and blue.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children with Flags, circa 1930
Date Created
1926/1934
Description
A large group of children wave flags. Written on recto: Three cheers for the red white and blue.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick Home exterior. Written on recto: Porches donated by the First Baptist Church of Patterson, New Jersey.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick Home Exterior, circa 1930
Date Created
1926/1934
Description
Chadwick Home exterior. Written on recto: Porches donated by the First Baptist Church of Patterson, New Jersey.
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 children stand on an outside staircase. Written on recto: Group of children who went from the old home into the new home. We called it "The Passover".
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children on steps, circa 1930
Date Created
1926/1934
Description
A group of children stand on an outside staircase. Written on recto: Group of children who went from the old home into the new home. We called it "The Passover".
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 holding diplomas and flowers. Written on recto: Graduates of Chadwick School.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Graduates of Chadwick School, circa 1930
Date Created
1926/1934
Description
A group of girls holding diplomas and flowers. Written on recto: Graduates of Chadwick 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 stand outside of the home. Written on recto: Same Group.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Group of Children, circa 1930
Date Created
1926/1934
Description
A group of girls stand outside of the home. Written on recto: Same Group.
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 large group of students and teachers fill the yard of the Chadwick School, waving American flags.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Students Holding Flags, circa 1930
Date Created
1926/1934
Description
A large group of students and teachers fill the yard of the Chadwick School, waving American flags.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
View of housetops outside a window. Written on recto: Photo taken from window of first grade room in Chadwick School showing roofs of old dwellings on Humphrey Street.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School View, circa 1930
Date Created
1926/1934
Description
View of housetops outside a window. Written on recto: Photo taken from window of first grade room in Chadwick School showing roofs of old dwellings on Humphrey Street.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
View of housetops outside a window. Written on recto: Back of Same.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School View, circa 1930
Date Created
1926/1934
Description
View of housetops outside a window. Written on recto: Back of Same.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Exterior of Chadwick Hall. Written on recto: Chadwick Hall - Spelman College.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick Hall Exterior, circa 1930
Date Created
1926/1934
Description
Exterior of Chadwick Hall. Written on recto: Chadwick Hall - Spelman College.
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