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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  • Decade = 1910-1919
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School Teachers Association at Hampton Institute, circa 1915. Written on verso: 1st and 2nd from left - Dr. and Mrs. John Hope; 5th from left - Mrs. Mary M. Bethune. Identified by Dr. Edward Hope, 1986.
Neighborhood Union Collection
School Teachers Association at Hampton, circa 1915
Date Created
1913/1919
Description
School Teachers Association at Hampton Institute, circa 1915. Written on verso: 1st and 2nd from left - Dr. and Mrs. John Hope; 5th from left - Mrs. Mary M. Bethune. Identified by Dr. Edward Hope, 1986.
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 universities and colleges
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Early Women's Class with African American students sitting and surrounding a bench circa 1915.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Early Women's Class, circa 1915
Date Created
1913/1919
Description
Early Women's Class with African American students sitting and surrounding a bench circa 1915.
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--Education
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
African American children on the Foundry Street Playground, 1912 Written on verso: Foundry Street Playground, vacant playground, zone C, 1912.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Foundry Street Playground, 1912
Date Created
1912
Description
African American children on the Foundry Street Playground, 1912 Written on verso: Foundry Street Playground, vacant playground, zone C, 1912.
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
A group of Neighborhood Union Women gather in a yard.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Women, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
A group of Neighborhood Union Women gather in a yard.
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 gather outside infront of homes.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Group of children, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
A group of children gather outside infront of homes.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Leonard Street Orphan Home with children playing in the yard. Written on recto: Leonard Street Orphan Home, 39 Leonard Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Leonard Street Orphan Home Exterior, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
Leonard Street Orphan Home with children playing in the yard. Written on recto: Leonard Street Orphan Home, 39 Leonard Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
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
Leonard Street Orphan Home with children playing in the yard and trolley car tracks on the street. Written on recto: Old home - sleeping porch added - Holeman home in distance.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Leonard Street Orphan Home Exterior, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
Leonard Street Orphan Home with children playing in the yard and trolley car tracks on the street. Written on recto: Old home - sleeping porch added - Holeman home in distance.
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
Exterior of a home. Written on recto: House across the way.
Neighborhood Union Collection
House Exterior, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
Exterior of a home. Written on recto: House across the way.
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
Leonard Street Orphan Home yard with staked flowers and a view of a house across the street.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Yard with Flowers, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
Leonard Street Orphan Home yard with staked flowers and a view of a house across the street.
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
Three men move lumber and work on the Neighborhood Union house. Written on recto: Beginning of Chadwick School. 1) Holman Home, 2) Neighborhood Union, 3) Office during building of New Home, 4) Chadwick School.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
Three men move lumber and work on the Neighborhood Union house. Written on recto: Beginning of Chadwick School. 1) Holman Home, 2) Neighborhood Union, 3) Office during building of New Home, 4) 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
Leonard Street Orphan Home exterior. Written on recto: Facing Ella Street.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Leonard Street Orphan Home Exterior, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
Leonard Street Orphan Home exterior. Written on recto: Facing Ella Street.
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
Leonard Street Orphan Home exterior with child climbing a slide. Written on recto: Facing Leonard Street.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Leonard Street Orphan Home Exterior, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
Leonard Street Orphan Home exterior with child climbing a slide. Written on recto: Facing Leonard Street.
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
Leonard Street Orphan Home exterior. Written on recto: Facing Spelman.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Leonard Street Orphan Home Exterior, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
Leonard Street Orphan Home exterior. Written on recto: Facing Spelman.
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
Leonard Street Orphan Home with children in the yard. Written on recto: Leonard Street Orphan Home, view facing Spelman College.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Leonard Street Orphan Home Exterior, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
Leonard Street Orphan Home with children in the yard. Written on recto: Leonard Street Orphan Home, view facing 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
Exterior of an office house. Written on recto: Beginning of Chadwick School. 1) Holman Home, 2) Neighborhood Union, 3) Office during building of New Home, 4) Chadwick School.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Office During Construction, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
Exterior of an office house. Written on recto: Beginning of Chadwick School. 1) Holman Home, 2) Neighborhood Union, 3) Office during building of New Home, 4) 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
Exterior of an office house. Written on recto: Beginning of Chadwick School. 1) Holman Home, 2) Neighborhood Union, 3) Office during building of New Home, 4) Chadwick School.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Office During Construction, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
Exterior of an office house. Written on recto: Beginning of Chadwick School. 1) Holman Home, 2) Neighborhood Union, 3) Office during building of New Home, 4) 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
An underdeveloped neighborhood with single and multiple family housing and an unpaved street in Atlanta.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Housing, circa 1915
Date Created
1910/1920
Description
An underdeveloped neighborhood with single and multiple family housing and an unpaved street in Atlanta.
Subject
African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope and John Hope in front of porch.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope and John Hope, circa 1910
Date Created
1910/1919
Description
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope and John Hope in front of porch.
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 universities and colleges
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
First Graduating Class of Nursing Assistants, circa 1910. Written on verso: First Graduating Class of Nursing Assistants, circa 1910.
Neighborhood Union Collection
First Graduating Class of Nursing Assistants, circa 1910
Date Created
1910/1916
Description
First Graduating Class of Nursing Assistants, circa 1910. Written on verso: First Graduating Class of Nursing Assistants, circa 1910.
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--Education
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Portrait of two African American women circa 1910.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two Women, circa 1910
Date Created
1910/1916
Description
Portrait of two African American women circa 1910.
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