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
  • Subjects = African American teenagers
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 group of girls stand outside of the home holding diplomas.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Group of Graduates, circa 1930
Date Created
1926/1934
Description
A group of girls stand outside of the home holding diplomas.
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 group of young women graduates wearing white dresses and holding diplomas stand in front of the Chadwick School.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Students, circa 1930
Date Created
1926/1934
Description
A group of young women graduates wearing white dresses and holding diplomas stand in front of the Chadwick School.
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
Eleven young women pose in a line. Written on recto: High School Graduates.
Neighborhood Union Collection
High School Graduates, circa 1930
Date Created
1926/1934
Description
Eleven young women pose in a line. Written on recto: High School Graduates.
Subject
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
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Multiple groups of young women stand in a yard. Written on recto: Groups of sisters.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Groups of Sisters, circa 1930
Date Created
1926/1934
Description
Multiple groups of young women stand in a yard. Written on recto: Groups of sisters.
Subject
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
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of young girls stand on the stoop of the Chadwick School. Written on recto: Pupils of Chadwick School
Neighborhood Union Collection
Pupils of Chadwick School, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
A group of young girls stand on the stoop of the Chadwick School. Written on recto: Pupils of Chadwick School
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 large group of students and teachers fill the yard of the Chadwick School. Written on recto: Pupils of Chadwick School
Neighborhood Union Collection
Pupils of Chadwick School, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
A large group of students and teachers fill the yard of the Chadwick School. Written on recto: Pupils of Chadwick School
Subject
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
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection