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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National Child Welfare Association Inc. Bulletin 51 entitled "The Picture Way of Teaching Child Welfare". 4 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
National Child Welfare Association Inc. Bulletin 51, circa 1920
Date Created
1920/1926
Description
National Child Welfare Association Inc. Bulletin 51 entitled "The Picture Way of Teaching Child Welfare". 4 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 children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report on Conference Proceedings of the National Association of Colored Women at Abyssinia Baptist Church discussing suffrage, industrial, community service, rural communities, Jim Crow cars, race relationships, publicity, and finance compiled by Mary B. Talbert. 3 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report on Conference Proceedings of the National Association of Colored Women, circa 1920
Date Created
1920/1926
Description
Report on Conference Proceedings of the National Association of Colored Women at Abyssinia Baptist Church discussing suffrage, industrial, community service, rural communities, Jim Crow cars, race relationships, publicity, and finance compiled by Mary B. Talbert. 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, Suffrage, Lynching, African Americans--Segregation, African American churches
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Child Welfare For Negro Communities report for National Child Welfare Association. 2 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Child Welfare For Negro Communities Report, 1920
Date Created
1920
Description
Child Welfare For Negro Communities report for National Child Welfare Association. 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, African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Y.W.C.A. monthly publication, "The Association Monthly" October 1918 issue which includes leaders of the organization, New York city business ads, and articles on the work of the local chapters and leadership. 64 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Y.W.C.A. "The Association Monthly", October 1918
Date Created
1918-10
Description
Y.W.C.A. monthly publication, "The Association Monthly" October 1918 issue which includes leaders of the organization, New York city business ads, and articles on the work of the local chapters and leadership. 64 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, World War (1914-1918), African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Bulletin of Circle for Negro War Relief Incorporated detailing work for war relief, what the units are doing, officers of the circle and the organization buying an ambulance for the Government. 3 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Bulletin of Circle for Negro War Relief Incorporated, July 1, 1918
Date Created
1918-07-01
Description
Bulletin of Circle for Negro War Relief Incorporated detailing work for war relief, what the units are doing, officers of the circle and the organization buying an ambulance for the Government. 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, World War (1914-1918), African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment, African Americans--Health and hygiene
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Y.W.C.A. Colored American Women in War Work newsletter detailing the hostess houses, women in industry, and war time activities. 4 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Y.W.C.A. "Colored American Women in War Work", July 1918
Date Created
1918-07
Description
Y.W.C.A. Colored American Women in War Work newsletter detailing the hostess houses, women in industry, and war time activities. 4 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, World War (1914-1918), African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between Mrs. Helen Curtiss in Camp Upton, Long Island about hostess house plans. 2 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Mrs. Helen Curtiss, March 1, 1918
Date Created
1918-03-01
Description
Correspondence between Mrs. Helen Curtiss in Camp Upton, Long Island about hostess house plans. 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 between Eugene Kinckle Jones and Mrs. John Hope with an enclosed tentative program for Urban League Conference. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Eugene Kinckle Jones and Mrs. John Hope, January 7, 1918
Date Created
1918-01-07
Description
Correspondence between Eugene Kinckle Jones and Mrs. John Hope with an enclosed tentative program for Urban League Conference. 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, Atlanta Urban League
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Newspaper clipping with map of Atlanta fire, Presbyterians, and divorce for heiress from the New York Herald. 2 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Newspaper Clipping on Atlanta Fire, May 22, 1917
Date Created
1917-05-22
Description
Newspaper clipping with map of Atlanta fire, Presbyterians, and divorce for heiress from the New York Herald. 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
Newspaper clipping of article entitled "No Pay Increase for Borough Heads" about the vetoed bill passed by legislature providing for salaries of $10,000. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
"No Pay Increase For Borough Heads", May 22, 1917
Date Created
1917-05-22
Description
Newspaper clipping of article entitled "No Pay Increase for Borough Heads" about the vetoed bill passed by legislature providing for salaries of $10,000. 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 Americans--Employment
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection