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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  • Series = Leonard Street Orphan Home And Chadwick Home And School, Scrapbook One
Chadwick School Pupils, 1933
1933
A group of Chadwick School pupils stand outside of a rustic shed.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American African American children
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School pupils stand outside of a rustic shed.
Pupils of Chadwick School, 1933
1933
A group of Chadwick School pupils stand outside in a yard.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American African American children
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School pupils stand outside in a yard.
Chadwick School Pupils, circa 1933
1930/1936
A group of Chadwick School pupils and a teacher sit on the steps of the school.
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
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School pupils and a teacher sit on the steps of the school.
Chadwick School Playground, circa 1933
1930/1936
A group of Chadwick School children climb the steps of a playground slide.
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
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School children climb the steps of a playground slide.
Chadwick School Playground, circa 1933
1930/1936
A group of Chadwick School children climb the steps of a playground slide.
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
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School children climb the steps of a playground slide.
Chadwick School Pupils, circa 1933
1930/1936
A group of Chadwick School pupils sit on the steps of the school.
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
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School pupils sit on the steps of the school.
Girl Athletes, circa 1932
1928/1936
A group of girls wearing sashes and Converse shoes stand on house steps, possibly a track team.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of girls wearing sashes and Converse shoes stand on house steps, possibly a track team.
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
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.
Slum Homes, 1928
1928
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.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union 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.
Slum Home, 1928
1928
Backyard of a slum home. Written on recto: The same as above.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Backyard of a slum home. Written on recto: The same as above.
Gymnastics, circa 1930
1926/1934
A group of girls form a pyramid.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of girls form a pyramid.
Children with Flags, circa 1930
1926/1934
A large group of children wave flags. Written on recto: Three cheers for the red white and blue.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A large group of children wave flags. Written on recto: Three cheers for the red white and blue.
Chadwick Home Exterior, circa 1930
1926/1934
Chadwick Home exterior. Written on recto: Porches donated by the First Baptist Church of Patterson, New Jersey.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick Home exterior. Written on recto: Porches donated by the First Baptist Church of Patterson, New Jersey.
Children on steps, circa 1930
1926/1934
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".
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union 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".
Graduates of Chadwick School, circa 1930
1926/1934
A group of girls holding diplomas and flowers. Written on recto: Graduates of Chadwick School.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of girls holding diplomas and flowers. Written on recto: Graduates of Chadwick School.
Group of Children, circa 1930
1926/1934
A group of girls stand outside of the home. Written on recto: Same Group.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of girls stand outside of the home. Written on recto: Same Group.
Students Holding Flags, circa 1930
1926/1934
A large group of students and teachers fill the yard of the Chadwick School, waving American flags.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A large group of students and teachers fill the yard of the Chadwick School, waving American flags.
Chadwick School View, circa 1930
1926/1934
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.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union 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.
Chadwick School View, circa 1930
1926/1934
View of housetops outside a window. Written on recto: Back of Same.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
View of housetops outside a window. Written on recto: Back of Same.
Chadwick Hall Exterior, circa 1930
1926/1934
Exterior of Chadwick Hall. Written on recto: Chadwick Hall - Spelman College.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, Buildings and grounds
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Exterior of Chadwick Hall. Written on recto: Chadwick Hall - Spelman College.