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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A report entitled, "Negro Families in Need" prepared for the Neighborhood Union by the students of the Atlanta School of Social Work directed by Sarah Ginsberg on the economic conditions, health, and structure of Negro families in Atlanta. 86 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
"Negro Families in Need" Prepared for the Neighborhood Union, 1933
Date Created
1933
Description
A report entitled, "Negro Families in Need" prepared for the Neighborhood Union by the students of the Atlanta School of Social Work directed by Sarah Ginsberg on the economic conditions, health, and structure of Negro families in Atlanta. 86 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 universities and colleges, African American families, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A report on the diets of Negro families which includes a list meals on interview day, cost of food, and summary of data. 5 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report on the Diets of Families, circa 1933
Date Created
1931/1937
Description
A report on the diets of Negro families which includes a list meals on interview day, cost of food, and summary of data. 5 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 Americans--Health and hygiene, African American families
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A report on families by their birth place and length of residence in Atlanta with summary of data. 3 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report on Birthplace and Residence in Atlanta, circa 1933
Date Created
1931/1937
Description
A report on families by their birth place and length of residence in Atlanta with summary of data. 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 families
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A report on the number of employed persons in the family which includes the occupation of male and female members, length of unemployment, and wages. 12 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report on the Number of Employed Persons in a Family, circa 1933
Date Created
1931/1937
Description
A report on the number of employed persons in the family which includes the occupation of male and female members, length of unemployment, and wages. 12 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 Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment, African American families
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A report on the sex of the heads of families which includes the ages, marital status, and family living in Atlanta. 4 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report on the Head of Families, circa 1933
Date Created
1931/1937
Description
A report on the sex of the heads of families which includes the ages, marital status, and family living in Atlanta. 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 families
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A report on the number of rooms in the relation to the number in the household of neighborhood families which includes sleeping rooms, number of families in a house, and housing conditions. 9 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report on Sleeping Arrangements in Households, circa 1933
Date Created
1931/1937
Description
A report on the number of rooms in the relation to the number in the household of neighborhood families which includes sleeping rooms, number of families in a house, and housing conditions. 9 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 families
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
The reports on housing condition, types of insurance, amounts of debts, types of sickness, and treatment of families with a summary of the data. 22 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Reports on Housing and Health Conditions of Families, circa 1933
Date Created
1931/1937
Description
The reports on housing condition, types of insurance, amounts of debts, types of sickness, and treatment of families with a summary of the data. 22 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 families, African Americans--Health and hygiene
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A report on the children in these families which includes their ages, grade levels, who is living in the home, and occupations. 9 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report on Children In These Families, circa 1933
Date Created
1931/1937
Description
A report on the children in these families which includes their ages, grade levels, who is living in the home, and occupations. 9 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 families, African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A report on the relatives and lodgers with families which includes the number and type of relatives along with number of boarders and lodgers in the household. 7 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report on Relatives and Lodgers, circa 1933
Date Created
1931/1937
Description
A report on the relatives and lodgers with families which includes the number and type of relatives along with number of boarders and lodgers in the household. 7 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 families
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Report from Mrs. L. D. Shivery with cases on families assisted in the neighborhood. 3 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. L. D. Shivery Cases, January 1931
Date Created
1931-01
Description
Report from Mrs. L. D. Shivery with cases on families assisted in the neighborhood. 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 families
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Woman's State Committee on the Negro Home Guide for Study for capturing of data of Negro women's demographics which includes the house, family, property, family culture, health, and employment. 5 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
"Woman's State Committee on the Negro Home Guide for Study", circa 1930
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Woman's State Committee on the Negro Home Guide for Study for capturing of data of Negro women's demographics which includes the house, family, property, family culture, health, and employment. 5 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 families, African Americans--Employment, African Americans--Health and hygiene
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A family stands outside the home.
Neighborhood Union Collection
A Family, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A family stands outside the home.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, African American families, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection