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 = 1920-1929
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"They Who Are Hungry": A Study of the Colored Patrons of an Atlanta Soup Kitchen by Atlanta School of Social Work Research Department Publications Number 1.
Neighborhood Union Collection
"They Who Are Hungry": A Study of the Colored Patrons of an Atlanta Soup Kitchen, circa 1930
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
"They Who Are Hungry": A Study of the Colored Patrons of an Atlanta Soup Kitchen by Atlanta School of Social Work Research Department Publications Number 1.
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--Economic conditions
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between Gay B. Shepperson and Ida B. Hill, incluuding a discussion of financial report and fiscal year. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Gay B. Shepperson and Ida B. Hill, January 12, 1929
Date Created
1929-01-12
Description
Correspondence between Gay B. Shepperson and Ida B. Hill, incluuding a discussion of financial report and fiscal year. 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, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Letter to Mrs. Ida B. Hill. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Ida B. Hill and JHC, May 14, 1928
Date Created
1928-05-14
Description
Letter to Mrs. Ida B. Hill. 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, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Letter from S.W. Walker to President John Hope. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between S.W. Walker, I.B. Hill and President John Hope, May 11, 1928
Date Created
1928-05-11
Description
Letter from S.W. Walker to President John Hope. 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, African American neighborhoods, African American women, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Note from Mrs. L. Anderson and I.B. Hill. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Child Health Demonstration Committee to Lugenia B. Hope, January 7, 1928
Date Created
1928-01-07
Description
Note from Mrs. L. Anderson and I.B. Hill. 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, African American neighborhoods, African American women, African Americans--Education
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report of the survey results by Sociological Department, Morehouse College, by Professor Watson and his Class in Sociology class.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Survey by Sociological Department Morehouse College, 1928
Date Created
1928
Description
Report of the survey results by Sociological Department, Morehouse College, by Professor Watson and his Class in Sociology class.
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, African American--Education, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Note from Mrs. John Hope. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence from Mrs. John Hope and Mrs Lydia Andrews, May 11, 1927
Date Created
1927-05-11
Description
Note from Mrs. John Hope. 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, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Education, African Americans--Health and hygiene
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Letter from Director of Demonstrations to Miss Lugenia B. Hope. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Child Health Demonstration Committee Correspondence, January 15, 1927
Date Created
1927-01-15
Description
Letter from Director of Demonstrations to Miss Lugenia B. Hope. 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, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Education, African Americans--Health and hygiene
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Plan of Operation for union's equipment service.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Plan of Operation, 1927
Date Created
1927
Description
Neighborhood Union Plan of Operation for union's equipment service.
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
The case form for Henry Grier compiled by Mrs. Ida B. Hill.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Case Form for Henry Grier, 1927
Date Created
1927
Description
The case form for Henry Grier compiled by Mrs. Ida B. Hill.
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
African American children sitting on a log during Mississippi Flood of 1927.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mississippi Flood of 1927, 1927
Date Created
1927
Description
African American children sitting on a log during Mississippi Flood of 1927.
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
African American babies sitting on log during Mississippi Flood of 1927.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mississippi Flood of 1927, 1927
Date Created
1927
Description
African American babies sitting on log during Mississippi Flood of 1927.
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
Mississippi citizens sitting in flooded street during the Mississippi Flood of 1927.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mississippi Flood of 1927, 1927
Date Created
1927
Description
Mississippi citizens sitting in flooded street during the Mississippi Flood of 1927.
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
Flooded street and houses from the Mississippi Flood of 1927.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mississippi Flood of 1927, 1927
Date Created
1927
Description
Flooded street and houses from the Mississippi Flood of 1927.
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
Correspondence from Mayor Walter A. Sims praising the Neighborhood Union. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence From Mayor Walter A. Sims, December 30, 1926
Date Created
1926-12-30
Description
Correspondence from Mayor Walter A. Sims praising the Neighborhood Union. 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
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between Monroe N. Work, editor of Negro Year Book, and Mrs. Ida B. Hill. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Monroe N. Work and Mrs. John Hope, November 20, 1926
Date Created
1926-11-20
Description
Correspondence between Monroe N. Work, editor of Negro Year Book, and Mrs. Ida B. Hill. 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
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between the National Negro Business League and the Neighborhood Union about the National Negro Business League. 2 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between The National Negro Business League and Neighborhood Union, July 23, 1926
Date Created
1926-07-23
Description
Correspondence between the National Negro Business League and the Neighborhood Union about the National Negro Business League. 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
Correspondence between Mrs. Hope and A. M. about the salary of a field worker. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence to Mrs. Hope and A.M., May 18, 1926
Date Created
1926-05-18
Description
Correspondence between Mrs. Hope and A. M. about the salary of a field worker. 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
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence from Harriet E. Shepard to the Neighborhood Union with praises to Atlanta for Negro Health Week. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence From Harriet E. Shepard to Neighborhood Union, May 7, 1926
Date Created
1926-05-07
Description
Correspondence from Harriet E. Shepard to the Neighborhood Union with praises to Atlanta for Negro Health Week. 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 American--Health and hygiene
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence to Mayor Sims with a request for $500.00 for the Health Campaign. 3 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence to Mayor Sims, 1926
Date Created
1926
Description
Correspondence to Mayor Sims with a request for $500.00 for the Health Campaign. 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, African American--Health and hygiene
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection